Week 7 Summary

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(NOTE that the information on this page is not always up to date. Check assignments pages for official due dates.)
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Monday  11/2

Did first EM history preso (way behind schedule!) and assigned quiz for next class session. Work time on #5. Will hear #5 at START of period next time. Also next time: intro use of audio samples, history topic #2 (?), set test 1 date.

Introduced Rewire today - and did the whole thing including routing mixed and individual audio from Reason to Logic and routing Arrange track control info to Reason instruments. Consolidated old assignments 6 and 6A into current 6, but need to formally announce it to class next time.

There are still projects that I have not heard: some #5 and all #1 from first-time 8 students.

NEED TO DO THIS NEXT: Introduced the class presentation project assignment.

Introduced the use of imported audio, which we obtained from sampleswap. Looked at bringing in multiple audio clips and two ways of synchronizing their tempos. Heard #5 and a couple remaining #4. Reviewed quiz at start of period. STILL NEED TO DO HISTORY TOPIC 2, assign quiz 2 and test 1 date.

Introduced the class presentation assignment and set deadline for submission of proposals for next Thursday, November 12 at start of period - with schedule announced by the following Tuesday and earliest projects scheduled for one week after that. Went over the requirements for project 6 and set the deadline as end of period next Tuesday.

(Neglected to let students know that next Thursday I'll ask everyone to briefly share their project plan in class. Also next time, must start with the info for project 7.)

Work time on #6, due at start of next session. Last time I had Introduced downloads from Sampleswap.org, saving files on local drive, importing audio into Logic - Continued today with methods of synchronizing tempo of sample to Logic (change Logic tempo or use Pitch/Time Machine) and basic audio editing functions. Work time on #6. In that we have two holidays coming up... #6 is due next time. We reviewed quiz 2 and did test 1 at end of period.

Test 1 and other stuff...

Introduced the class presentation project assignment. Went over -- again - the setup for rewiring Logic and Reason. Class worked on this and I did some individual trouble-shooting. Did explain briefly how to connect Reason instruments to the Logic mixer individually via external midi instruments. Heard #5 - the sampler/matrix assignment. Reviewed process of making server backups.

Need to hear at least some project 5 today by end of period. Should also introduce method for making server backup. Joined sampleswap.org and downloaded samples. Then brought them into Logic. NOTE: Did not do the server backup demo - next time!

Heard many #6 assignments, but a few still need to play this for me on Tuesday. We now know the techniques necessary to do #6a, so go over that assignment on Tuesday. Look ahead to #7 and see what else needs to be introduced. (Neglected to let students know that next Thursday I'll ask everyone to briefly share their project plan in class. Also next time, must start with the info for project 7.)

Presidents Day Holiday - no class

Introduced the class presentation project assignment. Went over -- again - the setup for rewiring Logic and Reason. Class worked on this and I did some individual trouble-shooting. Did not yet explain how to connect Reason instruments to the Logic mixer individually - do this on Thursday

Heard assignment #4 from a few remaining students. Test #1 at start of period. Almost the entire remaining session was used for work time on assignment #5. Did introduce two brief concepts: bouncing to mp3 and automating the Output 1-2 fader via automation in the Arrange window - e.g. to do a fade-out at the end of a piece.

#6 is due. (Some still did not play it!) Review how to backup to server. Review how to connect Reason instruments to Logic individually. Assigned project 6a.  (Neglected to let students know that next Thursday I'll ask everyone to briefly share their project plan in class. Also next time, must start with the info for project 7.)

Test 1 at beginning of period. Work time on assignment 4 to be heard this period. Did/re-did the basic introduction to simple editing of the ES1 and assignment #5 for next week. Work time on #5 for those who finished #4.

(Save for next week: Introduced the import of audio samples into Logic audio tracks, and techniques for matching to tempo of sequence, including use of time and pitch machine - normally this might have been done this week except we missed the previous Friday for a holiday.)

(Test 1 scheduled for next class. Still need to do: introduction to importing audio files: went to sampleswap.org and signed up, downloaded an audio sample, imported the sample into a Logic audio track.) Today: heard #4. Work time on #5. Will hear #5 after test this Wednesday.

Introduced the class presentation project assignment. Went over -- again - the setup for rewiring Logic and Reason. Class worked on this and I did some individual trouble-shooting. Did not yet explain how to connect Reason instruments to the Logic mixer individually - do this on Thursday.

Heard assignment #5 from most students - the sound design project. (Next time: Introduce basic audio editing of imported waveforms in Logic and leave some time to work on this. Introduce the Time and Pitch machine and the basic audio edits. Remind class of deadline for assignment 6.)

Introduce the class project assignment. (Neglected to let students know that next Thursday I'll ask everyone to briefly share their project plan in class.) Mostly work time on the Logic project (this quarter only). Introduce time/pitch machine.

Test 1 at beginning of period. Work time on assignment 5 to be heard at end of period. Introduced the import of audio samples into Logic audio tracks, and techniques for matching to tempo of sequence, including use of time and pitch machine - and announced the due date for assignment 6 using these techniques. Students who finished assignment 5 early worked on assignment 6. Heard most assignment 5 projects but ran out of time to hear the last few - need to hear the remaining students' assignments next time.