Cycle Melodies and Beats
In this project, we will practice making loops using the cycle feature and metronome. We will be using MIDI keyboards as a means to record our music live. This exercise will aid us in our future projects by practicing music writing. Make sure to keep it simple and highlight your talents.
Procedure:
Techniques and Concepts: MIDI- musical instrument, digital interface Phrase- musical ideas in a melodic instrument, or a musical sentence. Repeat these ideas to establish a theme or a singable line of music. Pentatonic scale- a five tone scale that uses the first, second, third, fifth and sixth note in it's major form. Mixing -adjusting the volume and panning to create a balanced sound. |
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This screen shot shows: 1. the library of software instruments to the left- show and hide this library by selecting the drawer on the top left of the toolbar. 2. the edit window on the bottom allows you to edit pitches and timing as well as selecting time quantize to line up your beats. To reveal this window press "E" or the scissors on the tool bar. 3. Musical typing keyboard that assigns key to your keyboard letters. The blue highlight on the keyboard allows you to scroll to the high and low notes of the keyboard. To show this key board, hold keys "command, K" at the same time.