Hardware, software and compositional aids used in the class. (Photos by Peter Whincop.)
Instructor(s)
Peter Whincop
MIT Course Number
21M.361
As Taught In
Spring 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This class explores sound and what can be done with it. Sources are recorded from students' surroundings - sampled and electronically generated (both analog and digital). Assignments include composing with the sampled sounds, feedback, and noise, using digital signal processing (DSP), convolution, algorithms, and simple mixing. The class focuses on sonic and compositional aspects rather than technology, math, or acoustics, though these are examined in varying detail. Students complete weekly composition and listening assignments; material for the latter is drawn from sound art, experimental electronica, conventional and non-conventional classical electronic works, popular music, and previous students' compositions.