Year: 2010
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(pianoPed) Notes about Web Site Projects
It seems kind of weird for me to be adding a piano pedagogy category, but I think it is good to post online all the teaching info that I can, and it might be of use to others. I want to summarize a few tips I went over in class, and provide a few helpful…
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(maxmsp) Gain slider, delay line intro
2/24/10 patchers are in iLocker. (It can be easier to grab multiple files using Fetch, available for free from UCS, or some other Windows/Mac FTP program. The server is ilocker.bsu.edu, and the directory is /users/kkothman/BSU_SHARED/242/examplePatchers.) New patchers: MSPBasic1f – a different way of sending target value and ramp time to line~ MSPBasic2b – gain~ slider,…
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(musTh2) Sequences and recent work
I’m in the process of catching up. The handouts from Dr. Oravitz should be the most helpful thing you have on the topic of sequences. I’ve posted them in my iLocker 112 folder (Common harmonic sequences, sequence repertoire) if you need to get another copy. A few words about sequences to reinforce some key points.…
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(maxmsp) MSP reading and tutorial assignment 1
The documentation and tutorial text is online at: http://cycling74.com/docs/max5/vignettes/intro/docintro.html You can read online without having the application. Read the following sections of the documentation for MSP: MSP Introduction How MSP Works Audio I/O Go through MSP Tutorials 1 – 5. These tutorials do not require you to modify anything, but I want you make a…
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(maxmsp) MSP basic demo patchers
Demo patchers from yesterday’s lecture are in iLocker. Look for patchers MSPBasic1[a – e].maxpat. Outline of topics covered: Digital Audio basics relating to how computers generate audio samples (in blocks, or vectors). The larger the vector sample size, the less strain on the computer, more latency. Audio Rate and Control Rate, pertaining to patch cord…
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(maxmsp) More Tips for Assignment 2
Following up on previous set of tips, I’m offering up some more help for translating the assignment into programming tasks. The second part of the problem asks for a “gesture generator” with several options. It is best to pursue each option as a separate patch. All versions must start with a MIDI key press, use…
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(maxmsp) Notes on Assignment 2
Given the scarcity of finished assignment 2’s in my possession, I’m assuming you’re having a lot of problems getting started with your first guided Max patchers. My experience leads me to believe that there are a couple of reasons for these troubles: You need to take notes in class. I don’t see anyone writing anything…
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(musTh2) Phrases, Periods, Sentences, Motives and more
Chapter 6 of the Roig-Francoli lays out the material fairly well. I’m going to put it a bit more hierarchically. At the smallest levels of organization you have motives and phrase segments (sub-phrases). Motives are the smallest recognizable musical elements, with identifiable rhythmic or rhythmic and melodic characteristics. You recognize motives partly by their repetition…
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(musTh2) Assignment 2: Phrases
EDITED! Due Friday, 1/29/2010 From Chapter 6 of the Workbook: Exercise 6.1 (pp. 60 – 62), numbers 1 – 3, and 5 – 6 (6a, 6b, 6c). For number 2, only do measures 1 – 8. Number 5, the Trio starts on p. 314. Number 6b, look at the first 20 measures. For numbers 1…
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(maxmsp) Assignment 2: MIDI patchers
Due Monday, 2/1/2010 As a warm-up exercise for your first project (an interactive MIDI performance patcher), program patchers based on the following directions: 1) An arpeggiator that starts with the playing of a key on a MIDI keyboard, uses the MIDI key pressed as the bass note of the arpeggiator, plays the MIDI key pressed…