BAIN MUSC 336
Introduction to Computer Music

Software

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Audio Editing & Transformation

Other: Avid, ProTools {WP; Website}

Interactive Music Programming (MIDI, Audio, and Video)

Notation

1. Commerical Options
• Avid, Sibelius {WP; Website}
• iPad App {Avid}
• MakeMusic, Finale {WP; Finale}
• Steinberg, Dorico {WP; Website}
• iPad App {Steinberg}
2. Free Options
• MuseScore {WP; Website}
• LillyPond {WP; Website} – text based

Other Scorewriters: WP; See also: ScoringNotes.com

Synthesis

1. Main Options
• SuperCollider {WP; Website} – Mac/Win/Linus, Free
• Cycling '74 Max {WP; Website} – Mac/Win free trial for 30 days {Free Trial)
2. Other Options
• Chuck {WP; ChucK}
• Csound {WP; Website}
• Native Instruments, Reaktor {WP; Website}

Sequencing

1. Main Options
• Ableton, Live {WP; Website} – Mac/Win free trial for 90 days {Free Trial}
• See also: Max for Live (M4L) {Website}
• Apple, Logic Pro {WP; Website} – Mac free trial for 90 days {Free Trial}
• Reason Studios, Reason {WP; Website} – Mac/Win free Reason+ trial for 7 days {Free Trial}
2. Other Options
• Image Line, FL Studio {WP; Website}  – Mac/Win unlimited free trial {Free Trial}
• Cockos, Reaper {WP; Website} Reaper – Mac/Win free trial for 30 days {Free Trial}
• Free DAWs
• See Transverse Audio {Tour: YouTube}

Other DAWs: WP

OTHER TOOLS

Analysis

1. SignalScope {Website}
2. Sonic Visualiser {Website}
3. Spear {Website}

1. Mira: iPad App for Max {Cycling '74}
2. OSCulator {Osculator.net}
3. TouchOSC {Hexler.net/touchosc}
4. Wekinator {Weckinator.org} – free

Devices: Arduino {WP; Website}; MIDI Controller {WP}; iPad {WP}; Wii Remote {WP}

IRCAM Software

1. IRCAM {Website}
2. IRCAM Forumnet {Website}
3. Free IRCAM Technologies
• Computer-Aided Composition
• OpenMusic {WP; Website}
• Max
• Forum Max Apps
• Spat~

Mathematics

1. Apple Grapher {Apple}
2. Desmos {Website}
3. Wofram:
• Alpha
• MathWorld

Music Programming

1. Chuck {WP; ChucK}
2. Csound {WP; Website}
3. JavaScript
• SuperCollider.js
• Flocking.js
• Tone.js
4. Iannix {Website}
5. Impromptu {Website}
6. Integra Live {WP; Website}
7. Max {WP; Website}
8. OpenMusic {WP; Website}
9. Python {WP; Website}
• JythonMusic {JythonMusic}
10. Processing {WP; Website}
11. PureData (WP; Website}
12. SonicPi {WP; Website}
13. SuperCollider {WP; Website}

Synths

1. SimpleSynth {Website}
   
2. FluidSynth {WP; Website}

Updated: August 26, 2023