Slides code_2.sal
Jan 20
- Unit Generators and Nyquist Expressions
- Basic elements:
- Sine oscillator
- Piece-wise linear functions
- Multiply
- Add
- Some notes on composition
- Listening: Agon, Horacio Vaggione 8:48
Jan 23
- Terminology
- Pitch
- Harmonics
- Sound Events
- Scores
- Instruments (functions with keyword parameters)
- Score Processing Functions
- Listening: Project 1
- Use of samples, plagiarism, appropriation, originality, and related issues
Project 2 due Jan 28
- Use Nyquist to synthesize an interesting sound using oscillators and envelopes. The duration should be from 1 to 10 seconds.
- You should turn in
- Your Nyquist program named project02.sal, and
- Your sound as generated by Nyquist named project02.wav (or .mp3 or .aiff). Hint: The Nyquist PLAY command writes a sound file and prints the file name so you'll know where to find it.
- Grading: As discussed in class, the goal of this
homework assignment is to become familiar with Nyquist, software
synthesis, unit generators, control, and other concepts we've talked
about in class. Your work should demonstrate that you have learned how
to put these concepts into practice. We are not looking for a
composition, just an interesting sound (but that's easier said than
done). This is an open-ended project, but as a general guideline, your
sound should require at least 25 lines of code (if not, then turn in at
least 25 lines of working code so we can see what you tried and
rejected) and probably no more than 100 lines.
Grading will be based on:
- Is there an interesting sound?
- Was the sound generated using Nyquist, and is the source
code there?
- Is the code readable, nicely indented, using defined
functions to avoid very deep nesting, and including comments?
- Does the code avoid assigning sounds to global variables?
- Is there an interesting sound?