My aims for project 4 were to write extensive and in-depth research tasks which will aid me during the project and help me acquire knowledge in the fields of sound design and compositional skills, write a song in a genre out of my comfort zone and collaborate with a vocalist. During all of this, my goal was to document all of my progress in session diaries. I was able to complete all of the tasks in time, handing them in on the deadlines, I stuck to my original action plan and proposal and which helped me complete all tasks on time and structure my free time to work on the project. Currently, I’m working towards a distinction which I was aiming for and I am very happy with the incredibly positive feedback I have received from my marker. I have learned a lot in the last eight weeks, explored new techniques and broadened my musical horizon. A lot of this is due to the fact that I ventured into a new and unknown territory and went out of my comfort zone to write something very e...
In my last entry I stated that I would re-record the vocal but after long and careful consideration and some more feedback from friends and tutors, I decided to keep the take we had already recorded. My reasoning behind choosing not to re-record the vocal is that I really like the take, I think that we captured the emotions of the song. There are a couple of intricacies of her performance which I think could not be replicated. I tested the Rode NT1A with Lauren and in my opinion, it does sound better than the TLM 103 by Neumann. Her voice sounds fuller and more natural but I think for this specific song the TLM 103 was the right choice because the vocal is a bit more breathy and almost heavenly. It’s quite hard to describe but the sound of it melds well with the instrumental. On Monday in sequencing skills, I presented my track to the class and my lecturer Shea and received very positive feedback. He said that I should sit down and mix the vocal again but not re-record it. W...