CC 1 week 2

Creative Computing


This weeks exercise was to record a number of samples of sounds using only an A4 sheet of paper and then to edit/manipulate those samples. To record the raw paper sounds I used a SM-58 microphone and recorded the signal into Pro-Tools. I then exported the files as AIFF's and imported them into Peak LE for editing.

The different ways of producing the paper sounds were all recorded onto one AIFF file (above) and markers were inserted to indicate the points where each different process of paper manipulation began.

Marker 1: Paper was held between the thumbs and blown into (like when whistling with a gumleaf)

Marker 2: Paper was grabbed from the outside edges and pulled apart quickly

Marker 3: Ripping the paper slowly

Marker 4: Ripping the paper quickly

Marker 5: Scrunching the paper up

Marker 6: Rubbing the paper up against glass

Marker 7+ : Wobbling the paper quickly, slowly walking away and towards the microphone.

Edited Sample 1

This sample used one of the raw paper sounds from marker 1. The sample was then copied and pasted until there were eight samples. Samples four and eight then had a segment of the middle of their waves copied and then pasted (blending was on) midway through the sample to lengthen them. The fourth note was then lowered in pitch by 200 cents (using the Apple plugin AU Pitch), notes five, six and seven were lowered 100 cents, (same process) and the final note was also lowered. (I think I may have lowered it by the wrong amount. I was trying to do a paper version of Beethoven's Fifth.) The sample is below titled beetpaper.mp3.

beetpaper.mp3

Edited Sample 2

In this sample I used two sounds from marker 2 to try to replicate a drum beat. This involved the positioning of the two different sounds so that they sound at the right times, then copy and paste. If a longer sample was required a loop could be set up. The drum sound sample is below titled bradxdrum-1.mp3 along with a screen shot of what the drum beat looks like.

bradxdrum-1.mp3

Edited Sample 3

This sample used a marker 4 sound of ripping paper quickly. The last part of this wave was copied and pasted numerous times to create an echo effect. All the pasted parts were then faded out over an extended period. Sound sample below titled ripecho.mp3.

ripecho.mp3

Edited Sample 4

In this sample a raw sound from marker 3 was used. The only effects used was fade in and fade out as there was unwanted noise which the fades helped to cover. Sound sample below titled slowrip.mp3.

slowrip.mp3

Edited sample 5

Sample five has no effects but below shows a screenshot of the two different regions marked out. The sound sample is also below titled crackle.mp3.

crackle.mp3

Edited Sample 6

Sample six used one of the sounds from marker 1. This sound then had its tempo slowed down without effecting the pitch. This sample was edited on Audacity. (note though we were supposed to use Peak LE and not use any effect like this I thought I would still include this as it surprised me.)

x1tempolong.mp3