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Content: Introduction to the course (syllabus, organisation, evaluation, motivations). Fundamentals of audio processing (part 1)

Readings: All the readings are included in the coursepack, available at the SFU Surrey bookshop.

Road, C. 'Chapter 1: Digital Audio Concepts'. The Computer Music Tutorial. US: MIT Press, 1996 ISBN: 0262680823, pp. 5 to 47, 43 of 1234 pages. Copyright: MIT Press / Access Copyright, 1996.

Video: A collection of links to video with concrete music and a nive scratch movie on Psyche Rock by Pierre Heny

Slides: Introduction (PDF, 133Kb), Fundamentals of audio processing (part 1) (PDF, 1500Kb)

Slides handouts are formatted in black and white (you loose all the highlights but it is better for your printer!), two slides per page. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open PDF files.

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Content: Fundamentals of audio processing (part 2)

Readings:

Cancellaro, J. 'Chapter 2'. Sound Design for Interactive Media. US: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2005 ISBN: 1401881025, pp. 33 to 64, 32 of 258 pages. Copyright: Thomson Delmar Learning / Access Copyright, 2005.

Cancellaro, J. 'Chapter 3'. Sound Design for Interactive Media. US: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2005 ISBN: 1401881025, pp. 67 to 88, 22 of 258 pages. Copyright: Thomson Delmar Learning / Access Copyright, 2005.

Video: Demonstration of how robust a dynamic microphone can be (do not reproduce with SIAT's gears!)

Slides: Fundamentals of audio processing (part 2) (PDF, 3.5Mb)

Assignment 1: Due Wednesday 1st of October 2008 (week 5).
Specification of the first assignment (PDF, 72Kb)

 

Content: Time and Frequency Domain Effects and Processing

Readings:

David Dunn, “A history of electronic Music Pioneers”, Excerpt from the catalog of the Eigenwelt der Apparatewelt, CA: 1992, 48 pages.

A nice artilcle about snap, crackle and pop (optional reading)

Another one about dynamic range (optional reading)

Slides: Time and Frequency domain effects (PDF, 1.3Mb)

 

Content: Reverberation

Readings:

No Readings but revision of the first three weeks

Slides: Reverberation (PDF, 2.8Mb)

Note: In-class short exam. Also Section E-101 is to have lecture in Room 5080 Thursday 25 at 9:30AM

Content: Sound Design for Moving Images (Part 1)

Readings:

Walter Murch, Clear Density – Dense Clarity, 10 Pages (in the coursepack, but also available on the Web).

Web: http://filmsound.org/film-sound-history/

Slides: Sound Design for Moving Images (PDF, 311 kb)

Assignment 2 (PDF, kb)

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Content: Sound Design for Moving Images (Part 2)

Guess lecture by Michael Filimowicz

Readings:

Leydon, R. 'Forbidden Planet: Effects and Affects in the Electro Avant-garde'.
Hayward, P. Off the Planet: Music and Sound Design in Science Fiction Cinema.
US: Bloomington, 2003 ISBN: 0861966449, pp. 61 to 76. (in your coursepack)

Video: Online lecture by Walter Murch

Slides: No slides (Guest Lecture)

Note:Section E-101 is to have lecture in Room 5080 Thursday at 9:30AM

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Content: Sound Spatialisation

Readings:

Howard, D.M, et al. 'Processing Sound Electronically'. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. CA: Focal Press, 2006 ISBN: 0240519957, pp. 348 to 386, 39 pages. Copyright: Focal Press / Access Copyright, 2006

Slides: Sound Spatialisation (PDF, 1336 Kb)

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Content: Bidimentional analysis of media art and introduction to MAX

Readings:

Syreeni, S.Sound Synthesis. CA: Creative Commons, 2006 pp. 1 to 18

Slides: Introduction to MAX (PDF, Kb)

Assignment number 3: Sound application or plug-in (PDF, 82 Kb)

Content: Sound Synthesis (Part 1)

Readings:

Syreeni, S.Sound Synthesis. CA: Creative Commons, 2006 pp. 1 to 18

Slides: Sound Synthesis part 1 (PDF, 857Kb)

 

Content: Sound Synthesis (Part 2)

Readings:

Syreeni, S.Sound Synthesis. CA: Creative Commons, 2006 pp. 1 to 18

Slides: Sound Synthesis part 2 (PDF, Kb)

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