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Homework #4: "Homebrew"

In this assignment, you are to record some "everyday" sounds, process/transform/arrange them, creating a composition that, in Paul Lansky's words, "views the mundane, everyday noise of daily life through a personal musical filter."

Tools at your disposal

(note: these are the only tools you are to use (but you don't have to use all of them) - you'll need to obtain permission to use other software or sound samples you didn't record)

your homebrew microphone
something to record into (e.g., laptop/desktop)
ChucK
TAPESTREA
Audacity/Ardour (for intermediate + final recording/assembly)

SoX

Example of how to change snd file sample rate:

[cmn## lala] sox <inputfilename> -r 48000 <outputfilename>

Specification

What to do:

0) spend some time planning things out in terms of the sounds you want to record, the transformations to perform, and how to put it all together.
- As with everyday life, some things might not initially work out as planned/hoped: be resourceful (think MacGyver), and be willing to adapt.
1) record a number of sounds around you
- can be many different types of sounds, or many instances of a single type of sound (e.g., traffic)
- at least one sound must be recorded using your "homebrew" microphone (the rest can with any mic, included your laptop mic)
- note the origin of the sounds in your README
2) process/transform/arrange/compose.
- figure out what you want to do, experiment, try a lot of stuff, have fun
- use TAPESTREA, ChucK, or a combination thereof to process/transform the sounds
- the bulk of the arranging should be done in ChucK (within TAPESTREA or as standalone chuck), with potential intermediate editing and late-stage assembly in Audacity
- if helpful, record and edit intermediate sound clips from TAPESTREA/ChucK in Audacity (via Jack)

Deliverables

As usual, turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/220a/ directory.

1) hw4.wav should go into the 220a directory
2) create a hw4/ directory, and put all the stuff below in there:
3) all related source/sound files (.wav/.ck/.tap)
4) a short README text (readme.txt) file that:
- specifies instructions on running your programs
- describes your process/adventure, and perhaps the ideas (technical/aesthetic) behind the composition
- gives credit, if needed, for the sounds you are using
- describe any difficulties you encountered in the process

Thanks!!!

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 = Homework #4: "Homebrew" =
-In this assignment, you are to record some "everyday" sounds, process/transform/arrang them, creating a composition that, in Paul Lansky's words, "views the mundane, everyday noiese of daily life through a personal musical filter."
+In this assignment, you are to record some "everyday" sounds, process/transform/arrange them, creating a composition that, in Paul Lansky's words, "views the mundane, everyday noise of daily life through a personal musical filter."
+<div style="text-align: left;">[[Image:MacGyverBrew.jpg]]</div>
+=== Tools at your disposal ===
+(note: these are the only tools you are to use (but you '''don't''' have to use all of them) - you'll need to obtain permission to use other software or sound samples you didn't record)
+* your homebrew microphone
+* something to record into (e.g., laptop/desktop)
+* ChucK
+* TAPESTREA
+* Audacity/Ardour (for intermediate + final recording/assembly)
+=== SoX ===
+Example of how to change snd file sample rate:
+[cmn## lala] sox <inputfilename> -r 48000 <outputfilename>
 === Specification ===
 What to do:
-* 0) spend some time planning things out in terms of the sounds you want to record, the transformations to perform, and how to put it all together.  As with everyday life, some things might not initially work out as planned/hoped: be resourceful (think MacGuyver), and be willing to adapt.  With that in mind, here we go:
+* 0) spend some time planning things out in terms of the sounds you want to record, the transformations to perform, and how to put it all together.
+** As with everyday life, some things might not initially work out as planned/hoped: be resourceful (think MacGyver), and be willing to adapt.
 * 1) record a number of sounds around you
 ** can be many different types of sounds, or many instances of a single type of sound (e.g., traffic)
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 ** note the origin of the sounds in your README
 * 2) process/transform/arrange/compose.
+** figure out what you want to do, experiment, try a lot of stuff, have fun
 ** use TAPESTREA, ChucK, or a combination thereof to process/transform the sounds
 ** the bulk of the arranging should be done in ChucK (within TAPESTREA or as standalone chuck), with potential intermediate editing and late-stage assembly in Audacity