Subject: Computerized Musical Composition

General Purpose: To inform

Specific Purpose: My purpose is to inform the audience about how to create a basic computerized musical composition through the use of their own personal computer.

Supporting Materials: Acid 2.0 Manual

Interview with Michael Linney

Introduction

A. Considering the fact that since we are all college students, most of us usually use our personal computers to write papers or do some sort of class project using a word processing program. However, you can turn your personal computer into a personal recording studio by simply using a music program in a attempt to create your own musical composition.

B. I intend to show the basic aspects of creating your own computerized musical composition by looking at computer equipment, program elements, and usable techniques.

C. Through this explanation, I hope that you understand the factors involved in the creation of computerized music as a form of entertainment.

Body

I. Computer Equipment

A. CD-ROM Drive and CD-Burner

1. Virtually all musical programs come on CD-Rom.

2. CD-Burner allows you to transfer the music from the computer onto your own compact disc.

B. Loop Disks

1. A loop disk has hundreds of various pieces of pre-recorded music.

2. Loop disks come in all types of music genre.

II. Program Elements

A. Loop Track and Program Length

1. A loop track is the term for a single piece of pre-recorded music.

2. Loop tracks are limited to just one instrument.

B. Cell Block and Pencil

1. Cell blocks are where the loop tracks are placed.

2. The pencil is used to place a loop track into a cell block.

C. Zoom Function

1. Zooming in will decrease the length of a cell block.

2. Zooming is useful for the piling teqnique.

III. Usable Techniques

A. Fading and Piling

1. Fading adds more dynamics to the music.

2. Piling refers to the process of using part of a loop tack in which the cell block is shorter in time than the loop track itself.

B.

1. refers to the process of playing selected loop tracks over and over.

2. This is useful when adding a new loop track.

Conclusion

A. I have given you a brief overview of how to create a computerized musical composition by referring to computer equipment, program elements, and usable techniques.

B. Many of the songs heard on the radio today have somehow been produced through the use of computers. DJs that mix music due so through the use of similar music programs and may use some of the techniques mentioned. Bands such as Depeche Mode or Orgy rely heavily upon computer synthesized sounds as a source of musical creativeness.

C. If anyone has had an inclination to create a musical composition but does not have a band, a computer can create a virtual band for you regardless if you can play an instrument or not.

Bibliography

rich, Mark. New York. 1888.

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