This song feels like this guy just walked into new jersey 

(this one definitely may need more time in the oven, but I think you can see the ideas I was going for). 

COM381 SOUP - Assignment 5

I had a really hard time with the original assignment, so I took inspiration from some classmates and tried to make something scary / more of an experience rather than a song. It was cool to learn finer details about sampling and this assignment has made me further acknowledge how little I know.

COM381 SOUP - Assignment 3 *redo*

I don't think the sample I chose matches the beat very well. but I feel like the beat has a lot of potential!

COM381 SOUP - ASSIGNMENT 4

COM381 Soup Assignment 7 (Featuring Andre F)

COM381 SOUP Assignment 8 - Professor's Wisdom

I made this piece with multiple sessions of work and utilizing almost exclusively ableton sounds and effects, besides for a couple of the drum sounds that I imported from a drum kit online. I knew I wanted to make a trap beat to compare to my first pieces for this class, so I wanted to find an instrument that was pleasing to hear in a loop throughout the whole beat. I first started with the jazz master instrument and made the main loop/melody heard in the background. I added the 808 bass after, making it contrast with the melody by moving in opposite directions but resolving at the same point. After this, I added the drum loop (first starting with the snare + kick, then adding the clap and hihats. Percs were added at the very end for finishing touches). Once this was done, I wanted to add more to the melody without making it too busy, so I lowered it an octave and played the same loop under a different instrument. At this point the beat started to sound repetitive. I didn't mind because i feel like the simplicity was making it a very good freestyle beat, so instead of changing up any melodys or having a switchup, I decided that I could reset the vibe with breakdowns everytime it got too repetitve. This made it more of a cypher beat and definitely broke the repetitive feeling. After this, I sidechained the kick and 808s and eq'd the rest of the track to make sure that everything sounded in balance. Sound effects for the breakdown segments and at other moments were added in at this later stage to add a little more flavor. This was also one of the first tracks where I spent a lot of time compressing the drums, and I feel like it made a big difference in the quality of the individual hits. Using the mixing skills I learned in this class to fine tune the sounds and instruments to play how I heard them in my head felt incredibly rewarding!

COM381 SOUP - CYPHER BEAT assignment 11

This track was originally only on Andre's soundcloud, so here is my repost

COM381 SOUP Assignment 8 - Professor's Wisdom

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