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Electroacoustic Composition 2 |
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A one-hour lecture
and a one-hour tutorial each week in Semester 2. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfactory
completion of Fundamentals of Computer Music. |
| Aim |
To gain a
theoretical and practical understanding of the techniques of sound
synthesis. |
| Content |
Theories of the
timbre synthesis techniques:
–additive;
–frequency modulation;
–waveshaping;
–granular stochastic;
–Karplus Strong algorithm.
Advanced studio techniques, including: -mixing and mixing consoles;
–microphone techniques;
–spatial manipulation;
–reverberation and echo;
–analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion,
–digital sampling from sources such as microphones and tape
recorders;
–editing digitized waveforms.
Active participation in preparing and presenting a concert of
electroacoustic music, including program notes. |
| Assessment |
Assignments-40%.
Examination performance 60%. |
| Texts |
Strange,A.,
Electronic Music: Systems,Techniques and Controls. Brown, 1972.
Chamberlin, H., Musical Applications of Microprocessors, 2nd edn,
Hayden Books, 1985. |
| References |
Appleton, J., and
Perera, R. (eds), The Development
and Practice of Electronic Music, Prentice-Hall, 1975.
Bateman, W, Introduction to Computer
Music, Wiley, 1980.
Computer Music Journal
Eargle, J., Sound Recording,
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980.
Griffiths, R, A Guide to Electronic
Music, Thames and Hudson, 1979.
Strawn, J. (ed.), Digital Audio
Signal Processing: An Anthology, Kaufmann, 1985.
Xenakis, I., Formalized Music,
University of Indiana Press, 1971.
Software and hardware manuals as appropriate.
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