Folder_of_Mystery | "Monster"

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Assignment: Collaborate on audio game to generate material for class compilation. Reinforce previous skills while exploring possibilities of new processes and concepts. 3-5 minutes.

Process:
I took all of the samples in my Folder of Mystery and transformed them through different effects in SoundForge in ways that were appropriate to the different requirements involved (see below). I then imported the sound clips into Acid and structured them into the required bpm.

Concept:
The list of requirements for this "Folder of mystery" is as follows:

Color tone: Dark
Mood: Up
Place: In class, bullshitting my final
Motion: Down
Minimum sample length: 1 second
Forbidden sample: guitar
Forbidden effect/process: delay
Required effect/process: Amplitude Modulator
Project bpm: 113

Apparent are several contradictory requisites which made the conception even more complex and challenging. I rationalized the grouping of the "Up" mood, "Dark" color tone, and "Down" motion by creating a twisted, black comedic piece with stomping beats on the one. Vocals are faded and scratched to create a sort of crude, brutish half-breed monster/human narrative of romping destruction. The glue that holds the whole piece together into a cohesive composition are the rolls of drum-off-beats that twitter about like gnats to a dumb beast.

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