| 6 | intro | startup quiz, web use, computer accounts, manuals & tutorial | lab1a: loop |
| 9 | audio | waves in time-domain & freq-domain, digitizing, rhythm basics | lab1b: sequencer |
| 13 | system | editing templates, testing & debugging | lab1: results |
| 16 | analysis | of some pattern music, program examples: loop2.cpp, shadow.cpp | lab2: mirror |
| 20 | system | MIDI commands in C++, Come Out / Reich | lab2: results |
| 23 | process | algorithms, mapping to musical dimensions, Towers of Hanoi / Schloss | lab3: algorithm |
| 27 | listening | the Lightning, analysis of trumpet solo in Maiden Voyage | lab3: results |
| 30 | grids | time & pitch scales: historical plus examples from Bali, India, Ghana | lab4: quantizer |
| 3 | El Nino day | ||
| 6 | Paul Lansky | lecture (everyone's welcome) -- attend previous eve. concert (Th. 5th, 8pm, Campbell) | lab4: results |
| 10 | psychoacoustics | lines & voices, gestalt grouping principles | |
| 13 | radio baton | example of lab4 (monophonic) with program change streaming and accent
patterns
baton programming examples, lab tour (this time for sure) |
lab5: random |
| 17 | synthesis methods | classic and new techniques, their computation in hardware and software
ALEA II concert Wednesday night, 18th, 8pm Campbell |
projects |
| 20 | software synths | real-time signal processing for PC-based music at Seer Systems, Staccatto
(field trip / dinner -- meet at CCRMA with cars at 3:30, dinner in PA at 7:30) |
lab5: results |
| 24 | graphical languages | Native Instruments, close-up on Mac-based languages, Max, MSP | |
| 27 | HCI | biomuse, gesture recognition, haptic devices |
| 3 | musical style | style components, artificial style imitators, name-that-style (from one note), predicting style (fixes delay?) |
| 6 | hit parade | of class favorites (everyone brings some music) |
| 10 | listening | Chris' compositions: Duo Improvisation, Vanishing Point, group playing in Miles |
| 13 | rehearsal | of Chris' Whirlwind (in Dinkelspiel) |
| 20 | End of Quarter | project demonstrations |