C O U R S E   M O D U L E S
	Course & Studio Introduction
2.	Sound Editing, Analysis & Transformation
3.	Interactive Music Programming & MIDI
4.	Notation & Sequencing
5.	Digital Audio
6.	Synthesis
Research
FindIt @ UofSC Libraries

News

Quotable

	Technology enables us in many wonderful ways, but it will never be a substitute for a good idea. The bottom line will always lie with our ears.
	– Mark Ballora

Course Description

Techniques of computer-generated music production including aspects of MIDI, digital synthesis, and music programming.

Textbooks (Open Access)

Burk, et al., Music and Computers: A Theoretical and Historical Approach {E-book} (Burk et al. 2011)

Hass, Introduction to Computer Music {E-book} (Hass 2020)

Learning

Audacity | Max | MIDI | Notation | Sequencing | Digital Audio | MSP | SuperCollider | Synthesis; See also: History

Course Documents

1. Fall 2021
   
• Syllabus (pdf)
• Reading & Assessment Schedule (pdf) 
• Links for Students
2. Listening
1. Activities
   
2. Listening List
   
3. Creative Projects
• Overview {Google Slides} 
• Project #1: Audio – Due: Wed., Sept. 27
• Project #2: Programming – Due: Wed., Oct. 25
  
• Project #3: Sequencing, Synthesis, or Real-Time Interaction – Due: Wed., Nov. 29
  
4. Programming
   
• Terms & Concepts
  
5. Bibliography
• Articles
6. Software

Technical Overviews

1. Audacity (pdf)
2. Max Programming (pdf)
3. MIDI (pdf)
4. Reason (pdf)
5. How Digital Audio Works (pdf)
6. MSP Basics (pdf)
7. SuperCollider Basics (coming soon)
   

Burk et al., Music and Computers Chapter Overviews

1. Ch. 1: The Digital Representation of Sound: Sound and Timbre (pdf)
2. Ch. 2: The Digital Representation of Sound: Playing by the Numbers (pdf)
3. Ch. 3: The Frequency Domain (pdf)
4. Ch. 4: The Synthesis of Sound by Computer (pdf)
5. Ch. 5: The Transformation of Sound by Computer (pdf)

1. Create Digital Music (CDM)
2. Computer Music Journal
3. Journal of Music, Technology & Education
4. Leonardo Music Journal
5. Music Radar: Formerly Computer Music Magazine, Electronic Musician & Keyboard
   
6. MusicTech
7. Sound on Sound
8. Synthtopia

Cloud Storage

1. UofSC Office 365
   
• OneDrive
  
2. Dropbox
3. Google Drive

Music Library Resources

1. FindIt @ UofSC Libraries
   
2. Naxos Music Library
3. Grove/Oxford
4. Harvard Dictionary
5. JSTOR

Online Music Distribution

1. Bandcamp
2. SoundCloud
3. Spotify
4. YouTube

References

See also: BAIN MUSC 336 Bibliography & Articles

Burk, Phil, Larry Polansky, Douglas Repetto, Mary Roberts and Dan Rockmore. 2011. Music and Computers:  A Theoretical and Historical Approach, Archival Version. Available online at: <http://musicandcomputersbook.com>.

Hass, Jeffery. 2020. Introduction to Computer Music: An Electronic Textbook, 2nd ed. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University. Available online at: <https://cmtext.indiana.edu>.