Focus: areas of sound/music manipulation that overlap
with computer science disciplines.
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Includes:
- Sound synthesis
- Machine grammars to model and generate music.
- Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical methods for music composition
- Markov Chains, probabilities
- Fractals
- Cellular automata
- Driving graphics with sound
- History of computer music and its evolution with computing hardware
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Prerequisites: CSC 111, 112 and either 231 or 250.
or Permission of instructor (jfrankli@cs.smith.edu)
Knowledge of sound and music is *not* required.
- All work is put on student web pages.
- Cross-listed in Music Department, can be used for partial fulfillment of digital music minor.
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Course Specifications:
- There are no exams.
- There are exercises and a final project.
The final project is a composition program, a report, and a presentation.
- Students are responsible for all reading material. This will be reflected in a literature survey and other references in the final report, as well as in ongoing class discussions.
- Grading:
- Exercises: 35%
- Class Presentations: 20%
- Class Participation: 20%
- Final Project: 25%
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