Table Of Contents

Introductory articles

  1. About: what is the purpose of this study? – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?page_id=2
  2. Why isn’t any part of this study published in the relevant journals? – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1696
  3. Understanding ‘pop’ or ‘popular’ music – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1036
  4. Analytical specificities – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=163
  5. Definitions: sound image form vs time-based form – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=398
Vocal setups(1)

  1. Importance of overdubs and vocal line superpositions – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=939
  2. Vocal lines & vocal parts: fundamental definitions – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=139
  3. Definitions: 5 archetypal vocal setups – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=280
  4. Examples: simple lead vocal parts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=917
  5. Examples: simple non-lead vocal parts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=920
  6. Examples: composite centered lead vocal parts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=334
  7. Examples: composite non-centered lead vocal parts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=924
  8. Examples: composite non-centered non-lead vocal parts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=927
  9. Definition: functional change (vocals) – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=385
  10. Definition: concertant vocals – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=344
  11. Examples: three detailed setups of concertant vocals – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=349
  12. Definition: vibes (vocals) – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=367
  13. Definition: stacks (vocals) - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=370

Vocal setups – vocal part layout analysis

  1. Definition: Square Space Units – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=149
  2. Definition: Canonical vocal setups – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=134
  3. Example: Analysis of “Bad Girl”’s vocal parts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=975
  4. “Bad Girl”: structure – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1585
  5. “Bad Girl”: main chart – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1540
  6. “Bad Girl”: number of simultaneous vocal lines – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1542
  7. “Bad Girl”: SSU density - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1545
  8. “Bad Girl”: accents - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1547
  9. “Bad Girl”: kick drum / vocal track relationship – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1549
  10. “Bad Girl”: keyboard / vocal track relationship – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1652
  11. “Bad Girl”: vocal instrumentalization – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1663
  12. “Bad Girl”: quantitative vocal complexity – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1674
  13. “Bad Girl”: conclusion – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1552

Vocal instrumentalization

  1. Definition: vocal instrumentalization – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=47
  2. Examples: vocal instrumentalization techniques – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=13
An aspect of local sound image form: staging

Definitions

  1. Definition: “staging” according to Serge Lacasse – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1438
  2. Definition: “staging” in the context of this study – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=22
  3. Definition: simple & abstract staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=31
  4. Definition: causal staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=37
  5. Definition: demonstrative staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=33
  6. Definition: differentiative staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=35

Examples

  1. Examples: simple & abstract staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=220
  2. Examples: causal staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=183
  3. Examples: demonstrative staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=227
  4. Examples: differentiative staging – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=236
An aspect of time-based form: tensions / breaks

  1. Definitions: tension/release patterns and elements – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=297
  2. Examples: tension elements – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=309
  3. Examples: breaks (1) -  Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=645
  4. Examples: breaks (2) - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=552
Harmonic analysis / pitch organization

  1. (Relative) importance of pitch - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1068
  2. Pitch perception issues – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1120
  3. Pitch organization systems – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1076
  4. Chord sequencing – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1135
  5. An analysis method: modal harmony – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1107
  6. Another method: pattern analysis – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1113
Degrees of freedom, pertinence

  1. Definition: degrees of freedom, pertinence – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=52
  2. Examples: non-pertinence of notes – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=7
  3. Example: key not being used as a degree of freedom – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1154
  4. Example: pertinence of lead vocal part production – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1159
  5. Example: pertinence of harmonic content density – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1164
Dynamics(2)

  1. Dynamics & the loudness war – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=672
  2. Dynamics & structure (3) – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=705
  3. Dynamics: evolution over the years, distributions – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=747
General definitions

  1. Definition: acousmatic music – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1183
  2. Definition: perceptual vs compositional – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=29
  3. Definition: causal listening – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=40
  4. Definition: reduced listening – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=45
  5. Definition: abstractization – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=78
  6. Definition: ∆I and ∆T Stereo – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=179
  7. Definition: mix differentiation – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=43
  8. Definition: autotuned – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=71
References

  1. Discography - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1208
  2. Bibliography - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1206
(1) Parts from this chapter were also written as a paper (“Archetypal vocal setups in studio-based popular music: an introduction”) presented at EIMAS [6]
(2) This chapter is covered with much more details in Sound on Sound’s September 2011 issue [24].
(3) Elements from this chapter were integrated into “Production Effect: Audio Features For Recording Technique Description and Decade Prediction”, DAFX ‘11 [7].

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