Foundations of Music Technology

*Each chapter ends with a Summary, key Concepts key Terms. Forward Introduction 1. Properties of Sound Overview What is Sound? Frequencies Timbre The Harmonic Series and Timbre Our Hearing Range Spectrogram Analysis Combining Timbres 2. Audio Overview Before We Begin The Signal Path Microphones Keeping a Uniform Signal Impedence Cables -- XLR Cables -- Balanced and Unbalanced Signals -- Balanced 1/4-inch Tip, Ring, and Sleeve (TRS) Cables -- Unbalanced Tip and Sleeve (TS) Cables -- Other Cables Mixers Audio Interfaces -- Higher Sampling Rates -- Compressed Audio -- Bit Depth and Sampling Rate -- Audio Interface I/Os Digital Audio Workstations Speakers and Amplifiers Microphone Types and Basic Placement --Microphone Placement --Panning --Other Microphones and Techniques 3. Audio Editing Software Overview Basic DAW Functions Recording & Editing Gain Levels Importing Audio Overdubbing and Preventing Feedback Loop-based DAWs 4. Synthesis Overview Waveforms Additive Synthesis Envelopes and ADSR curves Physical Modeling Combining Waves -- Phase -- Multiplying Waves -- Ring Modulation -- Amplitude Modulation ( AM Synthesis) -- Frequency Modulation (FM) Synthesis Subtractive Synthesis Sample-based Synthesis Granular Synthesis 5. MIDI Overview Before MIDI The MIDI Protocol -- Note On and Note Off Messages -- MIDI Programs -- Controller Messages -- MIDI Channels -- Piano Roll Sampling Other Protocols 6. Music Notation Software Overview Basic Notation Application Functions Note Entry Importing MIDI Files Importing MIDI Files in DAWs Future Work 7. Sequencing MIDI Overview -- Basic Setup -- The Live Browser -- Max for Live -- Plug-Ins Device Browser -- Other Menus -- Places -- Adding Book Content Working in Live Arrangement View MIDI and Audio Tracks -- MIDI -- MIDI Pitch Editor -- MIDI Velocity Editor -- Loops -- Adding Tracks -- Inserting A New MIDI Clip -- Recording with a MIDI keyboard or the Computer MIDI Keyboard -- Changing Tempo -- Saving and Cleaning Up the Set -- Exporting rendered audio 8. Acoustics Overview The Hearing Process Room Acoustics Resonance Sound Systems Phase Cancellation Psychoacoustics Loudness 9. Effects Overview Gain and Distortion Tone-Shaping Controls in Effects Gate Compression Effects and Performance Output Gains in Effects Limiting EQ Delay Reverb Chorus Flanger Effects Chain Effects in DAWs 10. Sequencing and Performing with Audio Overview Session View Recording and Editing Clips Recording Audio Audio Channels Adding Effects Key and MIDI Mapping Record to the Arrangement View 11. Technology in Performance Overview Old Venues with a New Twist A Little History: Electroacoustic Music Film, Television, Video Games, Multimedia, and the Studio Interactive Music Interactive Music Systems Further Possibilities 12. Technology in Education Overview Technology for a Purpose -- Composition -- Performance -- Education Technology-based Musical Instruments Interactive Music Systems Separating Cognitive Functions of Musicianship from Physical Actions -- Technology Dictating Pedagogy -- Notation Educational Considerations Informal Music Learning through Technology Technology in Practical Educational Use 13. Technology in Composition Overview Algorithmic Composition -- Early American Algorithmic Composition: David Cope -- Rule-Based Algorithmic Composition -- Data-Driven Algorithmic Composition -- Issues of Authorship Algorithmic Composition Methods Software and Tools -- Pre-composed Loop and Pattern Software -- Sound Manipulation -- Composer of Algorithms and Algorithmic Composition 14. Introduction to Music Programming Overview Programming Languages Introduction to Max The Max Window -- Help Patchers -- Arguments -- Separating Items in a Message -- Numbers: Integers and Floating Points -- Aligning -- Commenting -- Inspector Generating Music -- The RAT Patch: Creating Random Atonal Trash -- Synthesizing MIDI numbers -- Adding Timing -- Slider Patch -- Rat Patch 2 MIDI Input