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This is a playlist of articulate sounds and the verbs they convey.

Bangin’ 

For this track I recorded myself banging drumsticks on a flat metallic surface. For the intro I time stretched one segment to give an eerie start. I added a bevy of compressors, limiters, and EQ’S to tighten the sound.  I knew I wanted a repetitive sensation so I looped a specific section of the sound. I then automated the pitch of each time the drumsticks hit the surface; this intention gave an unpredictable atmosphere to the track. What I liked most about this process was figuring out how to get the right pitch for each percussive hit. Overall, I’m satisfied with the texture and shape of the entire piece; I feel no matter how many times I listen to it, I hear something new.

Whippin’

 This was the most difficult piece for me. I didn’t really know how to go about this track or what I wanted to accomplish. During this process I felt anxious because of outside forces, but I think it helped me create something indescribable. The only idea I had was creating something rhythmic, but this piece isn’t really that. I used small portions of a dialogue I recorded with my friend. I didn’t use any of the actual conversation but gravitated towards the in-between noises; this was a challenge because I was working with sound I didn’t consciously document. I also followed some of the same techniques from my previous recording; I pitched some of the clips to subtly distort the ambience. Overall, this piece was the most challenging process to overcome.

Facin’

This piece actually felt more like a song with proper arrangements and vocals; this wasn’t my intention but I went where the sounds took me. I used a recorded conversation with my friend and I and just like every other track; I added a bunch of compressors, limiters, and EQ’s. I then looped a section where my friend was playing with this Velcro material; the low-end had a crisp sound to it.  I then looped and pitched a section where I began to sing; even though my voice wasn’t really abstract, it fit into context of the sensation I was giving off. There were also these subtle layers of drumsticks tapping against one another; I turned the volume down and put multiple delays on it. Overall, I felt this piece was the least experimental but still holds a bevy of ambiguous traits to disorient the listener.

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