Sound: Advanced Topics I Syllabus
(GU6610/fall-2025)
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week 1   [9/3]
welcome to the class!
       
analog background
       
recording studio techniques
week 2   [9/10]
early digital
       
code
       
the olden days
week 3   [9/17]
CMIX/RTcmix
       
structure of the language
       
quick tutorial
       
algorithmic composition (probabilities)
week 4   [9/24]
early AI
       
high-level symbolic
       
Elthar, style models
       
contemporary AI (neural nets)
week 5   [10/1]
Music
       
a bit more RTcmix
       
music as "therapy"
week 6   [10/8]
algorithmic composition
       
chaotic systems, etc.
       
fractals, L-systems
week 7   [10/15]
standalone generative apps
       
ambient music
week 8   [10/22]
more music
       
different reasons for composing
       
max tutorial by Artun
week 9   [10/29]
live performance, context
       
PGT
       
Why I Hate Concerts
week 10   [11/6]
PARTY!!!!
week 11   [11/12]
Unity
       
basic use, intro to uRTcmix
week 12   [11/19]
Unity movement and localization
       
fun political rock songs!
T-day   [11/26]
no class -- Thanksgiving
week 13   [12/3]
interfaces,
the latest and other stuff
       
books
       
brainwaves, etc.
week 14   [1/2026]
THE END!