Fundamentals of Sound

Acoustics and psychoacoustics

Topics: Wave properties, waveforms, spectral analysis, harmonics, filters, auditory perception, psychoacoustics, spatial hearing, room acoustics, digital representation

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Beyond Music: From Noise to Art

Sound art

Topics: Luigi Russolo, musique concrète, John Cage, sound objects, acousmatic listening, sound installation, Max Neuhaus, Zimoun, Ryoji Ikeda

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Field Recording and Soundscape

Acoustic ecology

Topics: R. Murray Schafer, World Soundscape Project, soundscape composition, field recording techniques, ambisonics

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FM Synthesis and Digital Sound

Computer music

Topics: Max Mathews, John Chowning, FM synthesis theory, Yamaha DX7, Turenas, artistic research

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Self-Built Electronic Instruments

DIY electronics

Topics: Circuit bending, handmade instruments, DIY approaches to electronic music, hardware hacking

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Chaos, Chance, and Randomness

Experimental sound

Topics: Indeterminacy in music, stochastic processes, noise generation, algorithmic randomness, experimental composition

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