Basic drum beat. This is my first experience working with Ableton Live (or any DAW for that matter). While making this beat, I wanted to make something that could be played in a busy club or bar. However, when I showed this to my boyfriend, he said it reminded him of music that would be in an insurance or phone commercial XP

THE HOO HA HEY BEAT

I was assigned to make a one minute drum track only using sounds/noises from my environment. I used both Audacity (Macbook) and Voice Memos (iPhone) to record all the sounds used in this song. Most of these sounds came from: a lighter flick, closing various cases, flipping a light switch, bouncing cans, jumping on wood, sharpening knives, and my voice. I then used Ableton Sampler and Simpler to alter the sounds, then created a drum rack with 11 different noises.

RhythmicNOIZE

For this project, I was assigned to create my own instrument with synths using max for live. I had quite a fun time playing around with the oscillators, envelopes and filters in this project. T'was a great time.

THE ZIPPY GROOVE

For this assignment, we were told to create a sound that uses 2 sound designed synths, I used a square analog synth and wavetable. We also needed to have at least 3 variations of call and response played over a chord progression (my chord progression was 2 1 5 4)

BALL & RESPONZE

This song was made for assignment 6: song composition, where we were assigned to make a 3-4 minute song that we mix and master. I worked very hard on this project and am proud of my result, since this is a genre of music I don't really explore. When creating this song, I wanted to create a relaxed and focused energy that would be optimal for for studying, walking, or relaxing with your pets.

McClain Martensen