COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction to COMPUTER MUSIC
(timings are tentative)
Fall 2020
August 25
Ways in which computers are used in music:
sound analysis/synthesis,
composition, notation, recording, etc.
How do we hear sounds ? Making a CD; ADC & DAC.
Computer Music centers, organizations, venues.
August 27 - September 3
September 8 - 17
Elements of acoustics/psychoacoustics and programming
September 22 - 29
October 1 - 6
Computer-assisted (algorithmic) Composition
- stochastic distributions
- Markov chains
- sieves
- other methods used by Xenakis: Group Theory, Game Theory,
Random walks, arborescences
- genetic algorithms, cellular automata, AI
- Manifold compositions
October 13 - November 12
Using DISSCO with the interface LASSIE
- DISSCO structure: CMOD, LASS, LASSIE
- unifying synthesis and composition; object-oriented
- tutorial; XQuartz
- LASSIE and DISSCO features
November 17 - December 8
Final exam: Monday, December 16, 1:30-4:30 am
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