Listening Analysis

The error which i found in this song is very subtle but once you realise it, you wont be able to listen to the song without hearing it. At the beginning of each chorus there is a slight clicking/popping noise. This is a production error and for some reason the song was still released with it. in order to correct this Error you wold have to go back into the D.A.W which was used to produce the track. For example logic, and you would have to put a small audio fade just to clean up the song whilst transitioning from one section to the next. something like this is really subtle yet really effective

M.I.A-Paper Planes


phillips blog Bad Version-
pitching issues
phrasing was rushed
voice was not loud enough compared to the rest of the song
too many sounds that are clashing(more in the higher frequency)
barely hear the kick drum needs some compression
singer wasn't singing?(properly)
not really sure what happened at 0:20 seconds
some parts the backing vocals overpower the lead and the whole song sounds messy

class playlist

Sade-
the click in the intro was a little bit sharp to my ears, perhaps a subtle filter or EQ just to take the edge off. i like the chords used in this song and the use pitching up vocals to give an eerie yet warm harmonic vibe. Really strong use of wordplay for example "They're living in disguise, are you really dead if you die".


Niamh(ft Morgan Lundy)
i liked the contrast of the vocals to the song. the harsh distortion was used just enough for an effective clash against the more dynamic and underground feel that the beat has. Also liked the use of another artist so it was a duet. she also used a bridge effectively so her song didn't become too repetetive


amina-
like the interesting sounds of the baseline. along with the effects use on  her vocals( reverb, Delay) the build up before the drop was nice. could use some more lyrics, the piano breakdown added a nice energetic section to the music which was refreshing to the listener



jacob-
very atmospheric nice sample used. the baseline was nice, because it was very heavy but not overwhelming i think the baseline w paned a bit to the right swell. the synth pad/lead came in nicely as well to create another element. maybe take less reverb off of the drums. overall it sounded like a nice chill step song



tenika-
sounds almost like sound design for a children's game. lots of major chords used has a nice positive atmospheric vibe. the guitar created another element of the piece. I liked the chord progression used. perhaps more development on the structure like some kind of bridge to prevent it from being too repetitive

FMP Presentation

Employability-Royalty Case study

case study:

The band members are:

Stella Stinkwave – vocals

Skunk Anansi – lead guitar

Acrid Axe – rhythm guitar

Boris the Bad – bass

Johnny ‘pit stop’ Thomas – drums

All songs except tracks 3 and 6 were written by Stella Stinkwave. Track 3 was written by the whole band and track 6 is a cover song.

Discuss and decide who would receive royalties, from which collection society and why.

Stink have a record deal where the label owns the copyright of the songs for 10 years.

Who would get MCPS?

Stella wrote the lyrics for all songs except track 2 and 6.

The band contributed to the writing of tracks 1-5 equally except track 4, which the chords and structure were written by Skunk Anansi. The others added their own parts.

How would you work out the splits for PRS?

1stella

2stella

3stink

4stella

5stella

6original band

Technology in context

Daft Punk-
daft punk are one of the most renowned and most creative electronic artist's to this date. They are known for always putting on futuristic high technology shows with complex and funky melodies that always captivate their audiences. some of the technology they use consists of: Ableton live, minimoog Voyagers, Behringer BCR2000 and more. All of their technology is controlled in a big super computer which they use when performing live. Also their lighting and Audio Visuals are all manipulated by the same super computer at the same time


Travis Scott-
Travis Scott is currently one of HipHop/R&B/Trap's biggest names. this is because he has managed to create a sound that is very distinctive and addicting to his fans. This is partly to do with his production techniques, but Also the technology he uses on his voice (AutoTune) is what gives Travis Scott his trademark sound which everyone recognises him for. wether its an ad-lib or a whole verse or a hook, as soon as you hear Travis Scott you know its him straight away. A combination of this with his ecstatic live performance is what makes him so electrifying and captivating as a entertainer


One way I have used technology in a performance is through using Ableton live. I found this effective because, I feel like my style is one that is more suitable to be crafted in a DAW than actually performed live. However through using Ableton Live you have much more freedom to manipulate the performance in many different ways. I.E EQ ,Reverb or Delay. You also have the ability to sing a melody which is then transformed into midi for any instrument you like.

I also feel like I'm influenced by Artists like Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Travis Scott who have pathed the way for live auto-tune performances in HipHop and also explored Auto-Tune in a time where it wasn't really understood and made it complex to the stage where it could show emotion and even influence the style of a lot of new/upcoming Artists

Tech Theatre

Todays lesson me and sara were editing the audio we will use for our music video. we were editing the song "OK Alright", by Travis Scott. i found it a little bit tricky because the key parts of the song which we were trying to use, weren't playing smoothly, so to fix this issue I decided to add a little bit of reverb onto the track to that the audio could be elongated a bit more and then I used the Automation to bring down one part and bring up another. this allowed the edit to overall sound more clean and professional so it wont distract the viewer from the overall piece.