Composition 2 – Final Version

comp-2-final-version

This is the final version of composition two. The piece consists of four different midi tracks, all recorded from a Steinway piano sample.

The first track was initially played in the octave above middle C, and after processing the sound using ’space design’ decided to ‘pitch shift’ the sample up by three octaves which created a better contrasting effect with the main focal point of the piece which was recorded in the second track. As minimalism was the inspiration for this piece, the second track has the minimalist theme with a simple melody which was repeated numerous times by copying and pasting the sample. To emphasise the repetition the use of ‘echo’ was used to create a repeated delay. The same was used on the third track, but much more exagerated and to create tension the track was overlapped closely together which made a percussional rhythmic effect which worked well with the high pitched sound of track one. To balance the structure and to fill out the lower frequencies,  ‘pitch shift’ was used again to transpose the piano recording down four octaves below middle C. The distorted sound trailing of after each low piano tone was intentional, and was created by ‘bitcrusher’.