This course uses the following free software tools.
| TOOLS | DESCRIPTIONS |
|---|---|
| Audacity® | Sound recording and editing software. |
| The Freesound Project | Collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds |
| Martingale | Collection of pedagogical computer music tools in Pure Data. |
| Pure Data | Real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max. |
| SuperCollider | An environment and programming language for real time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition. |
flexatone h.f.p. is the front of composer and sound designer Christopher Ariza. This site provides free downloads of complete, un-cut, high-quality mp3 and ogg audio files of experimental concert, computer, and electro-acoustic music, as well as information about the music, music research, algorithmic music software, and on-line tools for music analysis and creation. Music on this site is distributed for free, without cost or registration; software on this site is either free or open source.