Foundation of Sound & Acoustics, Electronic Music History, Foundations of Digital Audio, The object oriented programming language: Max MSP, Code grammar via Max and MSP, Interactive Patch Design, Sound Synthesis Techniques, Additive Synthesis, Amplitude Modulation, Tremolo & Ring Modulation, Frequency Modulation & Vibrato, Subtractive Synthesis, Waveshaping, Recording & Playback, Live Input & Live Input Processing, Working with Loops, Sampling Review, Delay & Feedback Lines Design, Chorus, Flanging and Comb Filtering Design, Fundamentals of Audio Mixing, Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools HD and Waves Plug‐ins, MIDI mapping, Developing an Object Library, FFT: Frequency Domain Signal Processing, Granular Synthesis, Polyphonic Synthesis. |
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Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to Interactive Sound Design |
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2) |
Foundation of Sound & Acoustics
Introduction to a brief Electronic Music History
Listening Journals Set No.1
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Read pp 1-49.
Manning, Peter. 2004. Electronic and Computer Music. Oxford University Press: New York.
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3) |
Foundation of Sound & Acoustics (continued)
Electronic Music History (continued)
Listening Journals Set No.2
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.1.
Read pp 51-96.
Holmes, Thom. 2008. Electronic & Experimental Music: Technology, Music and Culture. Routledge: New York. |
4) |
Foundations of Digital Audio
Introduction to the object oriented programming language: Max MSP. Listening Journals Set No.3
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.2. |
5) |
Basic code grammar via Max and MSP
Listening Journals Set No.4
Assignment #1: Interactive Patch Design
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.3.
Read pp 26-41.
Miranda, Eduardo Reck. 2002. Computer Sound Design: Synthesis Techniques and Programming. Focal Press: Oxford. |
6) |
Introduction to Sound Synthesis Techniques
Additive Synthesis
Listening Journals Set No.5
Assignment #2: Additive Synthesis Patch Design
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.4
Prepare Assignment #1: Interactive Patch Design
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7) |
Submissions: Listening Journals 1 to 5.
Amplitude Modulation
Tremolo & Ring Modulation
Frequency Modulation & Vibrato
Listening Journals Set No.6
Project #1 Brief
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.5
Prepare Assignment #2: Additive Synthesis Patch Design
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8) |
Submissions: Project #1
Subtractive Synthesis
Waveshaping
Recording & Playback
Live Input & Live Input Processing
Listening Journals Set No.7
Assignment #3: Live Processing Patch Design
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.6
Prepare Project #1.
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9) |
Working with Loops
Sampling Review
Listening Journals Set No.8
Assignment #4: Sampling Patch Design
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.7
Prepare Assignment #3: Live Processing Patch Design
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10) |
Delay & Feedback Lines Design
Chorus, Flanging and Comb Filtering Design
Listening Journals Set No.9
Assignment #5: Live Input & Sample Processor Patch Design
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.8
Prepare Assignment #4: Sampling Patch Design
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11) |
Audio Production: Fundamentals of Audio Mixing
High‐end software aid: Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools HD and Waves Plug‐ins.
Listening Journals Set No.10
Project #2 Brief
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.9
Prepare Assignment #5: Live Input & Sample Processor Patch Design
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12) |
Submissions: Project #2 + Listening Journals 6 to 10.
Fundamentals of Audio Mixing (continued)
MIDI mapping
Developing an Object Library
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Prepare Listening Journals Set No.10
Prepare Project #2
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13) |
FFT: Frequency Domain Signal Processing
Granular Synthesis
Polyphonic Synthesis
Final Project Brief
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14) |
Review
Final Project Progress Evaluation |
Prepare for Final Project progress evaluations. |