Intro to Computer Music Techniques

3.0 credits

Principles of digital (and analog) recording, editing, signal processing (sound manipulation), sound analysis, multi-tracking, mixing, synchronization, and mastering; sound synthesis techniques; hardware and software synthesizer and sampler design; fundamentals of MIDI; MIDI and audio sequencing; interactive MIDI performance and compositional techniques; performance interfaces; music notation software; the repertoire of computer and electronic music. Class lecture/demonstrations are supplemented by weekly labs and culminate in student projects.