Music 222 | Winter 2025

Sound in Space

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano and Anna Kristina Golubkova (TA)

Course Information

Class: Tue+Thu 10:30am-12:20pm
Labs/Office Hours: TBD
Location: The Knoll, Room 317 (The Stage)

Course Summary

The course will include historical background, theory and techniques for the use of space in music composition and diffusion. We will use both speaker arrays and binaural audio over headphones (and sound capture, with the goal of creating short pieces and sound art). We will be using CCRMA's multichannel surround facilities, including the Listening Room (full 3D 22.8 speaker array), our small concert hall, the Stage (using a full dome with a 56.8 speaker system), and other smaller surround studios available in our building. We will also talk about approaches that could enable you to experiment with surround sound at home.

Topics include:

Assignments

TBD

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Grading

Schedule

Week 1

January 7: [1] Introduction, overview of course

January 9: [2a] Introduction to Ambisonics Reaper workflows

January 9: [2b] Three on Four, three pieces on four channels

Week 2

January 14: [3] From Microphones to Ambisonics, spatial sound perception fundamentals, microphones, microphone techniques, and a visit to a microphone jungle

January 16: [4]

Week 3

January 21: [5]

January 23: [6]

Week 4

January 28: [7]

January 30: [8]

Week 5

February 4: [9]

February 6: [10]

Week 6

February 11: [11]

February 13: [12]

Week 7

February 18: [13]

February 20: [14]

Week 8

February 25: [15]

February 27: [16]

Week 9:

March 4: [17]

March 6: [18]

Week 10

March 11: [19]

March 13: Final Project Presentation

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