MUSM434

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Analog and Digital Synthesis

ArtsUndergraduateCollege of Arts and Sciences

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Understand and become familiar with the principles of acoustics and psychoacoustics.

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Understand and become familiar with history and literature of synthesized and digital electroacoustic music and be able to develop analytical approaches to synthesized and digital electoacoustic music.

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Develop skills digitally synthesizing sound, including classic AM, ring -modulated AM, FM, additive, subtractive, granular, and physical modeling synthesis.

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Develop skills editing and mixing sound using DAW software and will develop skills using a DAW for MIDI recording, editing, and playback.

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Develop skills using microphones and a portable digital recording device to record sound and to develop skills using plug-in signal processing software to transform sound.

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Develop skills using a desktop computer to produce Red-Book Audio spec CDs.

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Develop the concept application and project management skills by creating fixed-media and real-time electroacoustic works demonstrating a variety of techniques and styles of synthesis.

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Develop the concept application and project management skills by creating and presenting a finished acoustic or real-time work to the public.