Terminology and basics (found.dig.med) Flashcards
Copyright in music?
Copyright Act 1968’
Fair dealing for purpose of parody or satire
Music licenses and royalties – through APRA AMCOS. Recommended to use this if you write your own music.
Tracks vs stems?
Multi tracks (tracks):
Contain each element of an audio recording often on separate tracks. Feature each individual layer. Multitrack files give us the flexibility for mixing.
Stems:
A collection of tracks that have been mixed, edited and so on. They are groupings of selected sections of tracks. The purpose of stems- a creative purpose. It is for reinvention.
The different forms of music reinvention
Remix - taking a piece of music and reinventing. Still identifiable as the original.
Mashup – Uses 2 songs. Will have to line up tempo, pitch, etc.
Arrangement – keeping the identity of a piece. Adapting a piece, not changing a lot but making it work in a different context.
Reorchestration – New instrumentation. Changing instrumentation often for a larger ensemble.
Mixdown – a process to make each layer of your music sit well together.
Remaster - -keeping an original audio and putting it into a new delivery format. More technical than creative.
DAW editing- why?
- To employ the same section of audio more than once within a project.
- To ‘stack’ multiple recordings of the same section for an ensemble effect.
- To create a rhythmic loop from a short section.
- To change the length of a sound to fit a specific gap (eg. Time stretching to fit the rhythm more).
- To create a structural change
- To compile (comp) the best parts from several recorded performances of the same material.
- To create unusual or interesting creative effects.
Destructive vs non destructive editing?
Destructive = This applies edits and processing directly to the audio data, changing the data immediately. If part of a track is deleted, that audio data is immediately removed.
Non- destructive = the original audio files aren’t altered in any way. The editing functions are a map of the actual audio data, which never affect the recorded source audio.
Types of audio editing
Cutting – is used to separate and remove audio. Also called slicing.
Fading – Is used to smooth out abrupt changes in volume. Fading 2 pieces of sound together (crossfading).
Mixing - Used to combine multiple audio files into one.
Simple, complex, and combining waveforms
SIMPLE WAVEFORMS
The simplest waveform is the sine wave, since it has only one frequency associated with it.
COMPLEX WAVEFORMS:
More than one thing going on at any point in time. The result of combining the instantaneous amplitudes of two (or more) sine waves.
COMBINING WAVEFORMS:
Simple waveforms can combine to create complex waveforms.
What is automation?
Automation refers to when an adjustment to volume, panning or a variety of FX parameters is designed to change/move throughout the song to achieve a multitude of desired sounds within the mixing process.
The 4 modes of automation
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