PRACTISING
LEVEL 2
COMPOSE AND PLAY
THE DJ-SAMPLE SONATE
1. The sampleTEAM selects eight favorite fragments by listening , only about one - two seconds per sample. Make your nomination per team.
LEVEL 2.2: If you repeat LEVEL 2, I recommand now to select different soundscapes from different CDs: melodical, rhythmical, solo, full orchestra, pop, folk, instrumental, vocal samples.
LEVEL 2.3: If one of the DJ-sample team can sing a fragment of 2 seconds, I recommand to record this live performance, using a microphone connected to an audio mixer.
2. Fill the sample BANK A ( => SAMPLER AS A DJ). Look at level 1 (<click)
3. Press sample button A1, then A2 etc.
4. Check the result and re-sample, if correction is necessary.
5. Play the 8 samples in a randow sequence e.g. A4- A1 - A7 -A7 - A5 - etc. This playback would be a testcase for your taste of musical choice.
6. Write down the numbers of one musical sequence that the sampleteam keeps.
7. Try out more sample loops or riffs and write down the distinguous lines of numbers in this sample-sonate.
8. IF SOLO PLAY: practise the sample-score on your own. Search for audience.
IF GROUP: practise with 8 forefingers of all members together and play a full polyphonic sample sonate (4-voices polyphony). REMEMBER: LESS is MORE.
9. The following days, you can perform and record sophisticated versions of your DJ-team using the same sample-bank, or with new samples in the A-BANK. Save all PLAY versions on tape or on your music computer.
Discuss the polyphonic and monophonic results. What's the winner DJS- sonate?
LEVEL 2.2: If you repeat LEVEL 2, I recommand now to select different soundscapes from different CDs: melodical, rhythmical, solo, full orchestra, pop, folk, instrumental, vocal samples.
LEVEL 2.3: If one of the DJ-sample team can sing a fragment of 2 seconds, I recommand to record this live performance, using a microphone connected to an audio mixer.
2. Fill the sample BANK A ( => SAMPLER AS A DJ). Look at level 1 (<click)
3. Press sample button A1, then A2 etc.
4. Check the result and re-sample, if correction is necessary.
5. Play the 8 samples in a randow sequence e.g. A4- A1 - A7 -A7 - A5 - etc. This playback would be a testcase for your taste of musical choice.
6. Write down the numbers of one musical sequence that the sampleteam keeps.
7. Try out more sample loops or riffs and write down the distinguous lines of numbers in this sample-sonate.
8. IF SOLO PLAY: practise the sample-score on your own. Search for audience.
IF GROUP: practise with 8 forefingers of all members together and play a full polyphonic sample sonate (4-voices polyphony). REMEMBER: LESS is MORE.
9. The following days, you can perform and record sophisticated versions of your DJ-team using the same sample-bank, or with new samples in the A-BANK. Save all PLAY versions on tape or on your music computer.
Discuss the polyphonic and monophonic results. What's the winner DJS- sonate?