Today in Media Lab I completed my track that I will play for the Performance Party. In the beginning I started off with an orchestra. As it goes on I added some robot sounds and drum beats. Then at the end I ended with a violin.

I used the tempo changes to transition because each loop was a different tempo, so if you slow it down then it goes back to a normal tempo which blends in.

I picked the orchestra sounds because it sounded hip-hopish, and thats what I wanted my piece to sound like.

[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Karl-the-Awesome.mp3|titles=Karl the Awesome ]

MediaLab is AWESOME!!

Today in Media Lab, I created a new track for the Performance Party.

I started off with something that was based on an orchestra that was playing hip-hop music. Then, I added an audio file that souds like a robot. After it goes on and comes back to the orchestra. Check it out!

Karl O
[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Output-1-2.mp3|titles=Karl ]

Today I finally finished my piece that I have been working on for about 3 weeks.

I added one more bass line to what I was originally working on, and then added a solo to it on the piano, and then bounced the final copy of it. I bet 5 dollars I will win this competition.

“Henry” by Paul O
[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Henrybypauloung.mp3|titles=”Henry” by Paul O ]

So here’s what I worked on this week; it’s somewhat of a dancehall beat. I enjoyed making this beat a lot; hope you enjoy :]

jeffry 5-10
[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jeffry5-10.mp3|titles=jeffry 5-10]

Today in media lab i continued working on my remix piece battling josh. I plan on beating him in this contest even though i forgot what we will get for winning. I’ve been tryin to add a bass to my piece and will soon add a solo on top of the whole piece.

still doing my remix; still not done yet so i’m still stalling my piece; stay tuned :]

Today in Media Lab I created a track which contains part from a video called Leeroy Jenkins. In the beginning, the entrance of the track starts off with someone shouting “Leeroy Jenkins.” After the entrance of the track, a bassline starts. As the bassline goes on, a guitar comes in. As the track goes on, another person shouts Leeroy Jenkins. I’m going to keep working on it so I can share it next week.

Hey today wasn’t the most creative day I have had. I guess its one of those days… I am experiencing beat makers block. I had no creativity or idea of what to do. So today I learned mixing techniques and how to make better sounding kick drums. It brought back other things I learned from the media lab class. The thing I had to use was the EQ, which messes with the bandwidth and specific parts of a sound. Once again I’d like to thank Jori Ketten and Henry Kerins for taking their Monday afternoon to work with us kids and teaching us something new and innovative.

“I feel like a mechanic.” (Said in reference to taking different pieces of a song and figuring out how to fit them together into a remix.)

“I’m pretty proud of myself – I always wanted to make my own drum kit.”

“This remix project is great; it makes us practice everything we know.”

“This class saves me from trouble.”

Hey its April 26. My name is Josh and today I used a new trick I learned from Henry using the flex option in Logic. It allows me to chop up sounds almost perfectly. The purpose of this was to create my own drum kit off of the free sounds off the song O.N.E. by a band. Today I felt accomplished and more professional since I had a goal of remixing a song and using things I learned to do so. I chopped up the samples and made my own drum loops in 3 with a meter of 4. Please listen =).

– Josh

Josh Loop
[audio:http://www.communitymusicworks.org/medialab/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Josh-Loop.mp3|titles=Josh Loop ]