TouchAble

Here are a couple of videos I'd like you to watch to get a better sense of what you can do with TouchAble. Love this app! Watch these videos tonight, and on Friday, we'll start building some tracks in Ableton that you will be able to play and interact with using TouchAble!

'Free' synth app

http://discchord.com/blog/2015/10/7/synthmaster-player-for-ios-update.html

Although there are in-app purchases within this app, it would be worth looking at the free version to see what it does. And it is Audiobus compatible.

Advanced Werkbench Features

This video shows off some advanced features in Werkbench. We have not yet worked with the Audiobus app, so you won't yet be able to do all of what you see here. Take a look, however, and you may be inspired to try some more adventurous sampling, overdubbing, and importing.

Werkbench Project

WERKBENCH PROJECT

Phase One: Sound creating and collecting.  By Wed 10/7

Your Werkbench project should include the following:

• 4 sets of samples on both sides A and B
• rhythmic ideas
• melodic ideas
• sound effects
• sounds from around Pingree School

Phase Two: Structuring of composition within Werkbench.   By Fri 10/9

• deciding where sounds will be stored/structured to facilitate the your composition and your performance

Phase Three: Notating of the live performance structure.  By Wed 10/14

• developing your own notation system (text, graphics, symbols) in which you lay out your composition
• each section, and what happens within each section should be clearly labeled.  (to help you organize your live performance)

Phase Four: Rehearsing for live performance.

• practicing the realization of your notated composition, developing comfort and confidence for your live performance

Phase Five: Live Performance (in class, for your peers).   By Fri 10/16

• Your live performance should include the following:

• The use of ‘Play’ mode (sequences will play by themselves)
• The use of Trigger’ mode (you will play your sampled sounds in real time)
• Real-time manipulation of at least 3 of the following: volume, pitch, filter, decay, panning, envelope, echo
• A section that features improvisation

Phase Six: Creating an audio recording and video of your final product.   By Mon 10/19

• to be completed outside of class
• a recorded ‘take’ of a complete performance of your composition
• uploading and sharing your audio work on Soundcloud
• partner with someone in class to use the iPad camera to create a video of you performing your work (possible upload to YouTube?) (possibly use Production Room in the Learning Commons?)

Madeon

The video we watched in class today...

Figure to Soundcloud, etc.

Cool class today. Nice to hear the experimentation you did in Werkbench. I am looking forward to continuing ways to look at how both Werkbench and Figure can become 'performance instruments' rather than just music machines where you 'hit play and walk away'. And we began exploring that idea in Ableton Live today in using keyboard mapping in order to trigger and stop clips. The more we work with this, the more connections you will see.

Important terminology to remember:
Dry vs. Wet audio signals
Filters: Low-Pass and High-Pass
X/Y Pad controllers
Automation
Keyboard mapping

For homework tonight, create and record a project in Figure and upload your final work to your Soundcloud account. You will need your Soundcloud login information to do so. I look forward to hearing your work!

GO FIGURE!

I know you've all already played around with the Figure app a bit. Check out this video of an outstanding performance and creative approach to using the app. Wow!



And I'd recommend checking out all of the videos, in order, in the playlist at THIS LINK. What a powerful app!