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  Past Calendars: Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter

Spring:
week 1 - 4/3

FM Synthesis; TX7 and SoundDiver
Lab assignment

1) create at least 3 custom TX7 voices
2) 3 min. etude: using at least one TX7 custom patch. Explore unity and variety in composition
Readings
 Sound On Sound magazine FM: part 12 & part 13

week 2 - 4/10

 Computer Music: CSound and Cecilia for Mac
Cecilia for windows
Lab assignment
 1) Complete Cecilia Tutorial #1
2) Begin journaling about mid-quarter project
Readings
 Introduction to Sound Design in Csound - Richard Boulanger
Listening
 Amon Tobin - bricoloage
Boards of Canada - geogaddi

week 3 - 4/17

 Guest Composer - Arun Chandra
Lab assignment
 1) complete Cecilia tutroial #2
Readings
  
listening
  

week 4 - 4/24

 Metasynth ; FM, CSound, DP3 review
Lab assignment
 Mid quarter projects
Readings
  
Listening  

week 5 -

 Mid-Quarter Projects
Lab assignment
  
Readings

 

week 6 -

 Mastering Techniques I - Compression
Lab assignment

Experiment with compression on existing tracks you've recorded

Readings

1) Geoff Martin - Compressors, Limiters, Expanders and Gates
2) Advanced Compression Techniques: Part 1
3) Advanced Compression Techniques: Part 2
4) Practical Multi-band Compression
Listening

 

week 7 -

Music for Film/Video and Final Cut Pro
Class will meet in LIB 1316 (MultiMedia Lab) at 6pm
Lab assignment
 work on final project
Readings
  
Listening
  

week 8 -

Student led review session
Lab assignment
 work on final project
Readings
  
Listening
  

week 9 -

 
Lab assignment
 Final Projects
Listening
  
week 10 - Presentation of Final Projects

Eval Week

1) sign-up for mtg. time in last class
2) complete and bring self-eval draft to mtg.:
why, what, so what
3) complete and bring faculty eval to mtg. (or you can drop off at program secretary Cindy Fry)