NF3: Take a Rest

DEFINITIONS- 
Rest- a measured interval of silence between tones

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In this assignment we had to turn quarter notes into rests. Rests basically stops the tone after one note. This assignment wasn't really hard because you just had to delete some quarter notes of your composition.

NF2: When Two Become One

DEFINITIONS-
Half Note- a note having one half the duration of a whole note

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For this assignment i had to combine 2 quarter notes to make a half note. While doing this assignment i learned that one half note occupies two spaces and that you cannot place a half note at the end because i was trying to do that but it didn't work.

NF1: Quarter Note Madness!

DEFINITIONS-Staff- The horizontal lines on and between which notes are written or printed: the placement of a note on the staff indicates its pitch.

Time Signature- Indicating the unit of measurement and the number of beats in the following measure or measures.

Measure- The extent, dimensions, capacity, etc. of anything, esp. as determined by a standard.

Quarter Note- A note having one fourth the duration of a whole note.

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What I did for this assignment was make a composition out of 32 quarter notes. This wasn't difficult because all you had to do was decide where you wanted the notes at. Even though this wasn't hard it took a couples of days because I had to hear it over and over so I can make sure it sounded OK.

Audacity Radio Commercial Project

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For this project i had to do a commercial for aa artist of my choice. It was very difficult to finish because i had to write my own speech. But after i wrote it was easy.

SPEECH-
Artist i'm using : Ed Sheeran

Songs I’m using: ( Album: + )

• Kiss Me
• Give me love
• Drunk

Hey guys! Have you heard of the new up and coming artist Ed Sheeran? Well, if you haven't, you better go pick up his debut album Plus. This album contains the songs “Kiss Me”, “Give Me Love”, and “Drunk”. This album contains songs that tell stories about his life. His amazing voice makes it even more pleasurable to listen to. According to BBC Music

“ Ed Sheeran, whose unlikely combination of acoustic folk and grime has seen him become one of 2011’s biggest domestic successes.”

DEFINITIONS-
Propaganda- The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.


Compel- To cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure.


Exaggerate- To enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal.

Promoter- A substance that in very small amounts is able to increase the activity of a catalyst.

Audacity Bleep Project

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For this Assignment I used the song "Marvins Room" By Drake. I had to bleep out all the curses in the song. This assignment wasn't that hard but it took a lot of time to complete. 

Audacity First Narration Project: Part 6

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For this part of the project I had revise my recording and at the end I had to fade it out. This part was very easy and didn't take that much time to complete. I enjoyed doing this project it was really  fun and plus I got to talk about my favorite artist. At first it was difficult but along the way it got easier. 


DEFINITIONS-
Clipping- Distortion to sound, usually due to the audio being too loud.

File Name Extension- A suffix of three or four characters added to a file name which defines the format of its contents. 

Audacity First Narration Project: Part 5

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For this part of the project I had to use the Auto-Duck effect which lowers the volume of the song so you can hear my voice. This part of the project wasn't hard and it was very easy to do. I think that the Auto-Duck helped the recording a lot because in the 4th part of the project you can hear my voice but the music was all in the same volume and in this part the music actually lowers when you hear my voice.


DEFINITIONS-
Batch Processing- Automation of a series of repetitive tasks on a computer so that the tasks run without manual intervention.

Dynamic Range- The difference between the loudest and softest part in an audio recording, the maximum possible being determined by its sample format. For a device, the difference between its maximum possible undistorted signal and its Noise Floor. 

Audacity First Narration Project: Part 4

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For this part of the project I had to separate the sentences and put each sentence where I wanted to. I enjoyed doing this because I felt like I was actually saying it. This assignment wasn't very hard and only took a couple of minutes to complete. I also had to use the labeling APP to decide  where to put my sentences which helped me a lot.

DEFINITIONS-
kHz- One kilohertz (kHz) is 1000 Hz.

Red Book- The most widely used standard for representing audio on CD, requiring stereo, 16-bit,  44100 Hz.

Audacity First Narration Project: Part 3

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For this assignment I had to import the song that I'm using for this assignment. The song I chose was    " Lego House " by Ed Sheeran. This part wasn't as difficult as i thought it was actually really easy.

DEFINITIONS
Codec- A computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream.

Windows Direct Sound- A Windows interface between applications (such as Audacity) and the sound card driver.

Audacity First Narration Project: Part 2

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For this assignment I had to split all my sentences. Then I had to remove any unwanted noise from the recording. I also had to level out the volume. This assignment wasn't so hard but it took a very long time for me to do it because I was learning all the new skills that I didn't know before.

DEFINITIONS
Compression-A process that tends to even out the overall volume level by increasing the level of softer passages and decreasing the level of louder passages.

Dynamic range-The difference between the loudest and softest part in an audio recording

Noise floor-A level or amplitude representing the amount of near-continuous background noise present in the signal.

Audacity First Narration Project: Part 1

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For this assignment I had to write 5 sentences on one of my favorite artists. I picked Ed Sheeran because I love the way he sings. After we were done writing the 5 sentences we had to record yourself saying the 5 sentences. This assignment was somewhat hard because I didn't know what to write at first but it was fun because i got to write about one of my favorite artists. 

DEFINITIONS-
ADC- The part of a sound card which records an analog, real world sound like a voice or guitar and converts it to a numerical representation of the audio that a computer can manipulate.

Clipping- Distortion to sound, usually due to the audio being too loud

DAC- Digital to analog converter. The part of a sound card which plays back a numerical representation of audio as an analog, real world sound like a voice or guitar.

Edward Christopher Sheeran best known as " Ed Sheeran " is an acoustic singer and songwriter. He released a song called " Lego House " a few years ago. As you listen  you can actually hear all the emotions in him as he sings. The lyrics that go along with this song makes you think of what the song is about. His delicate guitar strumming communicates emotions in a special way.

Audacity Assignment 6: Name Echo

DEFINITIONS
Mp3: A size compressed audio which is the main format for transmitting audio over the internet.

AAC: Files that most of the time contain MA4.

Ogg Vorbis: An open source size compressed

In this assignment I had to make my name echo. This was a fun assignment because you got to pick where you wanted your name to echo. In this assignment I had to generate silence 3 seconds after my voice. Then I had to make my voice echo.

Audacity Assignment 5: Cutting and Time Shifting

DEFINITIONS-
Audacity Project Format- The format in which Audacity stores its projects. This consists of a reference file with the extension .aup and a large number of small audio files with extension. This structure makes it quicker for Audacity to move audio around ideal for cutting and pasting audio in a project.


Hz- Hertz. Measures a frequency event in number of cycles per second.


kHz- One kilohertz (kHz) is 1000 Hz.

For this assignment we had to shift our voices to another place. I learned how to move a recording around to put it anywhere I want.

Audacity Assignment 4: Add a Beat Under Your Name

DEFINITIONS-
Sample- A discrete value at a point in a waveform representing the audio at that point.
Sample Rate- Measured in Hz like frequency, this represents the number of digital samples captured per second in order to represent the waveform
Sample Format-
Also known as Bit Depth or Word Size. The number of computer bits present in each audio sample.

In this assignment I had to look for a beat. It was fun looking for the beat because it kind of went along with your recording. I learned how to put a beat in your recording all you have to do is drag it to Audacity.

Audacity Assignment 3:Fade your name in and out

DEFINITIONS-
Linear- A simple, directly proportional, one-to-one, straight-line relationship.

Logarithmic- A non- Linear relationship where one item is proportional to the logarithm of the other item. So for a logarithmic fade in, the curve becomes flatter with time; a logarithmic fade-out becomes steeper with time

Gain- A measure of how much a signal is amplified.

In this assignment I had to fade in and out my voice. This was pretty cool because it was low then high then low. I also learned what logarithmic means which I didn't know. 

Audacity Assignment 2: Amplify your name

DEFINITIONS-
Amplitude- The level or magnitude of a signal.

dB- A logarithmic unit describing the ratio of that unit to a reference level.

In this assignment I had to amplify my voice which is just making the recording louder.

Audacity Assignment 1: Record your name

DEFINITIONS-
Audio file format- A file format for strong audio data on a computer system. IT can be a raw 
bit-stream, but it is usually a container format or an audio data format with defined storage layer.

Waveform- A curve showing the shape of a wave at a given time. 

WAV-  An Audio File Format. 

In this assignment I had to record my voice saying my DJ name I learned that a WAV was an audio file format.