220b-winter-2023/hw2

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Homework #2: "Homebrew"

Due Dates

  • milestone 0 (initial sounds + experimentation) due 2023.1.25, Wednesday, in-class
  • milestone 1 (listening: work in progress) due 2023.1.30, Monday, in-class
  • final deliverables due 2023.2.6, Monday, noon
  • presentation (listening: final musical statement): 2023.2.6, Monday, in-class

Reading & Listening

Sample Code

  • hw2 example code
    • this includes the examples from lecture of how a comb filter works
    • there is also the ks-chord.ck class which is four comb filters in parallel, and can be used to impart up to four different pitches on an input sound.
  • as always, play with these as well as the ChucK examples

Brewing Specifications

In this assignment, you are to record some "everyday" sounds, process/transform/arrange them, creating a composition that, in Paul Lansky's words, "views the mundane, everyday noise of daily life through a personal musical filter."

MacGyverBrew.jpg

Specification

What to do:

  • 0) spend some time planning things out in terms of the sounds you want to record, the transformations to perform, and how to put it all together.
    • As with everyday life, some things might not initially work out as planned/hoped: be resourceful (think MacGyver), and be willing to adapt.
  • 1) record a number of sounds around you
    • can be many different types of sounds, or many instances of a single type of sound (e.g., traffic)
    • note the origin of the sounds in your README
  • also can find usable recordings, e.g., via FreeSound
    • important: they must be sounds from **EVERYDAY LIFE** (e.g., no "space lasers", unless you live among space lasers)
  • 2) process/transform/arrange/compose.
    • check out the code examples from class in Canvas
    • figure out what you want to do, experiment, try a lot of stuff, have fun
    • use ChucK to process/transform the sounds
    • the bulk of the arranging should be done in ChucK, with intermediate editing and late-stage assembly in Audacity
    • if helpful, record and edit intermediate sound clips from ChucK into Audacity (via Jack)

Tools at your disposal

(note: these are the only tools you are to use (but you don't have to use all of them) - you'll need to obtain permission to use other software or sound samples you didn't record)

  • any microphone (phone, laptop, hydrophone, studio, etc.) | something to record into (e.g., laptop/desktop)
  • also can find usable recordings **of everyday sounds**, e.g., via FreeSound (please credit the source)
  • ChucK (the bulk of the arrangement and processing should be done in code)
  • Audacity/Ardour (only for preliminary sound isolation/editing + final recording/assembly)

SoX

Example of how to change snd file sample rate:

[cmn##] sox <inputfilename> -r 44000 <outputfilename>

Deliverables

turn in all files by putting them in your 220b web portfolio + submission to Canvas

  • 1) project webpage + URL
  • 2) title + clear description of your composition and what your inspiration was
  • 3) all related source/sound files (.wav/.ck), as well as the final wave file
  • 4) a short README text (readme.txt) file that:
    • specifies instructions on running your programs
    • describes your process/adventure, and perhaps the ideas (technical/aesthetic) behind the composition
    • gives credit, if needed, for the sounds you are using
    • describe any difficulties you encountered in the process

Thanks and have fun!!!