256-fall-2008/hw1

Homework #1: Real-time Audio, Buffers, and Waveforms

Due date: 2008.10.8 11:59:59pm (or thereabout), Wednesday.

Specification (part 1 of 2): Real-time Audio

• respond to the reading assignment in one of the following ways:
  • either a chuck program (of any length) that makes sound
  • or a brief written/textual response (can be as short as a paragraph, or as long as uh two paragraphs, or more)
  • or a drawing / image, or something else graphical
  • or a combination of above
• this can be a response to something in the paper, or indirectly from the ideas in CA/paper/life/universe/everything

Specification (part 2 of 2): ChucKu's

• construct two chucku's, according to the following specifications:
  • like a haiku, a chucku should contain exactly 3 lines of code (each less than 80 characters)
  • each chucku should generate sound
  • 5/7/5 pattern optional, but try to make the code "pretty"
  • check out one line chuck crazy to see similarly compact examples
  • the chucku's should be standalone (i.e., no external audio or chuck files)
  • (thanks to Chris + kijjaz for the idea)

Note

• Have fun with it!!!

Deliverables

turn in all files by putting them in your Library/Web/154/hw1/ directory, and concise online documentation + readme

• 1) source code to the project (*.h, *.cpp, *.c makefile, etc.)
• 2) online page for your project (should be viewable at http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~YOURID/154/hw1/). It should include:
• links to your files of various kinds
• instructions on building the project
• a short README that
  • conveys your ideas/comments in constructing each program
  • describes any difficulties you encountered in the process