Continuation of MUC6445, Electroacoustic Music Composition/Digital I. Composition and research in direct-digital software synthesis systems to include advanced instrument design, algorithmic composition, and real-time performance applications.

Required Texts:


(available in the studio: see below for a link wite where you can obtain a .pdf copy)


Dobrian, Christopher. Msp Manual (Tutorials). (Cycling '74, 1997).

Optional Text:

(available at the HUB)


Roads, Curtis. The Computer Music Tutorial. (MIT Press, 1997). [amazon.com] [barnesandnoble.com]

Materials Required:
(1) 1 GB (or bigger) flash drive
(3) CD-R Media (for presentation of projects)
(n) Additional removable media as necessary
(n) DA88/38 Digital Audio Tape (for archival/presentation of projects)

Optional Material:

(n) Digital Audio Tape (for archival/presentation of projects)
(1) Personal copy of Max/MSP (student discount available - see http://www.cycling74.com/purchase/discounts)


Grading:

50% Tutorials
15% Listening Reports
10% Concert Diffusion
25% Final Project

Office: Office 304/Lab 147/Studio 340
Office Phone No.: 273-3176
Office Hours: see schedule
Contact: Dr. James Paul Sain [email]
Teaching Assistant: Thomas Royal[email]
Technical Assistant: Braxton Sherouse[email]
Listserv (closed): ufemu-l@lists.ufl.edu


Policies:

1) All listening selections are from the Music Library Listening Area; please plan your time accordingly. A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on the part of the library support staff.

2) Late work is not accepted.

3) We are very fortunate to have a highly skilled graduate assistant (GA) serving this course (among numerous other duties). The GA will have regularly scheduled weekly office hours. Limited time may be available outside these office hours only at their descression. Please contact the GA well in advance of your needs via email or in person after class (please respect the personal time of our GA). Come prepared with your materials well underway when working with the GA. As the assignments are designed to require you to apply the techniques demonstrated in class, the GA will only review the techniques and concepts outlined in the class lectures. Again, like the library staff, a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on the part of our GA.

4) Attendance is required at all classes. Should a class be missed, it is the student's responsibility to see the lecture notes from the missed class are obtained from a classmate and any work assigned is completed by their return (a class list will be supplied to help facilitate this policy). After three (3) class absences your grade will be lowered one grade increment for each absence after three (ie A to B+, or C to D+). Your grade will be lowered one grade increment for each Unbalanced Connection concert missed. Eached missed concert or presentation will also result in a reduction in your grade by one increment.

5) The Electroacoustic Music Studio will be reserved at a posted time for use by each electroacoustic music student. Each studio user has a five minute grace period after which the studio will revert to open use; the open use time will be available on a first come, first served basis. Additional scheduled times via sign-up every two weeks may be utilized should the studio use become impacted.

6) Sign-in/out is required when using either the lab or studio. You must return the studio to the normal condition after each use or your use privileges will be removed.

7) Plan early for your final project...things have a way of happening at the last minute.

8) The requirements, emphasis, and timing of this course may be changed or adjusted to meet the specific needs of the class as determined by the instructor.

9) All students of The University of Florida are expected to conduct themselves in a reasonable and professional manner at all times as described in the Student Honor Code; please refer to The Code for specifics.

10) UF Software Copyright Policy (12 May 1994): All faculty, staff and students of the University of Florida are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against the University policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate.

11) UF Counseling Services - Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance.

These resources include:
1.University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal and career counseling;
2.Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal counseling;
3.Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, sexual assault counseling;
4.Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling.

12) Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office in Peabody Hall. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.

13) My office door is always open; please feel free to drop by to discuss class issues as the need arises.

Grading Scale:

A	100-93%
B+	92-90%
B	89-85%
C+	84-82%
C	81-77%
D+	76-74%
D	73-69%
E	68-0%

Msp Assignments
• Msp Tutorial No. 1
• Msp Tutorial No. 2
• Msp Tutorial No. 3
• Msp Tutorial No. 4
• Msp Tutorial No. 5
• Msp Tutorial No. 6
• Msp Tutorial No. 7
• Msp Tutorial No. 8

A copy of all assignments should emailed in either .sit or .zip format to me at (if you're including large audio samples please give them to me on CD-R media):

jsain@ufl.edu

Please use the following format to name your submitted work:

your_last_name_&_assignment_number.pat

example:


sain1.pat

Max/Msp Resources

Unofficial Max WWW Site Cycling '74 Max/Msp Annotated Resource Guide Max 4 Getting Started .pdf [download] Max 4 Tutorials and Topics .pdf [ download] Max 4 Reference .pdf [ download] Msp 2 Documentation .pdf [download] Max Discussion Homepage (make sure to register and login) PeRColate by Trueman/DuBois (based on partial port of STK) Real Time Composition Library by Karlheinz Essl

FTS/jMax/ISPW Resources

UNIX 101: NorthEast Regional Data Center's UNIX handout (DOCWEB) Online documentation & tutorials Score following documentation (thanks sjm) Eric Lyon's page (including granola~, phasemod~, distortion~, and FFTease for Max/Msp)

Additional Resources

maxobjects.com, a repository of all things Max-like Vector Based Amplitude Panning (VBAP) Project, Helsinki University of Technology Laboratory of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing Interview with Alvin Lucier on the UBU Visual - Concrete - Sound website

Course Outline