THE APPLICATION OF ELECTROACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES IN MUSICAL COMPOSITION

Composing music has long been a way for artists to express their emotions through sound. Composers are now able to manipulate and shape sound in ways never before possible, thanks to the introduction of electronic music. This study discussed the application of electroacoustic techniques in musical composition. This study aims to make those natural sounds that are not possible to notate through the musical software like the Finale or Sibelius etc., possible in musical composition. The study shall solve the problem of deficiency in exploring musical compositional techniques and spur composers to explore other techniques in musical composition. This paper uses qualitative research methods to gather data through the review of related literature and practical exercise of collecting natural sounds like the sound of rain and thunder etc, through careful observation of the weather forecast to generate the materials to use for this music. Findings show that electro-acoustic music is sound in electronic audio or audio-visual form. Is it not a composition that is heard vocally in practical performance like other types of musical composition? more so, composers who intend to engage in electro-acoustic musical composition must have the necessary apps like digital audio workstations (DAWs), MIDI programming, audio processing, and specialization techniques must be mastered by composers due to the technical difficulty of integrating and synchronizing electronic elements with acoustic instruments. The paper concludes that electro-acoustic musical composition should be greatly mastered by composers to create a natural interpretation of music where applicable.