Computer Music Technology

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Computer Music Technology
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Course

• 1st Year
• ICM Programming
• 2nd Year
• A. Music Programming A. Programming
• 3rd Year
• Generative Music ( Project ?)

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Its a Technical Course!

• How the software makes sound
• How musicians use software
• Programming will show how software is made in
  general
• Emphasis is on you to connect these

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Aims

• To prepare students for possible jobs
• In the music industry
• In the software industry
• Anything in between

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This Year

• Introduction to Computer Music
• 3 hrs per week (plus)
• Programming
• 4 hrs per week (plus)

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Intro to Computer Music

• How to use a sequencer/plug-ins
• Understand acoustics/digital audio/music theory
• Composition
• How musicians will use software

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Intro to Computer Music

• Technical stuff
• necessary for creating music s/w
• useful/essential to producers

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Work Scheme

• Includes
• Use of sequencer/sampler/synth/effects/audio
  processing
• MIDI/acoustics/sounds signals/digital audio
• Music theory basics scales/time signatures
• Analysis of tracks structure

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Assessment

• 70 Portfolio
• 30 Multiple Choice Exam

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Portfolio

• Do 3 pieces of music (40)
• Each showing different technical abilities
• Group work/individual work
• Hand in at least 2 pieces
• 2 practical assignments (10)
• 1 written assignment (20)

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Emphasis On You!

• Lots of work (making music) outside of lab
  sessions!
• New area! Lots to be explored!
• Logic is a good sequencer
• doesnt crash much
• full control via MIDI

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Minimal Equipment

• No studio
• No monitors
• Get headphones (and converters)
• MIDI keyboards, mics, a few toys

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First Two Lab Sessions

• Logic training
• All going to make the same piece of music
• In order to demonstrate
• how to work with the s/w
• how to organise projects
• various techniques/tools

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What?

• Name.
• What music you are into.?
• Do you use a sequencer?
• Have you done any music training?
• Do you play an instrument? DJ? Etc.
• Do you do stuff live? Play in a orchestra?