Dissertation
Dissertation Media
This page will display videos and audio recordings to accompany my dissertation “Stylistic Expansion of Euphonium Repertoire: Utilizing Electronic Timbre Transformation Effects to Perform Popular Styles of Music”.
Acoustic Euphonium Concert Bb 3 Sustain Spectrogram
Spectrogram video of an acoustic euphonium sustaining Concert Bb 3. Recorded with a Royer R-10 ribbon microphone using Logic Pro X. No plugins or filters were used to record. Spectrogram generated using Sonic Visualizer. Referenced on page 18 of dissertation.
Distortion Effect
A video with a spectrogram analysis comparing the acoustic euphonium sound with the sound using a distortion effect.
Overdrive Effect
A video with a spectrogram analysis comparing the acoustic euphonium sound with the sound using an overdrive effect.
Synth Bass Effect
A video with a spectrogram analysis comparing the acoustic euphonium sound with the sound using a synth bass effect.
Hip-Hop Synth Effect
A video with a spectrogram analysis comparing the acoustic euphonium sound with the sound using a hip-hop synth effect.
MIDI Synth Effect
A video with a spectrogram analysis comparing the acoustic euphonium sound with the sound using a MIDI synthesizer effect.
Enter Sandman Distortion Demonstration
A video with a spectrogram analysis comparing a clip of the original recording of Metallica’s Enter Sandman with my replication of the guitar part.
Carry On Wayward Son Overdrive Demonstration
A video I produced with my arrangement of Kansas’ Carry On Wayward Son where I performed all parts except drum set and keyboard using my euphonium and overdrive effects. Kansas’ original recording can be found here.
Flashlight Synth Bass Demonstration
A video comparing the synth bass effect in George Clinton’s Flashlight to my emulation of the timbre.
The Show Hip-Hop Synth Demonstration
A video comparing the synth timbre in Doug E. Fresh’s The Show to my emulation of the timbre.