Introduction Originating from the streets of Harlem comes a song that, initially, did not gain much fan fair, but went viral on the internet after comedian, Filthy Frank, made a ridiculous dance video of it (Knopper, 2013). Thousands of copycats created different version in unexpected environments such as skydiving or underwater(Allencastre, 2013). The song is called Harlem Shake by DJ producer, Bauuer. These videos popularized a underground, electronic, dance music (EDM) genre known as “trap”.
Synthesizers can create all sorts of bizarre noises, from realistic sounding violins and cellos to distorted out of the world sounds almost all programmed by hand. They come in many different sizes, from portable keyboards to humongous mainframes. They are in music, movies, TV shows and just about anything nowadays. Synthesizers are an amazing tool for musicians, with the steep learning curve they come with, can really benefit any one that could understand them. What is a Synthesizer? A Synthesizer
MIDI for beginners Background The acronym MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A Musical Instrument is a machine that makes sounds which humans have decided to call music. Digital means information that is encoded in numerical form, i.e. numbers, while Interface means a machine which facilitates communication between two or more systems. In practical terms, MIDI is a standard way for all sorts of modern musical equipment to talk to each other. This equipment commonly
History of Early Electronic Music” Little White Earbuds. N.p., 6 June 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2014. Elsea, Peter. “Analog Tape Recorders” Analog Tape. Electronic Music Studio of the University of California, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2014 “A Brief History of the Synthesizer” Logic 9 Express Instruments. Apple Inc., 2009. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
This essay deals with the relationship of technology in developing new forms of musical expression in films. It focuses on how film music evolved from orchestras to the use of technology and how music technology has opened new horizons for film industry. There is an important historical relationship between films and music. Starting with the early film sound or “The Golden Age” (1933-1949) was served in special by orchestras, who did whatever was asked of them by the executives assigned to particular
Ever since the beginning of time the human mind has been puzzled by the perception of what is now called music. The most primitive sound of the early drums had a very particular effect on the members of the neighboring clans and tribes; who took the drumming as a way of long distance communication among other things. But the most important interpretation of the early music had to do with the effect of making people react to the different moods of this drumming, by combining time and sound it was
There are other precursors like the Novachord and the Ondes Martenot, which used a sliding metal piece in addition to a keyboard to create pitches, but it wasn’t until 1964 that Robert Moog released the first voltage controlled synthesizer. Moog said in his documentary: Synthesizer Documentary ~ Moog by Hans Fjellestad: ‘In retrospective it looks like it was meant to happen. I was building and selling Theremin kits, because of that I met Herbert Deutsch who was a musician, using them in his music
by two men, raised by parents of musical background, that changed the way we produce music through technology. Pierre Schaeffer, the father of musique concrète, introduced abstract sound outside of the musical theory boundaries. Robert Moog developed synthesizers which became a milestone in the technology of electronic music. In their life spans, they both played huge, influential roles in developing and shaping the analog era. On August 14, 1910, Pierre Schaeffer was born in Nancy, France. His
This article will focus on the early and pioneering development of new and emergent sounds and music recording formats and their impact on the earlier analogue music industry. Through this historical research and analysis, the paper will report on how the early digital music pioneers applied these new technologies, techniques and procedures in the production of music and sound. Analogue Being Replaced by digital Digital recordings are made with ones and zeros, while analogue recordings are made
I believe that an extremely important trait, not only in school work but real world engineering as well, is the ability to learn and adapt quickly. Learning to learn has been one of the most interesting aspects of my college career, but it has been a large factor in the way I manage both school and work. When learning a new computer program or taking a different math course than last semester, the information and process can change but if one can adapt to the new situation they can easily be successful
produced by Giorgio Moroder and performed by Donna summers. It is an all time disco classic which used futuristic production in an era where the industry standard was orchestra. It is the first of its kind in this genre of music as it uses programmed synthesizers and time signature of four-four. The sound of this track gives the impression that it’s ahead of its time. It seems like the sounds that gave birth to the electronic dance music as we know it. For a track that is thirty years old it still has
21st Century music. This has involved analysis of the development and continuing refinement of the computer in today’s music industry, as well as the theory of the synthesiser and the various pioneers of electronic technology, including Dr. Robert Moog and Les Paul. Also within the essay, I have discussed the increasing use of computers in the recording studio. The computer has become an indispensable tool in ensuring that both recording and playback sound quality is kept at the maximum possible
the theremin's first virtuoso. Theremin worked on many variations of his original instrument including the Terpsitone (controlled by the entire body), an electric cello, and a theremin controlled only by the eyes. In 1954 Robert Moog (famous for his synthesizers of the same name) started production of the theremin. His company, Big Briar Inc., still produces them today. It also produces kits for those who wish to build their own theremin. The popularity of the theremin started to rise again and
Rhyming words are catchy, especially if you use them in literature such as in poems and storytelling. Such words are also used in the music industry with lots of songs, particularly raps, having words that rhyme in them. Just because we love our dogs too much, we also want to know what rhyming words we should use if ever we write something about them. This is a list of some of the words that rhyme with dog and their corresponding meanings. Classification of words that rhyme with dog End rhyme. It
When asked to name the first rock song that pops into his head, my boyfriend instantly replied with, “’Simple Man is rock, right?’”. What he did not know was that the song he named was from one of the greatest bands of all time within the genre of southern rock. A subgenre of rock, southern rock was a combination of blues, country, jazz, and R&B (Stack et al., 2014). The background that shaped southern rock, the characteristics as well as instruments and technology used in the music, and the artists/songs
bands in the early 1960s in Britain and the United States. Some of its typical instruments included the electric guitar with effects like fuzz, phaser, and reverb. Other instruments were bass guitar, a drum kit, the electronic organ, a sitar, a moog synthesizer, and theremin. One of the greatest psychedelic rock bands in the United States would be the Grateful Dead. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock) Early heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple attracted
rock groups expanded the timbral palette of the then-traditional rock instrumentation of the guitar, organ, bass, and drums by adding instruments more typical of jazz music. Some unique instruments from the jazz period - most noticeably the Moog Synthesizer and the Mellotron - have become closely associated with the Progressive rock genre of music (Jazz-rock 1) Drawing on their classical, and jazz experimental influences, progressive rock artists are more likely to explore time signatures other