Fall 2019

MUSC 336 | E-book | Biblio | Sweetwater Glossary

Learning: Max | MIDI | MSP | Notation | Reason | Audacity | History

C O U R S E   M O D U L E S
1.	Course & Studio Introduction
2.	Interactive Music Programming & MIDI
3.	DSP & Synthesis
	Notation
5.	Sequencing, Sampling & Mixing
6.	Sound Editing & Transformation

Homework

Exam 2 will be distributed in class on Mon., Oct. 28. It will be due on Mon., Nov. 4.

The Project 2 presentations will take place on Wed., Oct. 30.

Reading

1. Burk et al., Music and Computers, Ch. 1-2 {E-book}
2. Cycling '74
   • How MSP Works {Cycling '74}
   • How Digital Audio Works {Cycling '74}

Quotable

	Any frequency that exceeds the Nyquist rate is indistinguishable from a negative frequency the same amount less than the Nyquist rate.
	— Cycling '74, How Digital Audio Works

Textbook (Open Access)

Phil Burk, Larry Polansky, Douglas Repetto, Mary Roberts and Dan Rockmore.
Music and Computers:  A Theoretical and Historical Approach, 2011 Archival Version. {E-book}

Chapter Overviews
Ch. 1 (pdf); Ch. 2 (pdf); Ch. 3 (pdf); Ch. 4 (pdf); Ch. 5 (pdf); See also: Module Overviews

Course Documents

1. Syllabus (pdf)
   • Course Overview –  Links to course readings, overviews, and resources in module order
   • Daily Schedule (pdf)
   • Digital Audio Theory
   • Bibliography
2. Computer Music Studio B
• Studio Policies (pdf)
  • Studio B Key
  • Tech Notes
• Log Sheet (pdf)
• iCal Schedule (iCal)
• Music Library
  • Hours of Operation
3. Links for Students

Projects

1. Max: Programming with Max & MIDI – Due: Mon., Oct. 7
   • Part A: Preparatory Homework (pdf)
   • Part B: Random Music Generator (pdf)
2. MSP: DSP & Synthesis – Due: Mon., Oct. 28
   
   • Part A: Preparatory Homework (pdf)
   • Part B: Additive & FM Synthesis (pdf)
3. Reason 1: Redrum – Due: Fri., Nov. 15
4. Reason 2: Sequencing – Due: Wed., Dec. 2
5. Audacity: Sound Editing & Transformation– Due: Wed., Dec. 13, 3 pm
   
   Get sounds at: FreeSFX, Freesound, Archive.org, etc.

Module Overviews

1. Interactive Music Programming
• Max Programming (pdf)
• MIDI (pdf)
2. DSP & Synthesis
• MSP Basics (pdf)
  
• How Digital Audio Works (pdf)
• Digital Audio Theory
3. Notation
4. Sequencing, Sampling & Mixing
• Reason (pdf)
5. The History of Electronic Music
6. Sound Editing & Transformation
• Audacity (pdf)
7. Special Topics
   • Ableton Live and Logic Pro
   • Csound
   • MediaCollege.com, Audio Tutorials
   • SuperCollider 3
   • Granular Synthesis w/ MacPOD/WinPOD
     

Learning

1. Max
   
2. MSP
3. Notation
4. Reason
5. The History of Electronic Music
6. Audacity

Magazines & Journals

1. Computer Music Journal
2. Computer Music Magazine
3. Create Digital Music
4. Electronic Musician
5. Keyboard Magazine
6. Leonardo Music Journal
7. MusicRadar
8. MusicTech
9. Sound on Sound
10. Sweetwater InSync
11. Synthtopia

Cloud Storage & Data Compression

1. Dropbox
2. Zip file (format)

Online Music Distribution

1. Bandcamp
2. Blend
3. SoundCloud

What's Next?

1. MUSC 540 Projects in Computer Music
2. Computer Music Creative Activity & Research

References

Burk, Phil, Larry Polansky, Douglas Repetto, Mary Roberts and Dan Rockmore. 2011. Music and Computers:
      A Theoretical and Historical Approach, Archival Version. Hannover, NH. {E-book}

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