Term-Based Visual: Making the Concept Tangible
The purpose of Term-Based Visualization was to now take all of the definitions and exploratory information we sought out during the "invention" phase and create something out of it that makes sense of the aspects of the terms that seemed the most interesting and productive. To me, that was clearly music. And, what better way to display my newfound knowledge about the multiplicities of the textual terms assemblage and remix, while incorporating the key ideologies that the "voices of authority" on the subject have presented in their scholarship, than taking a crack at music production myself?
© Brooke Singer
Did you catch that?
​
​
I created my own song in Garageband, combining the use of samples, original instrumentals, and manipulation of preset drum kits. The three tack sections in blue are samples from the Bag Raiders’s “Shooting Stars.” I manipulated elements such as ambience, reverb, EQ (equalization), frequency, and cut to distort the sample from its original sound. The five track sections in green are original software instrumentals I created using the “musical typing” feature. My instrumentals include a combination of different drum styles and keyboard styles. The two track sections in yellow are Garageband preset drum kits from the “Electronic” and “Rock” genre packs. Garageband allows users to customize the presets by either dragging a dial to make the sound softer, louder, more complex, or simpler; or by manually adding drum set elements such as kick, hi-hat, toms, and more.
​
[If you are curious why I chose to sample “Shooting Stars” in particular for my song here, then be sure to head over to the "In Action" page next!]