Lloyd RB Music Technology

I'm going to do Hey Jude by the Beatles as it's one of my favourite songs. It might be difficult as it's a long song but I feel capable of doing it. Original:   Rendition: https://soundcloud.com/lloy2-908796191/hey-jude-rendition-1 Planning I found the personnel online and hope to match it with the following: Piano - Me (melody and accompaniment) Guitar - Classmate (Rhema/Alex/Abbey/Simeon) Drums - Classmate (Cameron/Dinesh) Tambourine - Me Violin - Santini Dhanish - Bass Guitar All those listed were able to do it. I got the  tempo  for Hey Jude, which was 76bpm. The tempo track on the Logic file has been set to this. Getting the tempo right first is paramount to making everything else sound right as it gives a beat for things to follow. I also looked up good ways of recording piano. Due to limitations I'm just going to use a condenser mic which is simple but effective for piano. Recording With this setup I recorded the pia...

https://soundcloud.com/lloy2-908796191/ghostly-galaxy-interpretation To demonstrate MIDI sequencing skills, I have created a rendition of the Ghostly Galaxy music from the soundtrack of platforming game Super Mario Galaxy. The rendition can be head on the SoundCloud link directly above. I chose this piece of music to do as it's quirky and musically quite interesting. Overall I am satisfied, but I perhaps should have chosen a more complexly layered piece as I find my version to feel a bit empty with only 10 instruments. Throughout the post I will comment on some of the limitations of this rendition. Inputting MIDI Data and Editing Events Opening (Cello Section Pizzicato) The Dark Winds synth throughout the project pans from left to right to create an eerie atmosphere. The slow opening arpeggio was inputted by real-time performance  to give it a more natural sound. I used a  MIDI keyboard controller  as I play piano and keyboards. This...