1min ABC's fixed media project

Create a piece 1min long using sounds you and your colleagues recorded.

The order of composing listed below is based on the Six I's of Composing

idea = for this assignment, the process will be to record 26 sounds: each sound must begin with a different letter of the alphabet. Record sounds around campus, in your apartment, in H-E-B, in a restaurant, at the Zoo, etc.
improvise = manipulate the sounds using Logic Pro plugins (and any other programs you want such as Soundgrain, Cecilia, Max, Pure Data, Csound, Blue, SPEAR, SoundHack, etc.). Only use sounds the class recorded, but note that you can use a sampler instrument that you put your sounds into.
infrastructure = put all your sounds in order in Logic Pro not worrying too much about transitions at this point (you will work on transitions in the next step: "inscription")
- create a drafted a plan (form, concept, idea, trajectory, etc.) on paper that will help you organize your sounds into a meaningful, deliberate work of music; share the plan with the class when you complete the piece
"inscription" = fill in all transitions, orchestrate sounds by layering on more sounds (shaping the timbre), use automation to smooth out horizontal trajectory
inspection = listen to the completed project at least five times. Take note of where something sounds too long (gets boring), should last longer (because it is so great!), gets too loud or too soft, foreground sounds get covered up by background sounds, lacks frequency range interest, etc. Make changes accordingly.
export it all as a 2-channel lossless audio file (.AIFF, .WAV, etc.)

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