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Sound Effects Story
So far, 388 people have completed this assignment and it has 37030 views.
Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. Use at least five different sounds that you find online. The story can be no longer than 90 seconds. Another example (by a UMW student): http://ds106.us/wp-content/audio/audio_story.mp3
May I take your order?
So far, 57 people have completed this assignment and it has 9589 views.
Using your best accent (whether it be Australian, British or southern, ect), pretend you are at McDondalds and order something off of their menu. Be picky! For example, a coke with no ice.
Create a ds106 radio bumper
So far, 348 people have completed this assignment and it has 7752 views.
Now that we have a #ds106 radio up and running creating a 15 to 30 second bumper for the station. What is a bumper? It is a short recording that identifies the radio station with signature music or an expression that makes sure the listeners know what they are tuned into (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_(broadcasting)). So for ds106 it should certainly include "DS106 Radio" and some sort of message about the station with voice over music.
911, What’s Your Emergency?
So far, 29 people have completed this assignment and it has 6104 views.
Most people don’t get to call 911, and you never get to call 911 unless it’s a true emergency. Well here’s your chance to "Call 911" and have some fun! Create a recording of how you think a 911 call would play out. It doesn’t have to be a real emergency at all! Operator: “What’s your emergency?” Caller: “THERES NO PEANUT BUTTER FOR PB&J SAMMICHES!!!!” Get creative!
Your Theme Song
So far, 48 people have completed this assignment and it has 5040 views.
If you had the opportunity to create your own theme music, what would it sound like? Get creative and create your own sounds or select an instrumental from Youtube or any other source that represents you well. If you are going the youtube route, remember to use VidtoMp3. Once you have selected your background music, find some sounds/effects to incorporate into it using Audacity or other editing software. You can find free sounds at SoundBible. Once completed, upload to Soundcloud and share it with us.
Poetry Reading
So far, 18 people have completed this assignment and it has 4610 views.
Poetry is meant to be read aloud. Select a poem - it can be a personal favorite or one you find randomly - and read it aloud in a way that itself makes it a story. Then at the ending of that poem extend it or connect it to a story -- this has to be more than just reading a poem to be a story.
Make it 800% Slower
So far, 47 people have completed this assignment and it has 4377 views.
Music producer Nick Pittsinger slowed Bieber's "U Smile" down 800% and the result was ethereal magic. Find a song to experiment with and slow it down to the point where it becomes an amazing piece of ambient music. If doing this with Audacity or any other non-linear digital editor, you'll likely have to perform multiple lengthings of the song. Be sure to pitch shift so that even though the track is longer, it doesn't become just a low pitched version (think of the sound used in a slow-mo moment of someone yelling Nooooooo). Here are a couple of suggested task ...
Reverse Audio Quiz
So far, 63 people have completed this assignment and it has 4364 views.
Hey guys this assignment is pretty simple, if you can figure out the answer. Find an audio file and reverse the music. Once you have reversed the music place the file in a blog post and give three hints as to what it is. See who can figure it out first!
Music Mashup
So far, 30 people have completed this assignment and it has 4126 views.
Using Audacity (or any other sound editing program) create an audio mashup with 2 very distinct songs. According to wikepedia these mashaps may fall under "fairuse".
Dialogue Mashup
So far, 10 people have completed this assignment and it has 3761 views.
As demonstrated by the Movies Mashup episode of the radio show The Truth, take two different movies and extract the dialogues scenes of actors form each, then re-edit them to create a story as if the characters from different movies were in the same conversation. Listen to examples from the show including The Terminator and Legally Blonde ("Terminally Blonde") and from the TV shows that become "The Sopranos in the West Wing."