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During this mid-sem break, I was able to book a long session on Monday in the recording studio.

I worked on refining my project (for sound lab), practising more looping, updating this blog and technical practice.
On Wednesday we had a very exciting trio rehearsal.
This involved N (projection mapping) and V (dance).
Our performance concept is developing well.

I decided to share some of what I've been up to on social media.
I have been able to find a better setup and become faster at it.

Things to do

• Look into getting my own equipment (for future non-uni related performances)
• Organise more rehearsals with the trio, and try out more ideas

Check out our video here:

This week led up to Good Friday.

I worked on looping, and played for a video and photoshoot involving the theremin.
I worked mostly on solo theremin.

Monday at Sound Lab was productive.

I found out on Wednesday that the gig next Friday has been postponed. It was originally going to be in a studio in Marrickville. We had a set with a VJ, dancer from Sydney Dance Company, and myself. We will likely host our own one later independently. I'm looking forward to working on our trio project next week. 

Watch my progress video here:

Experimenting with looping, soundscapes, textures and effects.
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x Joy

I had a listen to some of my music again on the weekend and I am now feeling a bit more positive. There is so much that sometimes I forget what I have recorded or made. At the moment I am working on making a theremin beat (thanks N for the idea). A suggested mixing the theremin drums I made with normal drums.

Things to do:

• Get onto mixing and mastering- watch videos
• Also loop pedal/equiment needed for live
• Refine my track for Sound lab- components and flow
• Conceptualise my live performance
• Send theremin loop to M in USA  for rapping
• Use limiters

Track specific goals:

• For single line- use thick analog synth- sound card- record
• Soft1 warm- add reverb
• Silk horns- ask trumpet player or convolution reverb
• Bass- low note then emerge or no chords
• Trumpet libraries/operator- smoother entry & tone. Make it less bright- automate for later
• Arrangement view- record brass
• Returns- sends// mutiple

Reflections from my Wednesday session:

• Theremin feels better when lower at belly-button height
• Experimented with midi mapping
• Condensed sounds- into 2 guitar rig files- easier to transition and combine sounds.
• Going to try and midi map the track too for smoother performance.
• Almost like having diff instruments/voices
• Also mapped effects

Friday session

• Experimented with looping
• How to undo and clear loops
• One with ephemeral sounds, one with distortion
• Also a better setup for theremin rehearsal (pads on left side)

Some tips from A:

• Can crescendo to desired note
• Use different movements with tuning space
• Have a conceptual flow of the piece and map it. E.g. brass, vocals distort/change- filter to blend in , theremin emerge so the theremin is not in the same space as brass and vocals (also a tip from S).​

x Joy ​