February 2020
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
5h 24m
English
This chapter provides listeners with case studies in cloud-based music making. In each section, I provide an explanation of how each track was created using CBMP tools, as well as audio examples which clarify this process further. Each of the below case studies is based on a record which is available on commercial DSPs such as Spotify, Apple Music, and others. Readers are encouraged to follow along with the audio examples which are listed in the text below.
This record, “melancholy” (2019), elicits a sad and contemplative feeling (Audio Example 5.1). It is a slow track (66.80 bpm) in comparison with the average hip-hop record. However, some popular tracks, such as ...