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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== | ||
==== Tools ==== | ====Readings==== | ||
*Haas, ''Introduction to Computer Music:'' | |||
**[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://meettechniek.info/additional/additive-synthesis.html Additive Synthesis Waveform Generator] | ||
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
- Haas, Introduction to Computer Music:
Tools
- Additive Synthesis Waveform Generator
- Harmonics Explorer
- Hronco, "Making Music in the Browser: Web Audio/MIDI — Envelope Generator"
- Online Synthesizers:
- Synthesizer Apps:
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