POL and the Techosaurus The presentation of learning was a fun experience and it was great to see what everyone else had done for their project. I got to talk to a few people and had some interesting discussions on my project. One man asked me if I solved the ‘latency’ problem on Soundtrap, I …
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‘Stalefish’ 3rd Recordings
This is the latest recording of my project but I aim to keep improving it up until the day of presentation https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XVNxn4c6R59VNasUOaxUkGNAM42S7pQX. I learned a few basic recording principles, it’s better to record (for example) a guitar lead track completely on the same day or at least write down all the amp and special effect …
‘Stalefish’ 2nd Recordings
Added some electric guitar lead, electric guitar rhythm and drum hits. I experimented with the dynamic and condenser mics, so now there a bunch of snippets that aren’t part of the main song but are there to compare different tones or use parts of them later. I didn’t think this would happen but I actually …
‘Stalefish’ 1st recordings
Stalefish is a skateboarding/snowboarding trick in case you were wondering; and for those of you who weren’t wondering what it is, here is the recording https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qVkgc6GKi3TZIxIhtWyjOWD6Dm-jgx1N. I have a few tracks that have been left in there and some that aren’t consistently used, this was done so I could hear differences and possibly change them …
Last Class :(
We did a quick recap of all things examined thus far then we discussed the pros and cons of technology on the brains of the youth. Research showed that over-stimulation of the brain from technology made children prone to behavioral problems and engagement in cognitive activities like attending museums and building things improved mental health …
Digital Stress
According to the research the average computer user (a phone is a computer as well) checks 40 websites a day and changes Apps 36 times a hour. I like to consider myself quite a technophobe but am guilty of getting caught in the occasional YouTube rabbit hole for hours at a time; like there’s always …
Re-Mash and MixUp
We examined the whacky world of ‘remixes and mashups’ as a genre, looking at artists like Girltalk and Kutiman. It is definitely a scourge to all traditionalists who do not consider it music, but I’ve always been a fan of Grandmaster Flash so it didn’t seem like a strange concept to me. Here I am …
Home Sweet Home Studio
Okay officially there was no class this week but I am excited to present the very first time I’ve ever owned studio audio equipment! Before smart phones were a thing I used a tape/voice recorder to record my guitar compositions… Can you imagine? I can’t even transfer the recordings to my laptop! Today I picked …
The Hunt!
Today was a seminar on the use of technology in the classroom in regards to running a self-managed website. The guest teacher had made an interactive website where students can select what they wanted to do in the lesson and slowly progress through the levels e.g. Garage Rehearsal, The Local Gig, National Tour and International …
Meet Your ‘Maker Movement’
Discovered the ‘Maker Movement’. It is a movement that utilizes ‘Maker Spaces’ which are physical spaces that people can rent out and use re-purposed tools or industrial equipment. In these spaces people work hands on (often collaboratively) to solve problems. We had a ‘Maker Space’ set-up in class with work stations; here is one station …
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