Category: computerMusic1
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(compMus1) Analog and Digital
The terms analog and digital only have meaning for audio when it is recorded or reproduced using electronic means (including computers). Fundamental Stuff Analog is continuous; Digital is discrete Analog refers to analogous (one thing is similar to another thing); Digital refers to numbers. Analog Recording/Reproduction Fundamental principle: transduction (the changing of energy from one…
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(compMus1) Audio Properties
For our purposes, we’re interested in a limited set of properties of audio, but we want to make sure that we distinguish between what is a physical property and what is a perceptual property, and what properties relate to one another. Physical Properties (Acoustics) Frequency Amplitude Spectrum Perceptual Properties (Psychoacoustic) Pitch (related to frequency) Amplitude…
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(compMus1) Collecting Sounds
You will need sound files for your concrete music project. There are a number of places you can look for free, prerecorded sounds to use. On the Macs you should find an iLife Sound Effects folder. The easiest way to find it is to choose the local hard disk and search for “iLife Effects”. Online,…
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(compMus1) Reading Assignment: Tape Composition
For Tuesday, finish reading chapter 5 in E/E (pp. 123 – 140, available here as chap5.pdf) and answer the following questions: What can tape splicing achieve with regards to the sequence of events on a recording? Name a composer and piece that uses tape degeneration as part of the creative process. How was tape echo…
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(compMus1) Fundamental Traits of Electronic Music
From E/E: The sound resources available to electronic music are unlimited. (You are not limited to the sounds of traditional musical instruments.) Electronic music can expand the perception of tonality. (Microtonality, or any arbitrary division of the octave is possible. The de-emphasis of pitch – noise- is also just as possible as pitch.) Electronic music…
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(compMus1) Listening List 1
The first quiz is February 5, which includes a short listening list. Audio files are here. You will be responsible for knowing the name of the composer, title, and year(s) composed. Pierre Schaeffer: Etude Aux Chemins De Fer, 1948 John Cage: Williams Mix, 1952 Otto Luening: Low Speed, 1952 Hugh Le Caine: Dripsody, 1955 Edgard…
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Jeff Seitz's Studio Blog
Jeff Seitz is maintaining a blog that will keep you updated with software installs, problem reports, and useful studio tips throughout the musicTech studios. It is a great resource for troubleshooting, how-to’s, and problem solving in the lab. If you’re experiencing problems in the lab, this is a good place to look for answers. jeffseitz.wordpress.com…
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(compMus1) Reading: 7 Fundamental Traits…
Read pp. 119 – 123 (beginning of chapter 5) in E/E. An excerpt is in my iLocker account. (7fundTraits.pdf) Know the Seven Fundamental Traits of Electronic Music.
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(compMus1) Class Intro – Creativity, Composition, and Computer Music
This is just a general outline of what was covered in the first class. Creativity and Composition Creativity is a trait or practice that applies to many domains and activities. Composition is one specific domain of creativity Creativity can be learned. Creative Process Far from being mystical, most researchers have identified a consistent method to…
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(compMus1) Create a WordPress Account
Create a WordPress account and comment on this post. If I can’t easily tell who you are by looking at your account/username, then make sure to tell me who you are in your comment text. If you already have a WordPress account, you do not need to create a new one, just comment on this…