Music 220a - Homework 3

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Carmensita + a mandolin

For this project I sample Devendra Banhart's upbeat, Bollywood-esque song "Carmensita". My original plan was to pair it with the Sitar UGen, since I felt that it would complement the mood of the song nicely. Try as I might though, I just couldn't get it to sound 'right'. The Sitar UGen has a pretty harsh, piercing twang, even when passed through a filter, and it clashed gratingly with the sample's melodies. I scoured a little bit and happened upon the Mandolin UGen, which I thought was a pleasant addition to the string-heavy piece, when a number of its parameters were modified. The final product has a decent flow to it, I tried to make the middle of the song upbeat and poppy, true to it's original sample, while the beginning and end are more melodic and gentle. Enjoy listening!