C O U R S E   M O D U L E S
1.	Course and Studio Introduction
2.	MIDI and Max Programming Basics
3.	Digital Audio Concepts and DSP w/ MSP
4.	Sequencing and Sampling w/ Reason & Logic Studio
5.	Synthesis w/ SuperCollider
	Analysis and Transformation

Course Documents

1. Syllabus (pdf)
2. Studio B
   • Online Schedule
   • Policies (pdf)
   • Log Sheet (pdf)

Assignments

1. MIDI and Max Programming Basics (pdf)
2. DSP w/ MSP (pdf)
3. Sequencing Part 1: Redrum (pdf)
4. Sequencing Part 2: Reason (pdf)
5. Synthesis (pdf)
6. Final Project (pdf)

Program of Study

1. MIDI and Max Programming Basics (pdf)
   • Max Basics (pdf)
   • MIDI (pdf)
2. Digital Audio Concepts and
   DSP w/ MSP (pdf)
   • How Digital Audio Works (pdf)
   • Music and Computers Ch. 1 (pdf)
   • Music and Computer Ch. 2 (pdf)
3. Synthesis
   • Music and Computers Ch. 4 (pdf)
   • Filters w/ MSP (pdf)
4. Analysis & Transformation
   • Music and Computers Ch. 3 (pdf)
   • Music and Computers Ch.5 (pdf)

On-line Texts and Documentation

1. Music and Computers: A Theoretical and Historical Approach by Burk, Polansky, Repetto, Roberts and Rockmore.
• Key College Online
• 1st ed. of the Web book on Dartmouth's Web site
2. Cycling 74's MaxMSP
• MSP Tutorials and Topics (pdf)
3. James McCartney's SuperCollider
• Computer Music with Examples in SuperCollider 3 by David Michael Cottle
4. Propellerheads's Reason
   • Getting Started (pdf)
   • Operation Manual (pdf)
5. Barry Vercoe's Csound (optional)
   • Boulanger The Csound Book Ch. 1
   • Reference Manual
6. Tom Erbe's SoundHack
   • Documentation

Links

1. Software
2. Similar courses at other institutions:
   • C11 at Dartmouth
   • CMP 225 at Eastman
   • Music 154 at Stanford
   • Music 171 at UCSD
   • 15-322 at Carnegie Mellon
   • Music 188 at Harvey Mudd
3. Electronic Music Foundation
4. Computer Music Reserach Links
5. Professional Societies
6. Journals

Reference

1. General MIDI (GM)
   • GM Instrument Bank (pdf)
   • GM Percussion Key Map (pdf)

For Study

1. Karlheinz Essl's Lexikon-Sonate and fLOW
2. Princeton Laptop Orchestra (PLORK)
3. PD Reprtory Project
4. Music by:
   1. Jon Appleton
   2. Edmund Campion
   3. Karlheinz Essl
   4. Paul Lansky
   5. Tod Machover
   6. Michael McNabb
   7. Dennis Miller
   8. Kaija Saariaho
   9. Jacob Ter Veldhuis
5. I'm Sitting in a Room by Alvin Lucier @ UBU Web Sound
6. LastFM
7. Steve Reich at the Whitney: A Celebration of the Composer’s 70th Birthday
8. Leif Inge's 9 Beet Stretch
• 9 Beet Stretch Site
• Kyle Gann's Village Voice Review

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