Special Subject Live and Interactive Electroacoustic Composition

Department of Music, School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

College of Arts and Law

Details

Code 19897

Level of study Third/Final year

Credit value 40

Semester 1 + 2

Pre-requisite modules 18587

Module description

This course continues on from B44 and explores advanced topics in computer-based composition. A variety of topics will be covered in seminar sessions. These may include working with instruments and interactive systems, FFT based processing and other advanced DSP topics, sound installations, algorithmic composition and high level control systems, and realtime video, among others. These will be supplemented by tutorials and group workshop sessions in which student projects will be developed. Knowledge of advanced maths is NOT a prerequisite.