Year: 2008
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(musTh212) Class prep update
I didn’t get the copies of the Berg songs until late this afternoon, so distributing ahead of time is out. We’ll go over some of the songs in class tomorrow and Monday. We will spend some time tomorrow talking about the omnibus sequence, described in Ch. 41 of the Gauldin. You can read about it…
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(musTh212) Integer Notation Assignment Graded
The Integer Notation assignments have been graded. I’ve put up a “MusTh 212 Graded Assignment” envelope on my door (MU 109B) with the graded assignments. AM students are in the front; PM in the back. Two people didn’t put their name on their papers. Please see me to claim your grade. There were a few…
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(maxmsp) Lecture Notes: coll, iter, key, timer
Uncommented patches are in iLocker. Look for day7x-scratch.txt files. (3 files) Commented versions will follow. New objects: coll: stores lists of data with arbitrarily assignable index symbols. Lists don’t have to be same length, and through the intelligent use of symbols you can recall data with musically meaningful names. iter: like unpack, it breaks a…
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(maxmsp) Assignment: MIDI performance patch
Due 1/25, for in-class performance. Create a MaxMSP Patcher that you can perform/improvise with. You should expect to perform your patcher for about a minute. Your patcher should combine automated generation of MIDI data along with some element of live performance. For sound production you can use any MIDI software or device you are familiar…
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(maxmsp) Lecture Notes: Rhythm and Storing Notes
The example patch (day6.txt) from Friday is in iLocker. New objects: urn: unrepeating random number. Once all numbers are output, then you have to send a clear message to start over. Urn also sends a bang when it outputs all the numbers. int and float: allow you store numbers with or without outputting them. In…
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(musTh212) Assignment: Ch. 41 Symmetrical Divisions of the Octave
Due Friday (1/25): Wkbk p. 369 #1A; p. 371 #2; p. 372 #3A. Bring Ch. 41 Workbook Sheets (entire chapter, pp. 369 – 378 to class on Wednesday)
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(musTh212) Assignment: Integer Notation
If you didn’t get the sheet in class, find it here. (IntNotationAssign.pdf) It’s in my iLocker account, BSU_SHARED, 212 folder, which is where the link will take you. Log in with your BSU username and password for access. It’s due Wednesday.
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(maxmsp) Lecture Notes: selecting and comparing
Todays example patch is posted (day5.txt). We’re building a toolbox of objects that can help us automate a MIDI performance environment. Today we covered: stripnote: only passes MIDI noteon messages through comparison operators, like <, >, <=, >=, ==, and !=. If the result of the comparison is true, then the resulting output is 1;…
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(musTh212) Lecture Notes: Integer Notation
As we start to discuss symmetrical divisions of the octave, and gently move into later discussions of atonality, we’ll start using integer notation of pitch where appropriate. Standard musical notation involves notes placed on a staff, with the noteheads designating a pitch to be played. While a notehead on a staff indicates a specific pitch…
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(maxmsp) Update on Example Patchers
I’ve reformatted the example patchers and reposted to iLocker. The patchers now have the .txt extension, meaning that they have been saved as text files. There is no special conversion that you have to do to open them in Max. Simply launch MaxMSP, then choose File -> Open…, and choose the desired patcher. Let me…