Category: musth625
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(musTh625) some how-to posts about cecilia and soundhack
I have previous posts on how to use SoundHack and Cecilia for audio processing. I’m going to link to them rather than retype. These may not be the most complete guides, but they should help with late-night questions. Getting started with SoundHack Cecilia 4 basics Using the filter warper in Cecilia Using the granulator in…
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(musTh625) using reverb as an insert effect in digital performer
Digital Performer and other DAWs differ from stereo audio editors like Audacity, Peak, and Audition in that effects are usually applied in a non-destructive manner. Non-destructive effects processing means that the effect is computed and applied to the sound in real time during playback, but this processing does not change the contents of the audio…
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(musTh625) research paper
Research paper, due 6/12 (by midnight, via email). Choose from one of the following composer/piece combinations. John Cage, Williams Mix Mario Davidovsky, Synchronism No. 6 Jonathan Harvey, Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco Paul Lansky, Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomas Campion Steve Reich, Come Out OR Piano Phase OR Violin Phase Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kontakte OR…
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(musTh625) aesthetic readings 2
Due Monday, June 3. Jacques Attali, “Noise and Politics” (AC pp. 7 – 9) Pierre Schaeffer, “Acousmatics” (AC pp. 76 – 81) Brian Eno, “Ambient Music” (AC pp. 94 – 97) You should also read the gray page of quotes preceding section II on pp. 63 – 64, as well as the introduction to section…
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(musTh625) the fourier transform and phase vocoding
I’ve posted previously about the Fourier Transform and Phase Vocoding. The explanations are more in-depth than what I would expect you to know, but the posts also explain some of the details and settings to help you use the process creatively.
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(musTh625) downloading soundHack and cecilia
I have previous posts on downloading SoundHack and Cecilia, with some explanations. Downloading SoundHack Downloading Cecilia
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digital performer intro, part 2
part one of the digital performer intro is here Importing Audio and the Soundbites Window You can drag and drop audio from a Finder window into the Soundbites pane in Digital Performer. Audio imported into your project gets converted to the project audio format, and copied into the Audio Files folder within your project folder.…
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digital performer intro
Digital Performer and DAWs Unlike stereo audio editors (Audacity, Peak, Audition), Digital Performer is an example of a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Digital Performer relies (mostly) on non-destructive processing and mixing. The program allows for multiple sounds to be used at once by reading from the multiple sound files, applying gain changes as indicated by…
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(musTh625) project 2: multi-track musique concrète
Due Monday, June 3, at the start of class. Overview Building on your knowledge of sample processing learned in your two-track collage, create a two-minute work of musique concrète. You may use sounds from Project 1, sounds from online libraries, sample CDs in Bracken (Education Resources Desk), and/or other recorded sounds of your own choosing.…
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(musTh625) technical readings, second set
Adding to the introductory readings from week 1, read: Audio File Formats, from Jeffrey Hass.