Composing with Computers I (Electronic Music Composition)
21M.361 · Music and Theater Arts · Undergraduate · Spring 2008
Peter Whincop
This class explores sound and what can be done with it. Sources are recorded from students’ surroundings - sampled and electronically generated (both analog and digital). Assignments include composing with the sampled sounds, feedback, and noise, using digital signal processing (DSP), convolution, algorithms, and simple mixing. The class focuses on sonic and compositional aspects rather than technology, math, or acoustics, though these are examined in varying detail. Students complete weekly co…
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