Basic Electroacoustics Syllabus (G6601/fall-2004)
NOTE: We will be placing class announcements, etc. in this space -- so
check here often! We will also be adding quite a lot to this syllabus
as the term progresses (class examples, "assignments", etc.). Click on
the day links below for information relevant to each class.
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9/7 Introduction
9/9 Acoustics/Psychoacoustics
physical properties of sound, how we interpret them
9/14 Working with Soundfiles
recording, editing, basic mixing and envelope control
9/16 More Soundfiles
soundfile mixing applications, creating an extended piece
9/21 Basic Synthesis: Wavetable
interactive and non-interactive oscillators, algorithmic control, tuning
9/23 Basic Synthesis: Wavetable/Additive
more algorithmic fun!
9/28 Basic Synthesis: Subtractive, AM, FM, Waveshaping
noisy signals, pitch perception, timbral evolution
9/30 NO CLASS
Go to the
Re:NEW
event!
10/5 Basic Digital Signal Processing: Delays
echo, comb filters, flanging, chorusing; psychoacoustical aspects
10/7 Room Simulation
reverberation, ray-tracing, finite element simulation
10/12 Basic Digital Signal Processing: Filters
FIR and IIR filter theory
10/14 More Filters and Algorithmic Compositional Stuff
algorithmic control, interactive vs. non-interactive, filters as
musical instruments
10/19 Synthesis: Physical Models
Karplus-Strong algorithm, basic physical modelling theory
10/21 Algorithmic Composition, Physical Models
Data Transcoding, Algo-review, PeRColate objects, STK
10/26 Digital Signal Processing: Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
basic theory of the transform, application front-ends for the
FFT algorithm, timbre perception
10/28 review class
short review of the class so far
11/2 NO CLASS
Vote! Vote! Vote!
11/4 FFT and Computer-Aided Compositon
OpenMusic, FFT signal-processing
11/9 Sound and Video
a.k.a Jitter
11/11 Java
basic Java stuff
11/16 Creating a Granular Synthesis Object
java and the mxj object, granular synthesis concepts
11/18 Granular Synthesis Applications
history, current apps
11/23 Compositional Modelling
lisp, high-level control
11/25 HAPPY THANKSGIVING
gobble... gobble...
11/30 Interface Design
controllers, signal-processing, pitch-shifting, compositional issues
12/2 Special Guest Star
a mysterious visitor
12/7 "Installation" Design
presentation and cultural issues
12/9 Special Guest Star
what, again?