Thanassis Rikakis
Posted on 2014-09-22 22:26:44 -0400.
Some very thoughtful comments on the music experience and how it can be changed through compositional/algorithmic choices. I think you are still confusing the three terms a bit though. We will talk further about this in class tomorrow. Good work.
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Amanda Marano
Posted on 2014-09-23 02:11:29 -0400.
I think its interesting that for the first two compositions you chose mostly catchy, beat based songs, while the third one was more based on tempo and varying stand-out themes of the songs themselves. I wonder how that affected the final products, because songs with strong beats tend to mix together well in general.
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Kristen Smith
Posted on 2014-09-23 08:29:03 -0400.
I wonder if, for the first composition, the volume PONPONPON was turned down to match that of the other songs, if our attention would still be drawn to it whenever it's playing. It's interesting, though, that our brains still process the slower song in the background whenever it's being played under the PONPONPON song, as we notice that there is some change when it is absent. I actually noticed when the slower song was absent more than I noticed the 8-bit song being absent because the two upbeat songs seemed similar.
I think your take on indeterminacy was interesting; that indeterminacy from an outside perspective (or for the piece as a whole) was lower that of each group member.
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Christina Reimond
Posted on 2014-09-24 12:21:36 -0400.
I'm wondering what the mixing algorithm is that you used? Is it the one that is the example one on the assignment document?
For the second composition, you say the indeterminacy was higher for the group when you picked the three songs together. Is it possible that indeterminacy is actually lower for the group, since each member now knows what songs to expect?
Overall, I like how you used methods of song selection to affect chance, indeterminacy, and entropy levels!
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Dan Cheng
Posted on 2014-09-25 07:59:25 -0400.
It is very interesting, although in the first composition, the group members do not know which song other choose. There is a great chance that the songs will differ a lot, But actually the songs fall into similar category, and the final mixed music sound very harmonious. In my opinion, the second composition and third composition actually sounds more dissonant since there are more silence and noise from the place where your group recorded the music. But as Christina said, what method do your group choose to mix the music? It might help to explain why the first one sounds harmonious and the other two are less.
Some very thoughtful comments on the music experience and how it can be changed through compositional/algorithmic choices. I think you are still confusing the three terms a bit though. We will talk further about this in class tomorrow. Good work.
I think its interesting that for the first two compositions you chose mostly catchy, beat based songs, while the third one was more based on tempo and varying stand-out themes of the songs themselves. I wonder how that affected the final products, because songs with strong beats tend to mix together well in general.
I wonder if, for the first composition, the volume PONPONPON was turned down to match that of the other songs, if our attention would still be drawn to it whenever it's playing. It's interesting, though, that our brains still process the slower song in the background whenever it's being played under the PONPONPON song, as we notice that there is some change when it is absent. I actually noticed when the slower song was absent more than I noticed the 8-bit song being absent because the two upbeat songs seemed similar.
I think your take on indeterminacy was interesting; that indeterminacy from an outside perspective (or for the piece as a whole) was lower that of each group member.
I'm wondering what the mixing algorithm is that you used? Is it the one that is the example one on the assignment document?
For the second composition, you say the indeterminacy was higher for the group when you picked the three songs together. Is it possible that indeterminacy is actually lower for the group, since each member now knows what songs to expect?
Overall, I like how you used methods of song selection to affect chance, indeterminacy, and entropy levels!
It is very interesting, although in the first composition, the group members do not know which song other choose. There is a great chance that the songs will differ a lot, But actually the songs fall into similar category, and the final mixed music sound very harmonious. In my opinion, the second composition and third composition actually sounds more dissonant since there are more silence and noise from the place where your group recorded the music. But as Christina said, what method do your group choose to mix the music? It might help to explain why the first one sounds harmonious and the other two are less.
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