Computers, Sound, and Music — Spring 2020

Weekly outline

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  General

  • Syllabus Page
  • Slack invite link URL

    Restricted Not available unless: You belong to any group
  • Course Video on PSU Media Space URL
  • Course Video on YouTube URL
  • Course Github Repos URL
  • Using Other People's Code Page
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  Computer Audio Foundations / Practics

  • Audio and Digital Audio
  • Representations, Formats and Tools

  • Sound — Foundations and Practics Page
  • RMS Calculation File
  • Hearing Practics Page
  • Natural Sound Page
  • Analog Sound Page
  • Digital Sound Page
  • Analog, Digital, and Conversion Page
  • HW 1: Clipped Assignment
  • Clipped Sine Wave File
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  Digital Audio Signal Processing

  • Audio Tools; Time and Frequency Domains
  • The Discrete Fourier Transform

  • Digital Audio Tools and Tooling Page
  • Frequency Domain and the Fourier Transform Page
  • The Discrete Fourier Transform Page
  • Applying the DFT Page
  • Visual Introduction to the Fourier Transform URL
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  Digital Audio Filters

  • Audio Filtering Page
  • Digital Audio Filters Page
  • FIR Filters Page
  • Digital Filter Design Page
  • Introduction To Digital Filters With Audio Applications URL
  • Introduction To Digital Filters URL
  • FIR and IIR Digital Filter Design Guide URL
  • Example of WAVE File Reading in Python 3 URL
  • Goertzel Filtering in Python Page
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  Sound Manipulation

  • Volume and Equalization; Harmonic Content; MP3
  • Intro. to Digital Effects

  • Resampling Page
  • Psychoacoustics Page
  • Compression Page
  • Compression Methods Page
  • Course Project Proposal Assignment
  • HW 2: Resampling Assignment
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  Digital Effects

  • Digital Effects Page
  • Effects Plugins Page
  • Delay Effects Page
  • Frequency-Domain Effects Page
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  Synthesis I

  • Notes Page
  • MIDI Page
  • Synthesis Page
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  Synthesis II

  • Wavetable Synthesis Page
  • Advanced Techniques Page
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  Music Theory I

  • Intro File
  • Music Theory I Pitch, Scales, and Key Signatures File
  • Music Theory In 16 Minutes URL
  • Music Theory II Rhythm and Duration File
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  Music Theory II

  • Monday 25 May: Memorial Day, no class meeting

  • Harmony and Chords Page
  • HW 3: Chord Assignment
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  Music Analysis and Generation

  • Stochastic Methods
  • Markov Chain Models

  • Tuning and Temperament File
  • Music Feature Identification Page
  • Intro to Music and ML File
  • Course Project Assignment