Elements of computer music / F. Richard Moore.

Author/creator Moore, F. Richard
Format Book
Publication InfoEnglewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©1990.
Descriptionxiv, 560 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Computer sound processing.
Computer music--Instruction and study.

Contents Introduction. Musical data and processes ; Musical thought ; Composing ; Performing ; Instruments ; Rooms ; Listening ; The disciplinary context of computer music ; Prerequisites -- Digital audio. Sound representations ; Sound digitization ; Spectrum measurements ; Digital filters ; Digital audio: summary -- Instruments. Representing instruments ; cmusic ; Additive synthesis ; Subtractive synthesis and physical models ; Nonlinear synthesis ; Instruments: summary -- Rooms. Concert halls ; Spatial hearing ; Early echo response ; Reverberation ; Sound spatialization ; Other issues ; Rooms: summary -- Composing. Computer-mediated composition ; Music representations ; Random numbers ; Random sieves ; Markov processes ; Noise, filters, random numbers, and probability ; Compositional algorithms -- Appendices: Mathematics. Series notation ; Basic rules of algebra ; Basic plane trigonometry ; Complex numbers -- Units of measure -- Tuning. Harmonics ; Pythagorean tuning ; Just tuning ; Mean tone temperament ; Equal temperament ; Tuning by computer -- cmusic. General ; Expressions ; The C preprocessor ; Command descriptions ; Wave table generation ; Unit generators ; Advanced topics ; The cmusic command ; Score file examples.
Abstract This book details how to analyze, process, and synthesize musical structures and sounds using computer technology. Musicians with intermediate to advanced background will find it invaluable. This book also opens up the world of music to computer hackers and professional programmers. You will find complete programs (written in the cmusic language) that point out techniques for using a computer to write and create original compositions. Among the topics covered in this book are: techniques used to represent the sounds of conventional instruments in your machine; ways sound can be digitized and manipulated within a computer; methods for developing musical instruments and sonic effects of your own creation; manner in which the aural quality of various locations, such as concert halls, can be intertwined and manipulated with music; computer-aided composing techniques.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 89008679
ISBN0132525526

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