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. Specific problems concerning the analysis of  ’pop’ music – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=163
  3. The notion of sound image – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=398
  4. Discussion: about the criticism of  ’pop’ music – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=1036

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”: grouping 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
Contrasts, tension elements

  1. Contrasts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=297
  2. Examples: contrasts – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=309
  3. Examples: grouping structure-specific contrasts (1) -  Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=645
  4. Examples: grouping structure-specific contrasts (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
“Structure” and “form” (2)

  1. About “structure” and “form” - Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=2261
  2. Example:  formal processes in Britney Spears’ “If You Seek Amy” – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=2258
Dynamics(3)

  1. Dynamics & the loudness war – Permalink: http://1-1-1-1.net/IDS/?p=672
  2. Dynamics & grouping structure (4) – 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 shares common aspects with work done at the IRISA research institute with Frédéric Bimbot, along with Gabriel Sargent and Emmanuel Vincent. Academic publication of this work is in progress.
(3) This chapter is covered with much more details in Sound on Sound’s September 2011 issue [24].
(4) 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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