i interpreted this as performing without listening as well as not looking
i got 3 samples from freesound just by pressing the 'give me a random sound' link - i just looked to check they were cc0, didnt listen to them
made a midi file by playing something with no output and duplicating a few times
then put the samples through iris 2 and supermassive
as i dragged the samples i saw what they were - a duck pond, a beat, and a bass sample from modularsamples (i was relieved that i got a tonal sample - and not surprised - this user often comes up when i get a random sound from freesound)
exported the output without listening to it. pulled into audacity.
yesterday i happened to do a macro that automatically applies my most frequent fx to a track
so i clicked 'automix' and it applied amplify, echo, reduce pitch, delay, paulstretch, reverb, rx7 de-clip, filter curve, normalize
with trepidation i clicked play - paulstretching a beat is never a good idea - and it sounds.. ok. more ambient than i thought it would
(the samples are
freesound.org/people/modularsamples/sounds/280452/?random_browsing=true
freesound.org/people/monotraum/sounds/536487/?random_browsing=true
freesound.org/people/c.void/sounds/491327/?random_browsing=true)
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Disquiet Junto Project 0477: Flying Blind
The Assignment: Record a piece of music in which some substantial portion is performed without looking.
There is just one step this week.
Step 1: Play something blind. That is to say, record a piece of music in which some substantial portion is performed without looking.
Seven More Important Steps When Your Track Is Done:
Step 1: Include “disquiet0477” (no spaces or quotation marks) in the name of your tracks.
Step 2: If your audio-hosting platform allows for tags, be sure to also include the project tag “disquiet0477” (no spaces or quotation marks). If you’re posting on SoundCloud in particular, this is essential to subsequent location of tracks for the creation of a project playlist.
Step 3: Upload your tracks. It is helpful but not essential that you use SoundCloud to host your tracks.
Step 4: Post your tracks in the following discussion thread at llllllll.co:
llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0477-flying-blind/