2024 Summer MUSIC 158A 001 LEC 001

2024 Summer Session A 6 weeks, May 20 - June 28

MUSIC 158A 001 - LEC 001

Sound and Music Computing with CNMAT Technologies

Curtis F Dahn

May 20, 2024 - Jun 28, 2024
Mo, We, Fr
01:00 pm - 03:29 pm
Internet/Online
Class #:13635
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Online

Offered through Music

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 7
Enrolled: 33
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 40
Waitlist Max: 20
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

7.5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 22.5 hours of outside work hours per week.

Course Catalog Description

Explores the intersection of music and computers using a combination of scientific, technological, and artistic methodologies. Musical concerns within a computational frame are addressed through the acquisition of basic programming skills for the creation and control of digital sound. Will learn core concepts and techniques of computerbased music composition using the Cycling74/MaxMSP programming environment in combination with associated software tools and programming approaches created by the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. Included will be exposure to the essentials of digital audio signal processing, musical acoustics and psychoacoustics, sound analysis and synthesis. The course is hands-on and taught from the computer lab.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills

Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

Associated Sections

None