Link to Moby's "Why does my heart feel so bad" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Xsj9-3Pvo
EQUIPMENT USED:
The tracks on the album ( Play ) that includes the music "why does my heart feel so bad", played by Moby and later recorded and mixed at his home studio. The equipment used includes synthesisers, a sampler, drum machine (Roland TR909), Multi-effects unit (SPX990) and an Emu performance piano sound module.
- Yamaha SPX990 Multi-effects unit - to apply reverb and delay to tracks.
- Roland TR909 drum machine - sound source for drum loops.
- Emu Proformance piano sound module - Piano sound source (there are two piano sounds on the track, one from an old Yamaha synth and another from the Emu).
- Roland Juno 106 - Synth bass sounds.
- Yamaha SY22 and SY85 synthesisers - String/synth pad sounds.
- Akai S3200 sampler - Sampling the vocal sounds off the original record and any subsequent editing.
ANALASYS:
Chord structure for "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad" follows as Am, Em, G, D.
Chord (first half) Structure for 'These open door's follow as C, Am, C, Am.
Chord (second half) Structure for 'These open door's follow as F, C, F, C.
Time signature is in 4/4 (four crochet beats in a bar)
Tempo at 98 beats per minute.
Uses reverb and delay (delayed repeat)- the reflection of sound off surfaces to give the impression of space.
Uses sub-bass which has a frequency to low for us human to hear but provides vibrations onto the dance floor so there is an emphasis on the beat so it it easy to dance to.
Use of echoes as vocals are re-triggered (repeated recordings).
Moby's vocal sample has been not clean producing a distorted sound.
Chord structure for "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad" follows as Am, Em, G, D.
Chord (first half) Structure for 'These open door's follow as C, Am, C, Am.
Chord (second half) Structure for 'These open door's follow as F, C, F, C.
Time signature is in 4/4 (four crochet beats in a bar)
Tempo at 98 beats per minute.
Uses reverb and delay (delayed repeat)- the reflection of sound off surfaces to give the impression of space.
Uses sub-bass which has a frequency to low for us human to hear but provides vibrations onto the dance floor so there is an emphasis on the beat so it it easy to dance to.
Use of echoes as vocals are re-triggered (repeated recordings).
Moby's vocal sample has been not clean producing a distorted sound.
