Structure Session 7

Date: 30 December 2009 (Tues)
Time: 9.30am - 10.30pm
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 2
Team member present: Zachary, Hui Zhi, Joyce, Shirley
Absentee: Chun Kiat

1. Objective of session:
a. Finish up the last structure patch for Slenthem and Gender
b. Finish mixing all our compositions using the patches we completed.
c. To do a check on all the structure patches

Structure: Hui Zhi - Slenthem & Gender (12 TET and Pelog version DONE
- to do a final round of checks for all structure patches, using a new Protools session: DONE

Composition: Zachary - mixing for both PELOG compositions DONE
Composition: Zachary - bounce out Chun Kiat's 12 TET composition DONE
Composition: Shirley - mixing for her 12 TET composition DONE

2. Difficulties faced:
- No difficulties faced.

3. Reflections/Comments:
Hui Zhi - All structure patches are finally completed! (:

5. The meeting ahead: No meeting ahead
Note to all: Please hand up the completed version of your allocated report section, to Zachary by this FRIDAY 1 Jan 2010. Happy New Year in advance!

Structure Session 6

Date: 29 December 2009 (Mon)
Time: 9.30am - 7.30pm (Structure and Composition)
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 2
Team member present: All Present

1. Objective of session:
a. Continue on Structure and Composition
b. FYP discussion about team report and schedule/plans before deadline

Structure:
Hui Zhi
- Saron family clean up, double check: DONE
- Gong editing + normalization: DONE

Joyce
- Gender and Slenthem Editing + Normalization: DONE
- Help with blog entries

Composition:
Zachary
- Two Pelog compositions: To be continued

Chun Kiat
- One 12 TET composition: DONE
- PDF guide (documentation): To be continued

Shirley
- One 12 TET composition: To be continued

2. Difficulties faced:
a. Structure for pelog scale was wrong. It was detune to a western scale. BIG MISTAKE!

- Solution: delete and patch it again. Simple! =)

3. Minutes of meeting:
a. Each of us are tasked with different areas of the team report

Introduction: Zachary, Joyce
Project Specification and plan: Zachary, Hui Zhi
Process analysis: Chun Kiat
Explanation of miking techniques plus photographs: Hui Zhi, Zachary
Explanantion of programming and editing: Shirley
Four gamelan compositions and PDF guide: Chun Kiat, Zachary, Shirley
Writing of research and references: Zachary

*All structure are to be completed by 30 Dec
*Team report is to be completed by 1 Jan
*Mixing of compositions are to be done by 30 Dec

4. Reflections/Comments:
Hui Zhi - It's clearer now that we have plans and have assigned various tasks for each of us to complete by the end of the week. It's also quite an achievement that we completed Bonang, Gong, Saron patches within 2 days.

5. The meeting ahead: 30 December 2009 (Wed)
a. Finish up the last structure patch for Slenthem and Gender
b. Finish mixing all our compositions using the patches we completed.
c. Team report to be discuss again
d. To do a check on all the structure patches

Structure session 5

Date: 28 December 2009 (Mon)
Time: 10am -5.30pm (Structure and Composition)
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 2
Team member present: Chun Kiat, Joyce, Hui Zhi, Zachary
Absentee: Shirley


1. Objective of session:
Continue on Structure

Structure - Hui Zhi (Bonang)
Blog - Joyce
Composition - Zachary (pelog)
Composition - Chun Kiat (12 TET)


2. Difficulties faced:
- No difficulties faced.

3. Reflections/Comments:
- There are still alot left to do, but we only left with 3 more days. JIA YOU! =)

4. The meeting ahead: 29 December 2009 (Tue)
Continue on structure. Both pelog and 12 TET. Composition must be done by then. Having Meeting to discuss about deadlines and documentation.

Amen.

Structure Session 4

Date: 23 December 2009 (Wed)
Time: 10am -9.30pm (Structure and Composition)
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 1 & 2
Team member present: All present

1. Objective of session:
Continue on Structure

Structure - Hui Zhi (Saron family), 12 TET and Pelog versions, DONE.
Structure - Joyce (Bonang), Cut and splice, Maxim and Normalization
Structure - Zachary (tuning for bonang)
Composition - Zachary (pelog)
Composition - Chun Kiat (12 TET)
Conposition - Shirley (12 TET)

2. Difficulties faced:- No difficulties faced.

3. Reflections/Comments:
- Joyce is tone deaf!! (BY JOYCE.)

4. The meeting ahead: 28 December 2009 (Mon)
Continue on structure. Both pelog and 12 TET.

Amen.

Structure Session 3

Date: 22 December 2009 (Tue)
Time: 9.30am -6.30pm (Structure Composition)
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 1 & 2
Team member present: Zachary, Hui Zhi, Chun Kiat
Absentees: Shirley and Joyce(Sick)

1. Objective of session:
Continue on Structure

Structure - Hui Zhi (Continue on Saron family), Cut and splice (Saron demung)
Structure - Chun Kiat (Gong)
Composition - Zachary

2. Difficulties faced:
- No difficulties

3. Reflections/Comments:
-

4. The meeting ahead: 23 December 2009 (Mon)
Structure

Amen.

6th Actual Recording

Date: 18 December 2009 (Thurs)
Time: 9.30am -6.30pm (Recording and Structure)
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 1 & 2
Team member present: All Present

1. Objective of session:

Instrument recorded: Saron (Demung)
Dynamics: Soft, Medium, Loud, Muted - played with 3 different mallets

Talent: Joyce
Chief Engineer: Shirley
Blog: Hui Zhi
Structure: Zachary(Gong); Chun Kiat (Slenthem and Gender)

2. Difficulties faced:

a. smooth

3. Reflections/Comments:
- Talent is not an easy job!

4. The meeting ahead: 21 December 2009 (Mon)

Structure all the way!


Amen.

Structure session 2

Date: 17 December 2009 (Wed)
Time: 9.30am -6.30pm (Structure)
Venue: TRCC Music Studio 1 & 2
Team member present: Zachary, Chun Kiat and Hui Zhi
Absentees: Joyce and Shirley

1. Objective of session:

Structure:

Hui Zhi – Continue Saron Family
Zachary – Gong
Chun Kiat – Slenthem and Gender

2. Difficulties faced:

a. smooth

3. Reflections/Comments:
-

4. The meeting ahead: 18 December 2009 (Thurs)

To completed Saron(demung) and structure



amen.