Music 215B
Computer Music Programming

Winter Quarter 2016
Tuesday and Thursday 11:00-12:20
Music and Media Building, Room 216

Professor Christopher Dobrian
University of California, Irvine

Description

This seminar examines computer programming principles and techniques crucial to the development of applications for algorithmic composition, digital audio signal processing, interactive computer-mediated performance, and multimedia.

Prerequisites

Music 215B Computer Music Programming is a graduate seminar required for all students of the ICIT program in Music. It's assumed that students in the class have already passed Music 215A Computer Music Composition and Production and have at least intermediate-level competency using a computer music programming environment (e.g. Max, Pd, or SuperCollider) and digital audio workstation (DAW) software (e.g., Pro Tools, Logic, or Cubase).

Topics

• Design and implementation of compositional algorithms
• Design and implementation of user interface for realtime control of compositional algorithms
• Study of prevalent practical techniques for sound spatialization
• Composition of interactive sound installation and/or concert work for six-channel speaker configuration

Special Focus

The Center for Interesting Noises, a six-channel installation planned in the Ayala Science Library, will serve as a focal point anchoring the different topics and techniques studied in this seminar. Final projects will be planned with the objective of presentation in the CIN concerts in spring quarter.

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