Chaos from randomness

Our group used the sounds of falling water and the soft sounds of nature to create the soundscape. 

They have been processed through Audacity, using the tools amplify, normalize, increase pitch, increase tempo, echo, Wahwah and reverse. 

We did not organize the order in which we used the effects to modify the sound files; rather, we used them in a random order, showing that uncontrolled noise can come out of randomness.

The mood the music evokes is that of chaos and uncontrolled music, showing that a normally soothing sound like falling water or background noises (our original recording) can be changed into something noisy, abnormal, and agitative.

It shows how order can change into chaos, for example, how a group of marching ants can run in all directions if there is but a small disturbance in their environment.

Done by: Andre Hui, [15], Ching Wai, [8], Daniel Ang, [9] and Hia Ming [13], all from the class of 1D.

RI 1Q 22to26 - wahwahboom

We are index no.s 22 to 26 from 1Q. We have created a piece of music that involves shutting a fire extinguisher cabinet's door and knocking the side of the fire extinguisher cabinet.

With a programme called Audacity, we edited the original file to make it sound like someone whacking a golf ball with a golf club off course, with the ball sounds like bouncing on the water. This was because we wanted it to be more flavorful and not being monotonous. The file can be found at 

http://www.box.net/shared/e4tvpkibsc

We feel that the piece of music evokes an angry mood because the 'bangs' on the fire extinguisher gets louder and louder.

This piece of music relates to the subject of RI Soundscapes because this piece of music does not involve fixed pitches, or tones, but instead uses natural sounds fond in everyday life to create a piece of music. This is classified under the category of "abstract music" and is relevant to the topic of RI soundscapes.  

Rocking Railings and water

soundfile

Hi, we are 1Q group 1, and we are Clarence Tew, Nicholas Chua, Ho Yung Cher and Daniel Wong.

Our sound file is named: Rocking railings and water. We named it that way because there are sounds unique to RI. There are many sounds in the file. These include people hitting metal railings, sounds of a man spraying water, which are the main constituents and concepts in our soundscape. The atmosphere of this music is generally loud and some of the sounds, including the water and banging of the railings, are amplified to increase their presence and to enhance the mood. Special effects such as wahwah were also used for the background noise crap to enhance the effect of the din and chatter. A portion also includes someone shouting "Baris serdia", which also contributes to RI's soundscape as this is what we hear every morning assembly before flag raising. we hope you will enjoy our creative crap.

RI 1Q Group 3 - The Opposite of Harmony

Name of Members

1. Nicholas Oh (14)


2. Ranald Lam (17)


3. Safafisalam (19)


4. Samuel Wittberger (21)

Our music is created by editing sounds captured from different areas of RI. Some are natural while others are man made. (Sounds of rocks, leaves and running water) It was edited using Audacity and over the span of 3-4 lessons. During the course, the original sound clips were edited, and arranged in order with some music overlapping each other. Some un-needed parts were omitted or tuned softer. It is interesting that everyday sounds in the context of the school environment can actually be made into music with some editing and it actually sounds quite nice.

Sound File (from Imeem): Might take some time to load or buffer.

Download/Listen From:

1. Host 1 (FileFreak): The Opposite of Harmony (MP3 format), The Opposite of Harmony (ZIP file package), The Opposite of Harmony (WinRAR archive)
2. Host 2 (ZoomShare): The Opposite of Harmony (ZIP file package), The Opposite of Harmony (WinRAR archive)
3. Host 3 (Box.net): The Opposite of Harmony (MP3 format), The Opposite of Harmony (ZIP file package), The Opposite of Harmony (WinRAR archive), The Opposite of Harmony (Folder containing 3 files)

Our ROCKING SLACKING MUSIC!!!

link to our music file is http://www.imeem.com/people/ggiCUxe/music/TmtrwOf4/1h-index-nos-2356-ste-025mp3/

Our unique music post is indeed special and fresh. We have created this piece of music by recording the sounds of the water gushing out from the hose. We have added in a lot of different types of effects which have made it fun and exhilarating to hear. We have ranged the pitch from high to low and changed the speed of the piece of "music". It reflects the smooth flowing and the "bombardness" of the gushing of water because it includes the cool and soothing piece of the music but also loud and rocking sounds like "pokemon" because there are some incidents when someone shouts lame stuff like that. Besides, we have changed the different dynamics, echoing(stressing) of CERTAIN words. We have added in alot of stuff which will help to interest the listeners and audience. Also, effects can add to the "mood" of the piece. Gushing of waters can mean that it is very relaxing whereas some loud music can mean that it is firing up the place and creating suspense! All in all, our music is the BEST!!!!! :D YAAAAAAY!