The Los Angeles Beat Scene: Using MIDI Tracing as a Framework for Transcription, Analysis, and Creation
Location
King Building 327
Document Type
Presentation
Start Date
4-29-2016 1:30 PM
End Date
4-29-2016 2:30 PM
Abstract
MIDI tracing is a process that uses digital audio workstation software to recreate or “trace” a song or beat by comparing it to the original audio track. The model of MIDI tracing can be used on its own as a means of transcription, as a basis for analysis, and as an educational tool. I propose the use of MIDI tracing as a framework to understand popular electronic music, specifically in the context of Los Angeles’ diverse “beat scene.”
Recommended Citation
Frank, Alex, "The Los Angeles Beat Scene: Using MIDI Tracing as a Framework for Transcription, Analysis, and Creation" (04/29/16). Senior Symposium. 18.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/seniorsymp/2016/presentations/18
Major
Musical Studies
Advisor(s)
Jennifer Fraser, Ethnomusicology; Anthropology
Project Mentor(s)
Jennifer Fraser, Ethnomusicology; Anthropology
April 2016
The Los Angeles Beat Scene: Using MIDI Tracing as a Framework for Transcription, Analysis, and Creation
King Building 327
MIDI tracing is a process that uses digital audio workstation software to recreate or “trace” a song or beat by comparing it to the original audio track. The model of MIDI tracing can be used on its own as a means of transcription, as a basis for analysis, and as an educational tool. I propose the use of MIDI tracing as a framework to understand popular electronic music, specifically in the context of Los Angeles’ diverse “beat scene.”
Notes
Session I, Panel 3 - Being, Becoming, and Beats: Meditations On Musical Meanings
Moderator: Ben Geyer, Visiting Instructor of Music Theory