introduction

readings

syllabus

assignments

syllabus, fall 2003

• week 1 9/2 - Tuesday: Digital Audio. Intro to CMC resources.
• week 1 9/4 - Thursday: Max basics.
  
• week 2 9/9 - Tuesday: Max/MSP.
• week 2 9/11 - Thursday: Acoustics/Psychoacoustics. Audio editing with Peak.
• week 3 9/16 -Tuesday: Synthesis: Additive, Subtractive, Waveshaping.
• week 3 9/18 - Thursday: More synthesis.
• week 4 9/23 -Tuesday: DSP in Max/MSP.
• week 4 9/25 - Thursday: More DSP. Filters: Theory, Types, Dynamic filtering.
• week 5 9/30 - Tuesday: Sample processing and playback in Max/MSP.
  Final Project Proposal.
• week 5 10/2 - Thursday: DSP: reverb, resonance.
• week 6 10/7 - Tuesday: Max/MSP interface building
  
• week 6 10/9 - Thursday: poly~, matrix~ more esoteric MSP objects.
• week 7 10/14 - Tuesday: using external controllers, wacom, etc. fiddle~
• week 7 10/16 - Thursday: Sound anaylsis—FFT/Metasynth.
• week 8 10/21 - Tuesday: MIDTERM PROJECT
• week 8 10/23 - Thursday: Soundhack. More non-real time processing.
• week 9 10/28 - Tuesday: Live/Interactive music with Max/MSP.
• week 9 10/30 - Thursday: More Live processing.
• week 10 11/4 - Tuesday: No class, Election Day.
• week 10 11/6 - Thursday: Synthesis: Granular. Physical Modeling.
• week 11 11/11 - Tuesday: Algorithmic composition—Determinisitic Brad Garton.
• week 11 11/13 - Thursday: Algorithmic composition—Probabilistic Brad Garton.
• week 12 11/18 - Tuesday: Installations/Automation.
• week 12 11/20 - Thursday: Digital Performer—Surround/5.1 mixing.
• week 13 11/25 - Tuesday: Digital Performer 2/Mixing and Mastering Audio.
• week 13 11/27 - Thursday: No class, Thanksgiving
• week 14 12/2 - Tuesday: Troubleshooting.
• week 14 12/4 - Thursday: FINAL PROJECT