Summer Workshops 1997:

Introduction to Sound Synthesis and Signal Processing

Instructors:
- Fernando Lopez-Lezcano
- Juan Pampin
TA's:
- Juan Pampin
- Jonathan Norton
Web resources: "http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/SoundSynthesis/"

Course Description

This is an introductory and fast-paced workshop in sound synthesis techniques and digital audio effects, and their implementation in the CLM (Common Lisp Music) environment. We will design software instruments that implement additive synthesis, subtractive, FM, sampling, wavetables, granular, spectral and physical modeling synthesis; and digital effects algorithms such as phasing, flanging, chorus, distortion and reverberation. Introductory signal processing and perception topics will be included.

Common Lisp Music (CLM)* is a public domain sound design language written on top of Common Lisp, currently running in Macintosh PowerPCs and several UNIX environments including SGI, Sun, NeXT and PC's running Linux. The workshop includes a Common Lisp lab that will teach basic Lisp programming skills. Familiarity with computers and programming languages is helpful but programming proficiency is not required.

Lectures

Schedule

Date	Time	Title
July 21	9:30 - 11:30	Introduction to ccrma and clm
July 21	11:45 - 12:30	Sound Perception and Analysis
July 21	1:30 - 2:15	Lisp Workshop
July 22	9:30 - 11:30	Digital Sound, Additive and Wavetable Synthesis
July 22	11:45 - 12:30	Granular Synthesis and Sampling Rate Conversion
July 22	1:30 - 2:15	Lisp Workshop
July 23	9:30 - 11:30	Modulation Synthesis and Waveshaping
July 23	11:45 - 12:30	Spectral Modelling
July 23	1:30 - 2:15	Lisp Workshop
July 24	9:30 - 11:30	Subtractive Synthesis and Digital Filters
July 24	11:45 - 12:30	Effects
July 24	1:30 - 2:15	Lisp Workshop
July 24	8:00	Summer Concert
July 25	9:30 - 11:30	Physical Modelling
July 25	11:45 - 12:30	Advanced CLM
July 25	1:30 - 2:15	Lisp Workshop

Course Materials

All course materials will be placed on-line in CCRMA's World Wide Web server (http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu).

The on-line clm distribution (source code, examples and so on...)

The on-line "CLM Manual".

Emacs and XEmacs editor references

Emacs cheat sheet: the most commonly used commands
References materials: getting started, reference card, the complete manual in html and more...
XEmacs Home Page: the official home of the xemacs editor...

PC's, NEXTSTEP and Linux

Detailed instructions on how to reboot a PC into Linux

Suplementary texts

Elements of Computer Music: F. Richard Moore, Prentice Hall, 1990
The Computer Music Tutorial: Curtis Road, MIT press, 1996
Musical Sound: John Pierce, Scientific American Books, 1990
Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition and Performance: Charles Dodge and Thomas Jerse, Schirmer Books, New York, 1985

General Information: Feel free to browse through the "CCRMA User's Guide" which highlights the available facilities and how to best use them. The document also includes a link to the FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions"... try to browse through them before asking questions....