I am a hit producer!

Hello! I'm taking a course called Radio-rithmatic, and as the second unit is coming to a close, we were asked to make a song using different effects and techniques we learned in class. It was all about pitch. We talked about frequency, sound waves, notation, scales, intervals, effects, and different styles of music. For field experiences, we visited WDRV the Drive as well as Chicago Recording Company. This project asked us to make a song. Enjoy!



This song was hard to conceptualize, but then I had an idea, and I just went for it. I made the drum beat in Logic Pro X, and I added two effects to my piece. The first effect is an echo on the "perfect" and a pitch shift on the Mario beat at the end. Regarding tension and release, the song has tension but sometimes there is a release because of a different drum beat or sound effect. There is a release when the piano stops, and the clicking noises start. Here is the beat notated.

Beat Notation (2016) RG

For an interval, I wanted something simple to put at the end to give it a more spacey sound, so we used a piano with an organ sound effect and put that sound at the end.

Sound File (Ra) 2016

This was a fun project to work on, and I learned a lot. When I was starting to make this beat, I tried lots of different techniques. Logic was a little difficult to get used to, but after awhile it was not that hard. It was challenging to pick samples that would fit together, but ultimately I'm really thrilled with my beat. I hope you think so too!

Citations:

Puddind4. YouTube. YouTube, 2011. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.

Swoozie06. YouTube. YouTube, 2016. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.