Instructor: Tom Cortina
Course Times: Wed. 9:00-10:50AM (Bklyn/LI), Wed. 2:00-2:55PM (LI), Thr. 12:00-12:55PM (Bklyn)
Office Hours: Tue./Thr. 9-10AM, 3-4PM (Bklyn); Wed. 11AM-12PM*, 1-2PM (LI) *alternating weeks
Course Text: The Computer Music Tutorial by Curtis Roads (MIT Press, 1996).
| DATE | TOPIC(S) | READING (CHAPTERS) |
| Wed., Sept. 3 | Digital Audio Concepts, Fourier Analysis | 1, Appendix |
| Wed., Sept. 10 | Sampling Theorem, Signal Processing | 3 |
| Wed., Sept. 17 | Music Programming | 17 |
| Wed., Sept. 24 | Additive Synthesis | 4 |
| Wed., Oct. 1 | Subtractive and Speech Synthesis | 5 |
| Wed., Oct. 8 | Modulation Synthesis | 6 |
| Wed., Oct. 15 | Reverberation and Localization | 10,11 |
| Wed., Oct. 22 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| Wed., Oct. 29 | Western Music Theory | handout |
| Wed., Nov. 5 | Algorithmic Music Composition | 18, 19 |
| Wed., Nov. 12 | Digital Music Systems, MIDI | 20, 21, 22 |
| Wed., Nov. 19 | Psychoacoustics in Computer Music | 23 |
| Wed., Nov. 26 | Music Formats and Storage Issues | handout |
| Wed., Dec. 3 | Project Presentations | |
| TBA | FINAL EXAM |
Lab sessions will include a discussion of topics from the lecture with applications on the PC. All labs meet in the PC lab (LI: Wed. 2:00-2:55PM Room 234; Bklyn: 12:00-12:55PM RH216). Labs meet each week with the following exceptions:
| 6 Homework Assignments | 15% (2.5% each) |
| Course Project | 25% |
| Midterm Exam | 30% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
All homework assignments must be handed in on time; no assignments will be accepted late. There will be no makeups for the midterm or final exams except under extreme circumstances (e.g. illness documented with a physician's note, death in the family documented with a formal notice, etc.). Cheating of any kind will NOT be tolerated and will result in a grade of F in this course for all students involved as well as academic disciplinary measures based on Polytechnic's Code of Conduct.
COURSE INFORMATION | HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
COURSE PROJECT | CS240 HELP DESK