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Foundations of Computer Music

The MIT Press, 1987

This survey chronicles the major advances in computer music that have changed the way music is composed, performed, and recorded. It contains many of the classic, seminal articles in the field (most of which are now out of print) in revised and updated versions. Computer music pioneers, digital audio specialists, and highly knowledgeable practitioners have contributed to the book. Thirty-six articles written in the 1970s and 1980s cover sound ...

Computer Music Journal, Volume 9, Number 3

MIT Press, 1985

Quarterly review of computer music which is an interdisciplinary field that includes musicians, artists, engineers, scientists, educators, publishers, producers, industry representative, theorists, and scholars.

Computer Music Journal, Volume II, Number 1

MIT Press, 1987

Quarterly review of computer music which is an interdisciplinary field that includes musicians, artists, engineers, scientists, educators, publishers, producers, industry representative, theorists, and scholars.

Microsound

6 reviews
Curtis Roads

The MIT Press, 2004

Definitive guide to granular synthesis
Many people today seem to be obsessed with recreating 'classic' sounds, whether it's Minimoogs, TB303s or even traditional orchestral instruments. So it's refreshing to find that there are still people out there intent on pushing the boundaries of synthesis further and creating new sounds. Curtis Roads has done more than most in this field, and this book on granular synthesis that he has authored ...

Musical Signal Processing (Studies on New Music Research, 2)
Curtis Roads

Routledge, 1997

Compiled by an international array of musical and technical specialists, this book deals with some of the most important topics in modern musical signal processing. Beginning with basic concepts, and leading to advanced applications, it covers such essential areas as sound synthesis (including detailed studies of physical modelling and granular synthesis) ,control signal synthesis, sound transformation (including convolution), ...

Computer Music Journal, Volume II, Number 4

MIT Press, 1987

Quarterly review of computer music which is an interdisciplinary field that includes musicians, artists, engineers, scientists, educators, publishers, producers, industry representative, theorists, and scholars.

The Computer Music Tutorial

19 reviews
Curtis Roads

The MIT Press, 1996

The vast majority of the book is still useful and relevant
Don't peruse through this book and let the pictures of people from the 1970's and 1980's working with musical instruments and synthesizers that appear to be assembled from Heathkits scare you away. This book still has vast quantities of information that are very relevant today to the person interested in computer music. In this age of "Garageband", it's just hard to find information on the ...

The Music Machine: Selected Readings from Computer Music Journal

The MIT Press, 1992

Since its inception in 1976, Computer Music Journal has led the field as the essential resource for musicians, composers, scientists, engineers, and computer enthusiasts interested in contemporary electronic music and computer-generated sound. In The Music Machine, Curtis Roads brings together 53 classic articles published in Computer Music Journal between 1980 and 1985, providing a cohesive survey of the major developments in ...

Computer Music Journal, Volume II, Number 3

MIT Press, 1987

Quarterly review of computer music which is an interdisciplinary field that includes musicians, artists, engineers, scientists, educators, publishers, producers, industry representative, theorists, and scholars.

Computer Music Journal, Volume 10, Number 1

MIT Press, 1986

Quarterly review of computer music which is an interdisciplinary field that includes musicians, artists, engineers, scientists, educators, publishers, producers, industry representative, theorists, and scholars.

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