#studio213

Teaching at CASS has been going great.

I (Aaliyah) have been able to see my students progress in just the short time we have had.

We build great connections and conversations.

My students are still working towards completing their photography journals and we will soon organize a slideshow for the afterschool showcase.

This week, we met with Jonn for our session. We practiced beat making using Logic Pro, focusing on creating hip hop music. We worked with samples, including one-shots and loops, and used tools such as the step sequencer and piano roll. We also explored tempo changes and how to switch between different tempos.

Next week, we'll focus on arranging our beats and learning more about organization, including techniques for panning and volume control.

— Simmia Nelson

This week's session, we met with Matté!

Matté is a talented artist who has skills in beat makings and soon sound engineering. Today , we practiced making a beat from scratch. This started with us understanding the bpm for what we wanted the track, the genre, and the sound of instruments we wanted. We also had a lot of practice arranging the beat, and we also had a lot of practice using our step sequences to create our drums.

For this week session we met with Yeng!

For this week's session, we practiced camera safety, properly identifying lenses (variable and prime lens). We got to practice understanding the meaning of photography and build goals for what we will use photography for. Next week, we will have some active practice using the camera.

For this week session we met with Pa Nhia,

We got to review camera safety, which taught us how to properly put and take off lenses. After reviewing, we got to practice taking photos outside and have goals to soon involve ourselves with inside studio lighting.

For our outside photography, we practiced using iso, shutter speed, and aperture. We also got the opportunity to practice building and networking with others.

Simmia Nelson / Studio213 / Saint Paul

We met with Delo,

Delo has been practicing taking photos on camera and has goals to pursue in taking more photos professionally and at the same time gain clientele. For this week's session, we had some practice taking photos outside while adjusting our iso, shutter speed, and aperture.

Simmia Nelson / Studio 213 / Saint Paul

Everyone say hello to Yeeling! Today we went over basic Logic navigation and studio etiquette. Yeeling has some experience in DAWs and today we reviewed some best practices for how to export audio files for collaboration purposes.

In short, name your audio files so they are not labeled audio123, turn off FX, and export into a folder by - artist name - song name - BPM - and key. It's also nice to name tracks something like 'electric guitar solo' or 'pretty legato violins'. Just some quick identifiers for the collaboration process. Once you're done, zip up the folder and send it!

Yeeling is excited to find a workflow to begin working with his band and other artists.