Sound design questions and answers; buildings and food etc
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:43 pm
I love sound and texture. I can play 1 chord over and over and be endlessly enthralled by the subtleties of the changing overtones it creates. I also love simple melodies. I can be endlessly enthralled by being bludgeoned over the head with a simple repetitive melody. I also love questions and answers and finding solutions to problems. I enjoy the thought of representing complex abstract thoughts or emotions with simple tools. Finding simple solutions to not so simple problems.
No, I'm not high. But I have been thinking about all of this and what to do with it, and thought some others may want to join in. So, I thought I would post it here. If no one else is game, that's fine, I'll go at it alone.
I was thinking about picking an abstract idea or phrase, or an emotion, or maybe a picture and recreating it sonically as I perceive it with self-imposed limitations on the tools I use. This approach would have a multipronged effect:
1. Learn to get the most out of the gear I have
2. Increase my problem solving ability
3. Have fun
4. A whole bunch of other shit
I was thinking about limiting myself in the following ways:
1. Only allowed to use 3 pedals maximum, plus a looper pedal
2. Can only use 1 category of pedals at a time (for instance, I couldn't use a reverb and delay at the same time because they are both time-based effects. Or I couldn't use an overdrive and fuzz together because they are both dirt. You get the idea.
3. Finished product can be no longer than 1 minute and 6 seconds. The point is not to write a song, just focus on sound design. But melodies etc are fine if that is your solution to the problem.
So for instance, if the phrase was "plate of shrimp", how could this be interpreted into sound? One person may choose to represent what they see, while another may choose to represent what it smells and tastes like. Another person may recall a time when they got sick off some bad shrimp, while another may remember that he and his wife ate shrimp cocktail at their wedding and choose to represent those emotions.
If others wanted to join in, I could post a topic each Sunday, and then people can post their interpretations throughout the week. There would be no limit to how many entries you can submit. This isn't a contest, it is just an exercise. I think it would be neat to see how different people see different things, and how different people use different gear to solve a problem.
Seriously, I'm not high.
Nora
No, I'm not high. But I have been thinking about all of this and what to do with it, and thought some others may want to join in. So, I thought I would post it here. If no one else is game, that's fine, I'll go at it alone.
I was thinking about picking an abstract idea or phrase, or an emotion, or maybe a picture and recreating it sonically as I perceive it with self-imposed limitations on the tools I use. This approach would have a multipronged effect:
1. Learn to get the most out of the gear I have
2. Increase my problem solving ability
3. Have fun
4. A whole bunch of other shit
I was thinking about limiting myself in the following ways:
1. Only allowed to use 3 pedals maximum, plus a looper pedal
2. Can only use 1 category of pedals at a time (for instance, I couldn't use a reverb and delay at the same time because they are both time-based effects. Or I couldn't use an overdrive and fuzz together because they are both dirt. You get the idea.
3. Finished product can be no longer than 1 minute and 6 seconds. The point is not to write a song, just focus on sound design. But melodies etc are fine if that is your solution to the problem.
So for instance, if the phrase was "plate of shrimp", how could this be interpreted into sound? One person may choose to represent what they see, while another may choose to represent what it smells and tastes like. Another person may recall a time when they got sick off some bad shrimp, while another may remember that he and his wife ate shrimp cocktail at their wedding and choose to represent those emotions.
If others wanted to join in, I could post a topic each Sunday, and then people can post their interpretations throughout the week. There would be no limit to how many entries you can submit. This isn't a contest, it is just an exercise. I think it would be neat to see how different people see different things, and how different people use different gear to solve a problem.
Seriously, I'm not high.
Nora
