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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
==== Readings ==== | ====Readings==== | ||
* [https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/white-noise-sound-colors/462972/ ''The Atlantic:'' Neal, "The Many Colors of Sound"] | *[http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/jimi-hendrix-electronic-musician/ The Ethan Hein Blog: Hein, "Jimi Hendrix, electronic musician"] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Colors_of_noise|''Wikipedia:'' "Colors of Noise"]]<br /> | *[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/white-noise-sound-colors/462972/ ''The Atlantic:'' Neal, "The Many Colors of Sound"] | ||
*[[wikipedia:Colors_of_noise|''Wikipedia:'' "Colors of Noise"]] | |||
====Listening or Videos==== | |||
*''Effects 101:'' | |||
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40i3_JH6FYw "Overdrive"] | |||
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/2g4i8tiNEGn1dCNYeuvixB?si=qs0vEa9SSS2LtzN7AHhJzA Lou Reed, ''Metal Machine Music''] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqjqOa7two Marty Music: "Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz: What's the Difference?"]<br /> | |||
==Class Activities== | ==Class Activities== | ||
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*Identification and analysis of amplification and distortion in recorded music | *Identification and analysis of amplification and distortion in recorded music | ||
*Designing a PA system for a specific need | |||
*Comparison of live and studio recordings | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024
| This lesson is part of the Electronic Music & Sound Production category. |
Objectives
- Students will be familiar with the basics of electronic amplification for various different instruments.
- Students will be able to use amplification and/or amplification-related distortion to achieve a given musical effect.
- Students will be understand different types of noise and their applications.
Resources
Readings
- The Ethan Hein Blog: Hein, "Jimi Hendrix, electronic musician"
- The Atlantic: Neal, "The Many Colors of Sound"
- Wikipedia: "Colors of Noise"
Listening or Videos
- Effects 101:
- Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music
Class Activities
- Discussion and demonstration of amplification of an acoustic or electronic signal
- Discussion and demonstration of distortion, overdrive and feedback as musical techniques
- Analysis of amplification and distortion in music of different styles
- Creation and manipulation of an electronically distorted sound
Assignments
- Identification and analysis of amplification and distortion in recorded music
- Designing a PA system for a specific need
- Comparison of live and studio recordings