electroacoustic plan

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INTRO HOME Setting the scene Daily Life (Sub Bass for impending sense of something not right) THOUGHTS (T): Regular rhythm, fairly gentle with slight changes in pace, comfortable pitches for the ear EMOTIONS (E): Medium loudness (not overly loud/soft), the space in the mix will be quite focused (not huge amounts of reverb or panning), smooth articulation, notes of a longer duration EXTERIOR/SURROUNDINGS (ES): Sounds will be clear and recognisable, textures the same HUMAN INTERATION (HI): Human voices/words will be audible and focused BREAK DOWN Things begin to change/warp Exert from metamorphosis T: Pace/tempo becomes faster then dramatically slow and random, the rhythms will be frantic and chaotic with no order, uncomfortable pitch E: Extremes of loudness and softness/ dynamics, articulation is short and chaotic, panning maybe chaotic and disorientating, the psychological space in the mix will be come greater in distance making you feel less grounded ES: The same sounds used previously begin to become warp and unrecognisable, the noises become sinister and confused HI: Human voices/words begin to become inaudible/confusing/random/intimidating/nasty CLIMAX Big climatic build Climax enters into a calm, dream like place This is a total break from the mental state and the physical self (self preservation) The body is no longer present; the brain is momentarily free from both aspects Exert from ‘Beautiful as the day’ – 5 Children and It T: After the build there will be no specific ‘thought’ aspects eg rhythm/tempo

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  • INTRO HOME Setting the scene Daily Life (Sub Bass for impending sense of something not right) THOUGHTS (T): Regular rhythm, fairly gentle with slight changes in pace, comfortable pitches for the ear EMOTIONS (E): Medium loudness (not overly loud/soft), the space in the mix will be quite focused (not huge amounts of reverb or panning), smooth articulation, notes of a longer duration EXTERIOR/SURROUNDINGS (ES): Sounds will be clear and recognisable, textures the same HUMAN INTERATION (HI): Human voices/words will be audible and focused BREAK DOWN Things begin to change/warp Exert from metamorphosis T: Pace/tempo becomes faster then dramatically slow and random, the rhythms will be frantic and chaotic with no order, uncomfortable pitch E: Extremes of loudness and softness/ dynamics, articulation is short and chaotic, panning maybe chaotic and disorientating, the psychological space in the mix will be come greater in distance making you feel less grounded ES: The same sounds used previously begin to become warp and unrecognisable, the noises become sinister and confused HI: Human voices/words begin to become inaudible/confusing/random/intimidating/nasty CLIMAX Big climatic build Climax enters into a calm, dream like place This is a total break from the mental state and the physical self (self preservation) The body is no longer present; the brain is momentarily free from both aspects Exert from Beautiful as the day 5 Children and It T: After the build there will be no specific thought aspects eg rhythm/tempo

  • E: After the build the dynamics will become much softer/heaven like, slow/long articulation/duration of notes ES: After the build there will be no physical exterior represented so no familiar/worldly sounds HI: An excerpt from 5 children and it will be audible END (Talk about Spectromorphology here) Return to normality Same sounds, familiar surroundings but everything is changed The journey has left a lasting impact T: Reduced Listening - Rhythm will be introduced starting fast and slowly reducing over time (back to its normal state) There will, however, be some fluttering notes to signify that everything cannot return to normal after an experience like this E: The dynamics will return to a medium, with no extremes here, the psychological space will reduce, back to a more focused listen. There will, again, however be some very brief inclusions of the previously experienced extremes ES: The sounds will appear to be returning to normal in clarity, texture etc however there will be still some manipulations of the sounds, possibly sweeping in and out to portray the lingering confusion/trauma HI: Voices will become audible again but wont necessarily be comprehendible or clear or they may still be warped in some way, however they shouldnt appear sinister. The journey of the piece has led to a permanent change in the music, as was in the represented person experience the psychosis White noise represents change (the dull roar in the background)