Crescent---FreeX Type Beat(Prod. Cash Cady)

Vibe---Free Mac Miller Type Beat(Prod. CashCady)

Weezer/Lil Peep Type beat (Prod. Cash Cady)

Bipolar (Prod. Cash Cady)

I tried for a long time to make this song melodic but it was not working out for me. I had to keep it interesting in other ways by using sound effects; I used a lot of panning automation and a little bit of transposition. The first section reminds me of a chaotic train coming into a station and the second section reminds me of repetitive club music.

40 Seconds Project CTK 345

I chose to sample My Way by Frank Sinatra and mix it with some trap drum samples. I thought the contrast of the two genres would be interesting. When the lyrics "the end is near" and "the final curtain" are sung I used panning and delay in order for the song to build near the drop of the drum beat. I also used volume automation and eq throughout the project as well.

Goodfellas(Lively Loops)CTK 345

I took the non linear approach to this project and created two fairly simplistic video game sequences from the synth sounds. I used sounds that I thought would compliment each other. 

1st sequence (Mining in Cave)
The bit style video game sound that I used in this sequence remains relatively unchanged. The other "bell" sound that I used was initially too harsh and high pitched. To change this I put an eq on it to cut out some of the highs and changed its LFO 2 to squared instead of sawtooth. I also changed the rate of the LFO, this LFO affected Osc1 Position and Pitch. I called this sequence "Mining in a Cave" because I picture a video game character mining for diamonds when I hear it, especially in terms of how the "bell" synth sounds.

2nd Sequence (Boss Battle)
For the second sequence the broken sounding synth remains relatively unchanged. The low/rumbling synth uses very low octave compositionally and has a low pass filter that is being controlled by an LFO in order to bring out the lows. I called this sequence "Boss Battle" because it reminds me of music that a very large bad guy (such as Bowser) would be appearing with when faced with the main character of the game.






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Video Game Sequences Project CTK 345

Constraints
-Melodies/chords must be played and recorded with live MIDI only (percussion doesn't have to be)
-At least 3 different audio effects must be used to change how the instruments sound
-Wavetable must be used in some way
Techniques
-Using music theory to make chord progressions and melodies
-Using live MIDI instruments

My biggest goals for this project were to only use live MIDI, consciously form chord progressions and melodies using a designated key, and to make a piece that evolved and stayed interesting. The first thing I did was figure out the C Major chords I wanted to use in the piece by playing them out on a guitar first.  I ended up using a I-vi-ii-V for the main progression of the piece, I recorded 2 guitar melodies using this main progression and used EQ, reverb, and distortion to give them a lofi sound. Then I used 3 keyboard sounds to accompany the guitar melodies (2 of which I made in Wavetable). I wanted the keys to have just enough distortion to made them sound retro, but nothing over the top. I wanted the other keys to be in the background more but still have a presence so I  gave them an eerie sound that stuck out more despite being quieter in volume. After adding drums it was complete.

For my revision I added compression to the intro guitar melody and to the drums as well so they would sound punchier. I also introduced a few drum sounds before the drop so they didn't completely come out of nowhere.