Home
About
CHAPTERS
Table of Contents
1. Acoustics
2. Studio Gear
3. MIDI
4. Synthesis
5. Digital Audio
6. History and Lit
Appendices
CECM
Composition
Jacobs School of Music
Contact
TABLE OF CONTENTS
select chapter titles to toggle section links
1. ACOUSTICS
Topics include introductory acoustics and psychoacoustics detailing the properties of sound and how we perceive it.
1. Introduction
2. Sound
3. Speed of Sound
4. Sound Waves
5. Frequency
6. Wavelength
7. Amplitude
8. Wave shape
9. Phase
10. Resonance
11. Reflection
12. Reverberation
13. Standing Waves
14. How the Ear Works
15. Pitch and Tuning
16. Loudness
17. Timbre
18. Localization
2. STUDIO GEAR
Topics include microphones and recording techniques, mixing consoles, cable types, and signal processing (effects).
1. Introduction
2. Cables and Connectors
3. Microphones
4. Mixing Consoles
5. Signal Processing: Effects
(reverb, compression, EQ, delay, etc.)
3. MIDI
An overview of the MIDI specification the specific code structure of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
1. Overview and History
2. Hardware Specification
3. Data Format
4. Channel Voice Messages
5. MIDI Controllers (plus full controller chart)
6. Channel Mode Messages
7. System Messages
8. SysEx Extensions (incl. MTC and
MMC)
9. Non-code MIDI Extensions
(SMF & GM)
4. SYNTHESIS
Analog and digital synthesis concepts including waveforms, filters, modulation, patches, phase vocoding,convolution and speech synthesis with a channel vocoder. Digital synthesis language sampler.
1. History
2. Waveforms
3. Filters
4. Analog Synth Concepts
5. Envelopes and Gates
6. Patches: The Basic Patch
7. Patches: Sub-audio Rate Modulation
8. Audio-rate FM Synthesis
9. Audio-rate Amplitude and Ring Modulation
10. Phase Vocoding
11. Convolution
12. Granular Synthesis and Granulation of Sampled Sound
13. Speech Synthesis and the Channel Vocoder
14. A Digital Synthesis Language Sampler
5. DIGITAL AUDIO
A discussion of digital audio theory and concepts, sampling, digital recording concepts and audio file specifications.
1. Overview
2. Binary Numbers
3. Sampling
4. Nyquist Theorem
5. Sample Rates
6. Quantization, Approximation Errors and Sample Size
7. Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs)
8. Audio File Formats
9. References
6. ELECTRONIC MUSIC HISTORY
An overview and historic timeline of significant developments and literature in electronic and computer music.
1. Electronic Music Historical Timeline
7. APPENDIX
A list of paper and online texts, equal temperament pitch/frequency/MIDI chart, electricity primer, and education and professional links.
Appendix Index
A. Paper and Online Texts and Resources
B. Pitch to Frequency to MIDI Chart
C. Electricity/Electronics Basics for Electronic Musicians
D. Non-traditional Tuning and Temperament
E. Educational and Professional Links
«HOME
TOC
FIRST CHAPTER»