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Homework #4: "Homebrew"

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

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)
  • at least one sound must be recorded using your "homebrew" microphone (the rest can with any mic, included your laptop mic)
  • note the origin of the sounds in your README
• 2) process/transform/arrange/compose.
  • figure out what you want to do, experiment, try a lot of stuff, have fun
  • use TAPESTREA, ChucK, or a combination thereof to process/transform the sounds
  • the bulk of the arranging should be done in ChucK (within TAPESTREA or as standalone chuck), with potential intermediate editing and late-stage assembly in Audacity
  • if helpful, record and edit intermediate sound clips from TAPESTREA/ChucK in Audacity (via Jack)

Deliverables

As usual, turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/220a/ directory.

• 1) hw4.wav should go into the 220a directory
• 2) create a hw4/ directory, and put all the stuff below in there:
• 3) all related source/sound files (.wav/.ck/.tap)
• 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!!!