Course Information
Class: Mon+Wed 1:30pm-2:50pm
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:
- History of Spatial Sound
- Sound Perception Fundamentals
- Binaural Sound, theory and practical workflows
- Surround spaces at The Knoll, Ardour/Reaper workflows with examples
- Microphone Techniques (from mono/stereo to Ambisonics)
- Spatialization techniques overview: Amplitude Panning & VBAP, DBAP, Ambisonics
- Ambisonics, theory and practical workflows
- Reverberation and Virtual Spaces
- Distance localization
- Wave Field Synthesis
- Ambisonics Microphone Design Techniques
Assignments
TBD
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Grading
- Assignments: 50%
- Final project: 50%
Schedule
Week 1
January 9: [1] Introduction, overview of course
January 11: [2b] Three on Four, three pieces on four channels
Week 2
January 16: MLK, Holiday
January 18: [3] From Microphones to Ambisonics, spatial sound perception fundamentals, microphones, microphone techniques, and a visit to a microphone jungle
Week 3
January 23: [4] Panning, introduction to amplitude panning
January 25: [5] Ambisonics, part 1, introduction to Ambisonics
Week 4
February 1: [7] Ambisonics, part 2, more on Ambisonics including HOA
Week 5
February 8: [9] Special Lecture: Barbara Nerness, Hidden Values, The Umbrella
Week 6
February 13: [10] Special Lecture: Raviv Ganchrow, Agora Circuit
Week 7
February 20: President's Day, Holiday
February 22: [12] Special Lecture: Hassan Estakhrian
Week 8
February 27: [13]
March 1: [14]
Week 9:
March 6: [15]
March 8: [16] Final Project Reviews
Week 10
March 13: TBD
March 15: Final Project Presentation
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