Music 256a / CS 476a | fall
2015
Music, Computing, and Design I:
Art of Design for Computer Music
Ge Wang and
Tim
O'Brien(TA)
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class: MW 3:30-5:20pm
location: CCRMA Classroom (the Knoll) + d.school
prerequisite:
prior programming experience
this course is required for:
Music 256b: Virtual and Augmented
Reality for Music
course summary:
Creative design of computer music software. Programming, audiovisual
design, as well as software design for musical tools, instruments,
toys, and games. Provides paradigms and strategies for designing and
building music software, with emphases on interactive systems,
aesthetics, and artful product design. Course work includes several
programming assignments and a "design+implement" final project.
Prerequisite: experience in C/C++ and/or Java.
This course is required for Music 256b:
Virtual and Augmented Reality for Music
256a topics include:
- design principles and patterns for audio software
- experiential design and aesthetics of audiovisual software
- interactive system integration (audio, graphics, networking, etc.)
- essential data structures and algorithms in audio programming
- toy + game design for music; artful product design
- building real-time software systems for computer music
- (see
fall-2015,
fall-2014,
fall-2013, fall-2011, fall-2010 and fall-2009 final
projects!)
assignments:
- homework #0: on coursework!
- homework #1: Real-time
Audio, Buffers, and Waveform
due date: Tuesday, 2014.9.29, 11:59:59pm
- homework #2:
Sound Peeking
due date: Tuesday, 2015.10.13, 11:59:59pm
- homework #3:
Audiovisual Music Sequencer!
part #1 due: Monday, 2015.10.19, in-class
part #2 due: Tuesday, 2015.10.27, 11:59:59pm
part #3 due: Wednesday, 2015.10.28, in-class
- final project:
Artful
Design of Music Software Product
"design and prototype a music software experience in C/C++ w/
real-time audio, interaction, and graphics; build it with
aesthetics."
proposals: Wednesday, 2015.11.4 (in class)
milestone 1: Wednesday, 2015.11.11 (in class)
milestone 1: Wednesday, 2015.11.18 (in class)
milestone 2: Monday/Wednesday, 2015.11.30/12.2 (in class)
final presentation: 3:30pm Thursday, 2015.12.10, CCRMA Stage
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