Creating a radio show was something that I never thought I would be doing. I’m a pretty shy person and don’t really speak out unless I know you well, and I have to admit I was nervous once I seen that we would have to do this. But after doing it, I can say it […]

This was my story for our radio show. I decided to do a sports story because that is basically my life. I picked Lamar Odom and what he has been going through in his life as of lately. Strong man that has had it rough for the last few years with hopes of getting his […]

Audio Assignments Radio Show Bumper Radio Show Commercial A Life in Two Minutes- A Proposal! (2.5 stars) Love Me Like You Do (Slow-Mo) (3.5 stars) Daily Creates Lasts– A picture taken to represent what I’ll me missing now that Summer has left and Fall is here! No more sunny walks with my pug. Now we have to […]

Audio Assignments: We were instructed to complete two audio assignments of our choice that equal a minimum of 5 stars in difficulty rating. I chose “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “Make Your Own Ringtone(s)“. “”Do You Hear What I Hear” is rated 3 stars and “Make Your Own Ringtone” has a difficulty rating of … Continue reading Weekly Summary 7&8

So and So’s Greatest Hits! I chose Fetty Wap, he has been at the top of the charts ever since his hit single “Trap Queen”. For that reason is why he’s been in my music playlist for awhile now. I love how he has his own style he doesn’t follow anyone else, he is creating […]

The Work Itself  This assignment is titled “Make Your Own Ringtone(s)”. The instructions were to “use Audacity, trim, join end-to-end (cut/paste), and/or play side-by-side audio files in order to create your very own ringtone. Ringtones should be a maximum or 40 seconds to conserve phone memory (besides, most cell phones don’t ring longer than 30 … Continue reading “Wake Up, Wake Up”

For my final audio assignment of the week, I decided to complete Make it 800% Slower. This assignment asks you to find a song and experiment with the tempo, making the song an ambient piece of music. I chose Ellie Goulding’s “Love Me Like You Do” and used Audacity to edit it. Below is my […]

HEEEELLLLOO! My, my! Two weeks flew by! These two weeks were dedicated to finishing our radio show and completing a few audio assignments here and…

The Work Itself  I completed this assignment by using Garageband. I compiled and put together a collection of sounds I hear everyday. This audio assignment is rated 3 stars and is titled “Do You Hear What I Hear?”. The instructions are to “record glimpses of the different sounds you hear throughout the day, whether it … Continue reading My Ears Are Bleeding

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Hey everybody! This week we had to complete at least two audio assignments worth a total of 5 stars. This is my second one and…

We’re at the end of the eighth week, so it’s time for a summary of the work I’ve done over the last two weeks. Let me first say that I’m extremely glad that we’re halfway through this semester. I graduate in December (provided I pass all my classes) and I’m excited to be done!   … Read More →

Do you hear what I hear??? These are sounds that I hear very often. All the rain that we have been getting in the last few weeks has been crazy, I basically have gotten used to it. I chose to throw in the traffic sounds also because I am always stuck in traffic on my […]

Here is the original assignment. What does it mean to lead? How can one inspire? Steve Jobs had what it took to convince the world that computers were essential to the home experience. He never became complacent, rather he pursued ongoing perfection of human-computer interaction. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. This quote means a … Continue reading Innovation

Required Audio Assignments: Digital Story Fellers Bumper Zimmerman Services Commercial Other Audio Assignments: Flavor of Life (3.5 stars) Innovation (1.5 stars) Radio Show The team gathered together in person to prepare for the production of our radio show. We had decided that our show would resemble National Public Radio (NPR), in that we would partition our … Continue reading Week 7 & 8

Here is the original assignment. Commercials market services to potential customers. They are strategically placed between television shows and online videos. They are often short and catchy to influence the greatest number of people.  I created a radio commercial of Zimmerman Services, a company that markets technological solutions to companies willing to compete in global markets. I kept the … Continue reading Zimmerman Services Commerical

How did your group go about choosing a theme and organizing itself? Our group used Canvas discussions to share ideas and organize our show. The theme, Wacky History, was chosen after everyone agreed that it would be a fun and interesting theme. What was the easiest/hardest part of working as a group? The easiest part … Continue reading Radio Show Reflection →

Thank God for Fall Break. And thank God for an easy week…ish. First, my daily creates. Then, the audio assignments. I actually had fun with these! First I did a […]

These two weeks for kind of relaxing since the assignments got to be spread out. Having worked with audio extensively in this course has made me grow more accustomed to doing audio. I used to be very self-conscious  about audio assignments, but now I’m a lot more comfortable doing them. At first, I thought doing … Continue reading →

The radio show assignment was a very fun assignment to do. It made us work together to create something that was fun and interesting for people to listen to, and required a lot of creativity. For our groups radio show, we all met up to decide on our theme and organize ourselves. We decided that … Continue reading →

@ds106dc #tdc1367 the trees are moving pic.twitter.com/COVguNpzzI — Stephanie King (@Musicxlifenlove) October 6, 2015 #tdc1369 @ds106dc last semester in the trailers! pic.twitter.com/9DwVuyGzPs — Stephanie King (@Musicxlifenlove) October 8, 2015 Maybe […]

Our show resembles the National Public Radio show, in that our show is divided into segments that talk about various topics. In our current show, we tell news, sports, music, and positive stories. Our transitions between segments have a bit of rock and blues, as we felt our name carried those themes. This bumper uses a … Continue reading Digital Story Fellers Bumper

Songs empower us as people. They brighten our days, and allow us to find peace. Have you ever tried slowing a song down? It turns out, when you slow a song down by about 800%, the song itself becomes an ambiance that is art in itself. One of my favorite songs is called The Flavor of … Continue reading Flavor of Life