Assignment 4 - Genre Specific (Techno) - Clockwork (Minimal)

I used Logic alone to create this track. The first half has a minimal techno sound - I tried to keep the number of individual lines of music low, and created a beat by using only clicks and a staccato synthesizer playing only in octaves at first, gradually adding quiet and tight drum sounds. There are a few deviations from standard techno form here - the tempo is a bit faster than usual (but still very close to the average techno song) and I added a synthesized clarinet section in the first half (this instrument usually does is not used in techno music). For the second part, I created a more standard techno track. The instruments used here are all standard techno instruments - a punchy compressed and distorted drum machine, obviously synthesized leads and pads used to create syncopated rhythms rather than melody, and a harmonic pad. The drum pattern begins with a 4/4 tight kick pattern and adds in open hi-hats on the off-beats and syncopated claps. The song ends with a redux of the original melodic line, which is just a C-note played at different octaves.