Audacity Project Embedded

Uploading to Soundcloud

1) Export your audacity file as an .mp3 file. File>Export. Select MP3 as your format. Be sure to make note of where you saved your file.

2) Sign Up/Sign In to soundcloud.com.

3) Once you have signed in,  click "Upload" in the upper right hand corner.

4) Choose your .mp3 file to upload. (Remember where you saved it!)

5) Title, tag, and add a description to your file. Save.

6) Congrats, you're uploaded! CLICK "Go to your sound."

7) Click on the "Share" button below the waveform. 

8) Copy the "widget" code. 

9) Start a new post on your blog. Click on the HTML tab in your compose window. Paste the Widget code here. (This is the same process as embedding vimeo.)

10) Publish! CONGRATS.

Follow Up to Class October 29

Dear class: 

We covered a lot in class this week! You do have a project due, next week, at the start of class. Please refer to the assignment sheet I handed out in class. This is also posted to the blog, as well as on blackboard under "assignments."

Under "readings" in blackboard, you will find .PDFs of the handouts we covered in class, as well as some other items. There is the TASCAM Manual and the Audacity overview. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES, PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP.

Some other reminders:

1) Be sure to make a reservation for the TASCAMs at the cage. Be sure to check them before you leave the cage (batteries, turns on and off, etc.). You will also need an SD card of your own to record your files onto. Make sure it is backed up, because you will likely need to format it. 

2) When Setting the setting on your TASCAM, go to: MENU> REC SETTINGS> WAV 24bit. This will ensure the highest quality audio recording.

3) In audacity, be sure to save often and frequently. As is always the case, save immediately, in your TRM 153 folder so you know where it is. Audacity does NOT autosave. Save often and frequently.

4) Once you finish your final edit, save a duplicate of your file under "FILENAME_mixdown.aup" This will collapse all of your tracks into one. Saving a duplicate file means that you can still go back and edit your original, which is important, while also having a saved version of your mix down. To do this, Select all (Command+A)> We will export to MP3 from this file at the beginning of class next week to upload and embed into our blogs. 

BEST OF LUCK WITH EVERYTHING THIS WEEK! And please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any issues. 

I also realized I forgot to hand you back your feedback for class. My apologies, I have a little page for each of you, and will give it to you in class next week. 

Best,

Jessica

SOUND/VOICE

VOICE/SOUND

CRITIQUE 3

Due: November 5, 2013

For next week, you must create a 3-4 minute audio piece to be presented in class on Tuesday November 5. In order to create this work, you will:

1. Create a library of 30 sounds and/or clips.

At least half must be originally recorded by you. Up to 15 clips may be appropriated.
Make a companion text document with the file name, description, and duration of each of these clips. Please note the appropriated clips. Title your clips like this: Lastname_00_description.mp3 (Example: Cage_34_drip.mp3)

2. Create a 3-4 minute audio work that responds to rhythm, narrative, or space. We will screen these in class.

Your audio work must include:

At least 15 of your 30 clips. No more than half of your clips may be appropriated. Bold all of the clips you used in your text document.
The work must include three distinct sections, chapters, or movements.

3. Create a folder with your final audio work, your text file, and library of 30 labeled sounds. Back up onto a thumb drive or hard drive. Please email this directly to your instructor, before the start of class. The file will likely be too big for regular email, so export it as a .zip file, and use wetransfer.com. Bring your computers, with your files to class next week.

SOUND/VOICE EXAMPLES

Rhythm
Steven Reich, Clapping Music

Narrative
Kathy High, Hospital Visit

Space
Quiet American, One minute vacations 
Ultrared, Transistors
Janet Cardiff, Walks (Louisiana, Alter Banhof)

Some Other Examples
John Cage, Radio Music, performed by ICE 
William S. Burroughs, Tape Cut Up and Calling All Reactive Agents
Stephen Vitiello, Tetrasomia

Ultra Red The Public Record: http://www.publicrec.org/directory.html
UBUWEB mp3 archive: http://www.ubu.com/sound/
((audience)): http://au.dience.org/

The Books, Take Time
Prefuse 73, Pagina Dos

Artist Presentations

TRM 153: Studio Concepts

Artist Presentations

Due November 12, 2013

Each member of class will be conducting independent research on a selected or assigned artist or filmmaker. You will present this research to the class on Tuesday November 12, 2013. Presentations should be between 7-10 minutes long. You may choose to write out your presentation or not, but you are required to turn in an outline and a bibliography at the time of your presentation. Please bring a hard copy for your instructor. For reference, it takes around 4-5 minutes to read one page of single spaced text at a slow pace. Be sure to practice.

Each presentation and outline must include:

1. Short biography of artist
2. Historical/social/political context of where and when your artist lived and made work
3. Major themes your artist addresses
4. The conceptual, technical, political, or other impact you think your artist had on their chosen media and/or society
5. An analysis of one work* or body of work* that you find reflects (3) and (4).

For photographic work: Choose 3-5 images from a series to analyze for the class.

For video/film/sound work: Select a 2-3 minute clip to view in class and analyze.

*These cannot be clips or images viewed in class.

Your bibliography must include at least 3 sources, cited MLA style:

1. A book OR academic article accessed via JSTOR (or similar)
2. Full Citation of the work you presented (this counts as one). Make sure to include the Title, date, and original media of the work. Also include where and how you accessed the work (DVD? Book? Slides? ArtStor? Ubuweb?).
3. Reputable Internet Sources (They count as one, but include all. Wikipedia does not count: any information you find here MUST be cited from a second, reputable source.)

Presenters and Artists

Sorenna	Andy Warhol (focus on time based media)
Sahan	Bill Viola
Lindsay	Vivian Maier
Eva	Vera Chytilova
Sarah	Dara Birnbaum
Anna	Carrie Mae Weems
Henry	John Cage
Matt	Francis Ford Coppola
Xizhe	Lars Von Trier
Erin	Nan Goldin

Vimeo Test Embed

hsieh from jessica posner on Vimeo.

Embedding Vimeo Videos Into Blogger

1. Export file from Adobe Premiere Pro to Vimeo Specs: H.264, choose appropriate Vimeo Preset

2. Sign Up: https://vimeo.com/ (You will only need to do this once. After this, you will just log in).

3. Upload your Video. Follow the prompts and wait. 

4. Once upload is complete, go into settings. Under "Privacy," make your video available to be embedded.

5. Once your video loads, click on the "share" icon in the upper right hand corner of your video.

6. This window will pop up. Select and copy (command + c) the "Embed" code. 

6. Begin a new post on blogger.

7. Select the "HTML" tab in the top left corner of the composer. Paste your code here.

8. Publish. CONGRATULATIONS!