#beatssampling

day 16

we are more than halfway through the course! 

this is a pretty big departure from my first track's lofi-ish vibe, and it was fun to  experiment with a completely different style. i had 0 vision for the vibe or sounds for this track, and really had no idea what to make of my samples once they were in ableton so struggled with creating this WIP.  

the intro needs some work to make it sound less sparse/boring but my brain's tired! i wanted to try incorporating different samples hence the weird hod podge of sounds in the intro.

i am getting the hang of using ableton, and am feeling less frustrated. obv still lots to learn, but a lot of the slowness/emotional struggles have dissipated. 

can you make out my cat's unintentionally recorded meow? i transformed them into the bass lines that "respond" to the microwave beep melody. #catlady beatz!

also, i got a comment earlier on my first track. one of my peers had given some really awesome feedback, and then he commented again to say HE WAS HUMMING MY TRACK! so my track got stuck in his head. that is pretty cool for my track to be “sticky” with one person at least! 

day 14

spent the last 3 hours organizing the sounds i recorded around the house, and shaped the sounds for some basic drum beats. 

i was considering doing another lofi track, but took this opportunity to try something completely different. 

pretty amazing what you can do with sound fx! breakdown of house sound transformations for my loop so far:

-kick drum: hitting a plastic measuring scoop on the counter

-closed hi hat: tapping a metal wine opener on the counter

-clopping sound: same tap of metal wine opener on the counter - fx completely changed the sound!

-echoing sound: opening and closing the cabinet door (put a delay on it for that echo, which created this cool rhythmic echo)

-shaker: shaking up jigsaw puzzles (had to get my puzzles in there somehow!)

i think i am trying to go for something a bit more dark and trap-like, without actually fitting into a specific genre. to get in the “mood”/mindset, i was listening to Do You by TroyBoi, and got some ideas to build my track.

i don’t have an image or story in mind for this track yet, which was at first worrisome for me, as i use that as the starting point to define what vibe/melodies/chords i want. without that image/story, i usu end up floundering with a “pointless” piano composition. so i felt hindered when i didn’t have a “point” to my 2nd track. but i realize i am still learning how to create and design sounds and beats, so i should use this assignment as a chance to explore the possibilities, rather than trying to limit myself to fit a specific story.