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Four Track Nights: Experimental Sounds workshops
March 16 @ 11:00 am - May 18 @ 2:00 pm
£15.00
Are you interested in making electronic experimental music and want to take it further? Do you have an interest in experimental music or want to expand your current audio knowledge and abilities?
The workshops will cover experimental sound, field recording and some topical information on the genre. We will help you getting started taking your first steps in creating experimental sounds and we will look at DIY instruments and mic building techniques. These workshops are suitable for complete beginners or experienced musicians.
You will be able to get a better understanding of modular synthesisers and immersive audio techniques as well as meeting other like minded individuals and help grow a community of local experimental audio artists.
To book a slot, please email Muriel Ann at refractivecollective@gmail.com
SESSION ONE: Introduction to experimentation
This session will introduce the genre, some examples of 4TN guest experimentalists, venues and opportunities where you can show off your work and some of the tools or equipment that you can use to get started. We will work with miRack and Garageband and set these up on your iPad. Attendees are welcome to bring their own computer/mobile device and should consider bringing their own wired headphones to each session
SESSION TWO: Making microphones
This session will have attendees construct their own microphone or hydrophone. From this we can then connect these to DIY instruments or make field recordings. We will then use these samples to make strange and experimental noises with a view to creating your own sound art.
SESSION THREE: All about tape
In this session we will look at the application of analogue recordings to our soundscape. Through investigating tape loops the attendees will learn how to make their own loop tape and use it to create chaotic, ambient drones.
