Assignment 3
Assignment 3: Synthesize Some Sounds
Part 1: Listen to some of these recordings, making note of how different aspects of synthesis are being used:
- KOMITAS THE CRANE THEREMIN ARMEN RA
- Cynthia Millar: Guide to the ondes Martenot
- Bill Doggett - Summertime (Live)
- Milton Babbitt - Philomel (RCA)
- Silver Apples of the Moon - Pt. A (Buchla)
- Wendy Carlos - Clockwork Orange (Moog Modular)
- Edgar Winter - Frankenstein (ARP 2600)
- Suzanne Ciani - Buchla Concerts 1975 (Buchla)
- Suzanne Ciani - System 55 (Buchla)
- William E Jackson Serge Synthesizer (Serge)
- White Noise (Delia Darbyshire) - Love Without Sound (VCS3)
- Charanjit Singh - Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (Roland TB-303)
- Sun Ra - The Wind Speaks (MiniMoog)
- Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (ARP Odyssey)
- Brian Eno - Julie With… (Yamaha CS-80)
- A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (TB-303/SH-101)
- Brian Eno - An Ending / Ascent (Yamaha DX7)
Part 2: Using one of the synthesizers in the Audio Lab, create a 1 minute long recording. Record using the Tascam mixers in the lab (via USB), using a Max patch (via sfrecord~) or using a DAW like Audition or Audacity.
Document your process. Which parameters of the synthesizer did you work with to create your sound? How did those changes affect the result?
Upload all your recording along with a description into a folder titled with your name, into this Google Drive folder before class on February 10th.