| ACAT4002
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Electroacoustic Composition 4 |
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A one-hour seminar
and a one-hour practical each week in Semester 2. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfactory
completion of Electroacoustic Composition 3. |
| Aim |
To gain a
practical understanding of the techniques of synthesis and digital
control, and advanced algorithmic composition techniques. |
| Content |
The advanced use
of microcomputers for composition:
–further exploration of MIDI systems;
–control of synthesis for micro- and macro-composition and for
the realtime performance thereof;
–use of various synthesis techniques for timbre composition, e.g.
additive, FM, waveshaping, granular stochastic;
Compositional algorithms for implementing such things as stochastic
processes.
Active participation in preparing and presenting a concert of
electroacoustic music, including program notes. |
| Assessment |
Examination
performance-100%. |
| Texts |
Chamberlin, H., Musical Applications of Microprocessors,
2nd edn, Hayden Books, 1985. |
| References |
Bateman, W, Introduction to Computer Music,
Wiley, 1980.
Strawn, J. (ed.), Digital Audio
Signal Processing: An Anthology, Kaufmann, 1985.
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