Week 1

Home Up Code 1

Slides    code_1.sal

Jan 16
  • Course Description (20 min)
    • The subject
      • Computer Music Technology
        • Theory: digital audio, DSP, software design, languages, data structures
        • Practice: Using Nyquist and Audacity, project
      • Making music with computers
        • Theory: listening and discussion
        • Practice: composition projects
      • Lectures
      • Projects
        • Programming Exercises
        • Compositions
      • Grading
        • Attendance is required
        • Homework (10%)
        • Projects 0-8 (50%)
        • Projects 9-12 (40%)
  • How Computers Make Sound (20 min)
    • Digital audio representation
    • Analog-to-digital conversion
    • Digital-to-analog conversion
    • Synthesis example
  • Audio Editors and Processing Intro (10 min)
  • Listening (20 min)
    • Gerrymander, by Russel Pinkston

Jan 18
  • The SAL programming language

Project 1 due Jan 14

See Syllabus and the homework submission instructions.

Project 2 due Jan 21

See Syllabus and the homework submission instructions