Topics
Synthesis
- Sine Waves, Additive Synthesis
- Modulation Synthesis (AM, RM)
- Modulation Synthesis (Simple FM)
- Modulation Synthesis (Complex FM)
- Digital Filters (Introduction)
- Digital Filters (Substractive Synthesis, Virtual Analog)
- Granular Synthesis
- Analysis and Resynthesis
- Physical Modeling
- Tunings
Algorithms
- Patterns
- Random Processes
- Serialism
- State Machines
- Cellular Automata
- Markov Chains
- Chaotic Systems (Logistics Equation)
- Fractals and Recursion (Sierpinski Curves)
Calendar
This calendar is tentative and will very likely change.
| Week | Thu | Synthesis | Algorithms | Assignment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1 | 24 | Course overview, Modulation Synthesis | Patterns | |
| MAY | 2 | 1 | - | ||
| 3 | 8 | Intro: supercollider, grading, projects, passwords Tutorial #1 Simple Frequency Modulation |
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| 4 | 15 | Digital Filters (tut#1) | Piano Phase | Assig#1 | |
| 5 | 22 | Digital Filters (tut#2), Substractive Synthesis | Project Proposal due | ||
| 6 | 29 | Substractive Synthesis, Virtual Analog | Random Processes, State Machines | ||
| JUN | 7 | 5 | Tunings | Cellular Automata | Assig#1 due Assig#2 |
| 8 | 12 | Markov Chains | |||
| 9 | 19 | Granular Synthesis | |||
| 10 | 26 | Chaotic Systems | Project Presentations | ||
| JUL | 11 | 3 | Analysis and Resynthesis | Recursion and Fractals | Project Presentations |
| 12 | 10 | Physical Modeling | Project Presentations | ||
| 13 | 17 | Project Presentations |
