Synthesis Theory

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Course Outline (Spring, 1999)

• 99/01/19: First class
• Chap. 9 Sound Mixing
• Chap. 20 Internals of Digital Signal Processors
• Chap. 21 MIDI
• Chap. 22 System Interconnection
• 98/02/08-12: Audition week.
• Chap. 14 Musical Input Devices
• Chap. 15 PerformanceSoftware
• Chap. 16 Music Editors
• Chap. 17 Music Languages
• Chap. 13 Spectrum Analysis (2 weeks)
• 99/03/15-19: Spring Break
• 99/03/25: Mid-term exam
• Chap. 10 Basic Concepts of Signal Processing (2 weesk)
• Chap. 11 Sound Spatialization and Reverberation (1 week)
• Chap. 12 Pitch and Rhythm Recognition (1 week)
• Chap. 23 Psychoacoustics in Computer Music (2 weeks)
• 99/05/11: Final exam

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Assignment #1 (due 99/01/26)
Make a dry 8-track recording then mixdown to a DAT adding different effects on each of the 8 channels. The piece should last at least 1 minute. Provide both the 8-track tape and the DAT.

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Assignment #2 (due 99/03/02)
Write a survey of a class of Music Input Devices, e.g. wind controllers, guitar interface, and MIDI acoustic piano.

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Ichiro Fujinaga 1999.03.11