This was made using the Saw Elegant Thick Keys preset from the Analog plugin. I simply created a chord progression, then a simple melody, and then a bassline and wrote a short arrangement.

Assignment #1: Space

This was made using one audio track. I decided to create a sample out of a chord progression from one of my beats in FL Studio. I then took that and loaded it up into Ableton in order to add various audio effects and well as chop it up and mess around. The audio effects used an automated were the Brooklyn Resonator, Chorus-Ensemble, Phaser-Flanger, Auto Filter, and Overdrive.

Assignment #2: Supernatural

This track was made by Chris Carson and Evan Markowitz. After about a half hour of discussion, we decided to make a trap beat. Our track's melodies consist of a trumpet chord progression, a synth lead, and some bells to fill the background. For drums, we had a 808 that carried the bass of the track, as well as some hi-hats and claps. We also included a white noise transition as well as a special cameo. Some audio effects used were EQ Eight as well as Auto Filter, which was automated in certain cases.

Assignment 3: Boss Fight

This is the updated version of Assignment 3. Some updates include EQ changes to all of the instruments, some added reverb to the main chords as well as a couple of melodies, as well as added delay to another. Another hi-hat is also added.

Assignment #3B: Boss Fight

For this assignment, I pretty much started with drums and added as many as I could before it started sounding too much. The drums include an 808, some closed hi-hats, claps, snares, and rims. I also used a non-traditional 808 pattern that was more melodic. After adding these, I added on track of the plugin Serum and used a synth from there to go along with the melody of the 808, which created a weird balance that works in my opinion. I then dabbled with the volume and Auto Filter automation before finishing.

Assignment #4: Drum City

Using the Fifth Pad from the Analog instrument with Ableton, I played this out on my computer keyboard. I re-recorded several times until I achieved a version I was comfortable with.

Assignment #5: Fifth Pad

Using a preset from Omnisphere known as Voxpad Mellow Velo Ahs as my alien voice, I create a nice chord progression that sounded like an alien choir. I also used a piano from the Nexus plugin as well as a synth pluck from the Sektor plugin. There was light automation with Auto Filter to take away some of the lower frequencies in the chords as they clashed with my 808, but given back to sound more full when the 808 is not being played. I used three kicks, two closed hi-hats, one snare, and an open hat to fill in the drums.

Assignment #7: Martians

For my final project, I decided to create a piece of music that combined both a trap beat with a drill beat, sort of the same fashion as "Off the Grid" by Kanye West. To start, I added an ominous chord progression using a synth from Serum. I then added a mysterious bell from ElectraX and a vocal synth from Omnisphere. From drums, I used the same 808 for both parts of my piece, just different notes. However, for the rest of the drums, I made separate for each part. There were also some transition FX I used to make the piece flow better. Countless of audio effects were used, including Auto Filter, Reverb, Delay, EQ Eight, Compressor, and Overdrive.

Christopher Carson