Advanced Music Programming, Synthesis and Live Electronics 2

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
101PMHP2 exam 3 2 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 1 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 44 to 59 hours of self-study English, Czech summer

Subject guarantor

Michal RATAJ, Jan TROJAN

Name of lecturer(s)

Michal RATAJ, Jan TROJAN

Contents

Learning objectives:

This is a two-semester course that can be taken in the first or second year of study.

The student will be introduced to advanced methods of sound composition, synthesis, sound post-production, mixing, music programming in the MAX environment, and mastering, all primarily from the perspective of practical skills that a music composer should be capable of today. This hands-on class takes into account the production of students' own creative projects and may have overlaps in the field of scenographic and film music and various intermedia forms of contemporary art.

Thematic areas:

Practically oriented teaching of compositional skills in the environment of contemporary music technologies, focused primarily on digital sound transformation, control of virtual musical instruments, basic concepts of musician-technology interaction and sound mixing in DAW environment (including strategies of sound diffusion).

Learning outcomes

Significantly developed ability to use the sound/music studio as a musical instrument from a composer's point of view. Production of music using the acquired knowledge in the field of music and technology.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Basic knowledge of MAX environment

Literature

Software: AVID Pro Tools, Ableton LIVE, Reaper, Cycling 74 – MAX

LAB Hardware Available

Recommended bibliography:

ROADS, Curtis. Composing electronic music: a new aesthetic. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. xxvii. 480 p. ISBN 978-0-19-537324-0.

HOLMES, Thom. Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture. London: Routledge, 4th ed., 2012. 568 p. ISBN 978-0415896368.

PUCKETTE, Miller. The theory and technique of electronic music. New Jersey: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007. 348 p. ISBN 978-9812700773.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit awarded according to regular attendance and a well-crafted compositional output.

Minimum attendance required: 90 %

Course web page

www.cycling74.com

Note

SUMMER SEMESTER 2024 PROGRAMME

sound synthesis to be continued,

composing synthetic compositions in multi-channel sound (4 - 8 ch.), presentation at the one-day festival DAY OF SOUND, GASK Kutná Hora 15 June 2024

Further information

Course may be repeated

This course is an elective for all AMU students

Schedule for winter semester 2023/2024:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2023/2024:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
room 019
LAB
(Liechtenstein Palace)
RATAJ M.
09:00–10:30
(parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Mon 09:00–10:30 Michal RATAJ LAB
Liechtenstein Palace		 parallel1

The subject is a part of the following study plans