In order to reach my future goals of becoming an artist/producer i need to focus on the following 3 targets:
1) I need to start networking more with like minded people in order to increase my opportunities of breaking into the industry by working alongside and with these people. To do so i will need to become more social and converse with people that i dont know in order to progress.
2) I could also start to do volunteering in local studios in order to gain experience working in a studio environment. Also, it will give me an insight on what life is like working for a recording studio. I will then be able to see the different roles at work and be able to decided properly where i would like to see myself working (plugger/producer ect)
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Functions of a keyboard 2
Q1: Briefly describe the functions of the three pedals you would find on a grand piano.
2: Give 3 differences between an Grand and Upright piano.
3: What parameters can you control with the keys of a midi keyboard?
4: If you use a sustaining pedal on an electric keyboard or with a midi controller keyboard, what does it do? what does it not do which a real sustaining pedal does?
5: What are the advantages/disadvantages of shaping midi data using a keyboard? Give some examples of when using the software interface may be better.
1: Right pedal - sustains notes by lifting up dampers allowing vibrations to die out naturally
left pedal - makes notes quiet by moving dampers across so that hit 1 out of the 3 strings.
middle pedal -
2: The shape of the piano. The way the piano is played - the strings and dampers are positioned horizontally in a grand piano. And vertically in an upright piano. Also, the middle pedal (sostenuto) has a different function on an upright piano. On an upright piano it is called the practice pedal. It ultimately makes the piano quiet in order to practice and not disturb others.
3: You can control the velocity (this is done by pressing harder or lighter on the keys) - this is only possible if the keys are touch sensitive. You can control the pitch by using a pitch bender which is usually a knob on the side of the keyboard. You can control the tempo by manually playing fast or slow. Depending on the midi keyboard, one can alter the instrument used. For example - to drums/ trumpet/ guitar/ bass ect. Some keyboards can add effects suchas EQ, Delay, Reverb ect.
4: It still sustains the notes - as a pedal on a piano would do. However, it does not lift up dampers to do so - it sends electric waves to notify the main motherboard of the keyboard to sustain the note as long as there is pressure on the pedal.
5: The advantages of shaping midi data using a keyboard would be that one could play live whilst altering the sound. Also, it is an easier and quicker process than recording the midi data onto a computer and then adding effects suchas Delay/EQ. The disadvantages of shaping data using a keyboard would occur if one wanted all of the notes to be at the same velocity. This could not be achieved by using a keyboard.
2: Give 3 differences between an Grand and Upright piano.
3: What parameters can you control with the keys of a midi keyboard?
4: If you use a sustaining pedal on an electric keyboard or with a midi controller keyboard, what does it do? what does it not do which a real sustaining pedal does?
5: What are the advantages/disadvantages of shaping midi data using a keyboard? Give some examples of when using the software interface may be better.
1: Right pedal - sustains notes by lifting up dampers allowing vibrations to die out naturally
left pedal - makes notes quiet by moving dampers across so that hit 1 out of the 3 strings.
middle pedal -
2: The shape of the piano. The way the piano is played - the strings and dampers are positioned horizontally in a grand piano. And vertically in an upright piano. Also, the middle pedal (sostenuto) has a different function on an upright piano. On an upright piano it is called the practice pedal. It ultimately makes the piano quiet in order to practice and not disturb others.
3: You can control the velocity (this is done by pressing harder or lighter on the keys) - this is only possible if the keys are touch sensitive. You can control the pitch by using a pitch bender which is usually a knob on the side of the keyboard. You can control the tempo by manually playing fast or slow. Depending on the midi keyboard, one can alter the instrument used. For example - to drums/ trumpet/ guitar/ bass ect. Some keyboards can add effects suchas EQ, Delay, Reverb ect.
4: It still sustains the notes - as a pedal on a piano would do. However, it does not lift up dampers to do so - it sends electric waves to notify the main motherboard of the keyboard to sustain the note as long as there is pressure on the pedal.
5: The advantages of shaping midi data using a keyboard would be that one could play live whilst altering the sound. Also, it is an easier and quicker process than recording the midi data onto a computer and then adding effects suchas Delay/EQ. The disadvantages of shaping data using a keyboard would occur if one wanted all of the notes to be at the same velocity. This could not be achieved by using a keyboard.
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