Cool to see what everyone's been up to!
For me, one highlight was Josh's composition and sound for the short animation project. I think I noticed a clever segue or two where the music changed in mood while cleverly retaining elements of the previous section. Can't believe this is just a hobby for him.
It was great to hear everyone's music concrete, though as the second and third years commented, that genre can be a little harsh on the ears if you are subjected to it for great time periods. I really enjoyed everyone's for different reasons, especially Jamie's trumpet skills.
Was nice to hear a contrasting AA project from Alex. Was definitely a good recording and sounds better on nice speakers (sounds incredible in studio 1). I reckon a wider mix would really help to make things sound clearer and more interesting.
I thought it was interesting that we all turned out these themed concrete pieces that were meant to tell a story (I was guilty but luckily no-one could recognize my kitchen sounds and plot of using the microwave). Then Stephen announced that concrete was more about abstracting real sounds to create something that may not have any explicit meaning. Hmmmm we look kind of stupid.....
We need to hear from Lisa...
Reference: Stephen Whittington. "Week 3 Music Technology Forum - First Year Presentations." Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 14 August 2008.
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