Sampled Audio Remix
Time
8.4 hrs
Difficulty
Intermediate
Prerequisites
Trailer Mash
Departments
Human Technologies
Authors
Ross Parker
Groupings
Individual
Pairs
Threes
Pairs
Threes
Minimum Year Group
None
Blurb
Sampling is a form of music that uses existing sounds to make something new. One awesome effect is to use samples that make a song sound simultaneously old and new.
License
This work is shared under the following license: Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
Outline
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5 mins
Make Crazy Music
The Pitch
- Music is awesome, it can really change the way we feel.
- Learn how to make an audio remix which uses sampled sounds to make music that sounds box old and new.
10 mins
Example Work
Mr. Scruff
- Mr. Scruff is a musician, music producer and DJ who makes amazing music using samples.
- His song Shanty Town is a great example of electronic music that uses samples of old audio to create an interesting outcome.
- Listen to Shanty Town a few times, and listen to how the music is assembled:
280 mins
The Process
Hands On
- How do you make music like this?
- Try the following:
- Use GarageBand to create a repeating beat. There are many ways to do this, one of which is shown below. Find a way that works for you.
- Get some audio clips from old movies. http://www.bnwmovies.com has lots of movies that are old enough to be out of copyright, so you can freely use them (they are all shared under CC). You can use software to cut the sound out of the video, and then use the audio in GarageBand, chopping up the pieces you like, and loop them as needed.
- Add some sound effects and instrumentals to add interest.
- Consider structuring your work with verses (all different) structured around a repeated chorus (all the same, with a slightly different sound to the verses) to add familiarity.
- This will take quite a bit of time, and lots of tinkering. Don't be put off if it does not work immediately. It is difficult!
30 mins
Audience Review
Feedback
- Having worked on your audio for over 4 hours, you will have lost perspective as to whether it is any good or not.
- It is always hard to judge the quality of your own work!
- To help you, play your track to your teachers, your friends, your frenemies and your parents.
- Get feedback from these people, and use it to improve your work.
170 mins
Improvements
Tweaking
- Use this time to implement the changes suggested in your audience review.
- Pay attention to detail, and take the time to get your quality as good as you can.
- Go back and listen to Shanty Town again, and see if you can work out ways to improve your work based on what you hear.
10 mins
Evidence
Finishing Up
- Export your work from GarageBand to MP3, and submit the resulting file to Gibbon.
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