2nd FYP Meeting

Date: 10 October (Sat)
Time: 10am - 1pm (Learning Gamelan); 1.30pm to 3.10pm (FYP meeting)
Venue: Gamelan Practice Room; E1 Canteen
Team members present: Zachary, Joyce, Chun Kiat, Shirley, Hui Zhi

1. Objectives:

- To learn about the instruments: Types of instrument, ways to play them, how to carry them.
- Continue on with our planning for recording sessions

2. Production/Project Notes: -none-

3. Minutes of Meeting:

a. Day and Time: Every Wednesday 8.30am to 12.30pm

b. Instruments to record, Microphones to use & Miking techniques:

Bonang - individual note & ensemble

• SM57 for hit


• Neumann & AKG for resonance

- Dynamic Range: Soft
- Ensemble (4 octaves): to use overhead microphones

Saron - individual note & ensemble

• SM57 for hit


• Neumann & AKG/contact for resonance

- Dynamic Ranges: Soft, Medium, Loud, Muted
- Concern 1: Will putting the microphone within the soundbox, and taking out one note, affect the sound?

4. Research Materials: -none-

5. The meeting ahead:

- To settle on the details of each recording schedule

6. Reflection/Comments:

- Find out miking techniques for mallet instruments of different types
- Look at existing example of xylophone and gongs
- Download and read about structure – note on, note off, ADSR
- Research on sampling, microphone, gamelan

Resources:

-To download Structure PDF
1. http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=184&itemid=26781
2. http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=100&navid=176&itemid=5142

-Readings:
http://www.cite-musique.fr/gamelan/shock.html