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*Students will be familiar with the basics of sound synthesis, including waveforms, envelopes, and filters.
*Students will be familiar with the basics of sound synthesis, including waveforms, envelopes, and filters.
*Students will understand Fourier transformations and how they are used to create complex waveforms.
*Students will be able to use a synthesizer to create a sound that meets given criteria.
*Students will be able to use a synthesizer to create a sound that meets given criteria.
*Students will understand how waveforms affect the timbre of a sound.


==Resources==
==Resources==


* Online Synthesizers:
====Readings====
** [https://nicroto.github.io/viktor/ Viktor NV-1]
 
** [https://websynths.com Web Synths]
*Haas, ''Introduction to Computer Music:''
** [https://tobyrush.com/synth/ Basic Online Synthesizer (beta)]
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/synthesis/chapter4_waveforms.php "Synthesis Waveforms"]
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/synthesis/chapter4_synthesis_concepts.php "Analog Synthesis Concepts"]
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/synthesis/chapter4_envelopes.php "Envelopes and Gates"]
**[https://cmtext.indiana.edu/synthesis/chapter4_patches.php "Patches: The Basic Patch"]
 
====Tools====
 
*[https://meettechniek.info/additional/additive-synthesis.html Additive Synthesis Waveform Generator]
*[https://teropa.info/harmonics-explorer/ Harmonics Explorer]
*[https://www.keithmcmillen.com/blog/making-music-in-the-browser-web-audio-midi-envelope-generator/ Hronco, "Making Music in the Browser: Web Audio/MIDI — Envelope Generator"]
*Online Synthesizers:
**[https://nicroto.github.io/viktor/ Viktor NV-1]
**[https://websynths.com Web Synths]
**[https://tobyrush.com/synth/ Basic Online Synthesizer (beta)]
*Synthesizer Apps:
**[https://vcvrack.com/ VCV RACK]


==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==

Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024

This lesson is part of the Electronic Music & Sound Production category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with the basics of sound synthesis, including waveforms, envelopes, and filters.
  • Students will understand Fourier transformations and how they are used to create complex waveforms.
  • Students will be able to use a synthesizer to create a sound that meets given criteria.
  • Students will understand how waveforms affect the timbre of a sound.

Resources

Readings

Tools

Class Activities

  • Discussion and demonstration of an additive synthesizer
  • Synthesis of a various sounds
  • Identification of synthesized sounds in music of different styles
  • Improvisation using synthesized sounds

Assignments

  • Identification of different basic waveforms used in recorded excerpts
  • Creation of a synthesized sound to meet given musical criteria

Notes