CC 1 week 12

Similar to Schaffer and Henry works with Train sounds and Orchestral sounds, this piece will be based on one particular source, this being the newspaper. The textures of all sounds will be derived from a newspaper which will also act as the impetus for the score. I will find sounds associated with newspapers, ie: reading, rustling etc. These sounds will then be arranged and manipulated to create the 'Music concrete' piece of music.
The piece will consist of two contrasting sections, (A & B). Section A will be based on the more serious stories towards the front of the paper and thus shall have a dark ambient underlying tone that will be interrupted by bursts of sounds. Section B will have a lighter feel with sounds crossfading in and out and will be based on some of the lighter stories from the paper.
The sounds to be used in this piece will consist of sounds made by the paper alone as well as stories being read, recorded and then manipulated. In the samples of read sounds I will attempt to make certain words legible while the rest citations become less legible, (ala Stockhausen). The last process to be used to produce sounds will utilise filters in MetaSynth. Sections of the paper will be retyped using different colours and font sizes and these retyped stories will make up the required filters.
Software to be used in this piece will be as follows:-

• MetaSynth, for Filters and general sound editing.
• Audacity
• Spear
• Peak LE
• Pro Tools, for final mix down.
  
  Please see the Jpeg below which roughly shows the conception of the piece.