Prime Time 5, Transition, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

(4) Of course before you can make a DIY recording you need a good idea for a song. But what can you do with that idea? Recording some basic audio and vocal tracks is only the beginning. A¨er you’ve done that it’s time to turn your raw le into killer music that people – yes, your future fans! – will want to buy and download or listen to on the radio. Almost every song that has ever been released in the history of music has been mixed and mastered. But it’s not all hard work. You can have a lot of fun, too. For example, you can use the web to download dierent sound eects. Or you can create your own sound eects to add to your music. You must have heard songs with noises like an engine roaring or a little kid crying. Well, those eects are all created by building samples into the nished recording. Be adventurous. You have a raw music le. With that, you can play around as much as you like. Just be careful not to ruin it with something you might not like! (5) Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen and almost every musician who has ever heard of MySpace are now using the web to get their music out there. With social networking sites, YouTube and other sites like iTunes and Napster, musicians can oer their own music (whether for money or not) to anyone and everyone who might want to hear it, without the help of a big record label. ese are amazing times. You can easily record a track, even make a video, write your own biography and organise photos, and put all that information on the web. ere are lots of online services which will help you do exactly that. (From: Nicola Slade, How to make music in your bedroom; adapted) Reading for detail a) Check the items on your list from task 1 on page 74 with the information you have read in the text. b) Draw a flow chart showing what you have to do to get your music onto the internet. The items below may give you some ideas. 3 record some basic tracks develop an audio workstation start a profile page create a quiet space get a computer put the song online have an idea for a song add other sounds Decide what needs to be done a) Think what you would need to do to turn this garage into a good space for making your own music. Take a piece of paper and make a list of jobs. Start like this: Get rid of … b) Compare your ideas from a) with your partner’s ideas. What are the differences? What does the web mean to DIY musicians? a) Use the text on these two pages and make notes about how the internet is used to publish music. b) In pairs, talk about music on the net. In your conversation, you should: • describe advantages and disadvantages • explain the reasons why people do it • discuss whether you think the ideas in the text are realistic or not. Come to an agreement at the end. 4 5 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 75 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv