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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sound Synthesis Performance Lab

  • Unit Code

    MUS2616

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students will learn approaches to applying sound synthesis into live performance practice. This unit starts by establishing existing theory of a wide variety of sound synthesis techniques including additive, subtractive, AM, RM, FM, waveshaping, wavetable, granular, concatenative, spectral, and physical modeling synthesis. These techniques are explored in practice, and students are required to build their own customised instrument, and perform using this at Sound Spectrum. The unit will centre all tutorials around the MaxMSP visual programming environment.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS2608

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply basic sound synthesis knowledge.
  2. Demonstrate skills in MaxMSP.
  3. Demonstrate skills in performing with various forms of sound synthesis.
  4. Demonstrate skills in sound design.

Unit Content

  1. An introduction to Sound Synthesis.
  2. Creation of original music for specific media.
  3. Performance presentation from a practical and critical perspective.
  4. Rehearsal conventions and instrumental roles.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Tutorials, Projects.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentWeekly tasks.5%
Creative WorkPerformance patch or composition.30%
Creative WorkPerformance installation.30%
ExaminationSound synthesis exam.35%

Text References

  • ^ Cipriani, A., & Giri, M. (2010). Electronic music and sound design: Theory and practice with MaxMSP. Volume 1. Rome: Contemponet.
  • ^ Cipriani, A., & Giri. M. (2013). Electronic music and sound design: Theory and practice with MaxMSP. Volume 2. Rome: Contemponet.
  • Boulanger, R., Lazzarini, V., & Mathews, M. (2010). The Audio programming book. MIT: Cambridge Mass.
  • Roads, C. (1996). The computer music tutorial. MIT: Cambridge Mass.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sound Synthesis Performance Lab

  • Unit Code

    MUS2616

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students will learn approaches to applying sound synthesis into live performance practice. This unit starts by establishing existing theory of a wide variety of sound synthesis techniques including additive, subtractive, AM, RM, FM, waveshaping, wavetable, granular, concatenative, spectral, and physical modeling synthesis. These techniques are explored in practice, and students are required to build their own customised instrument, and perform using this at Sound Spectrum. The unit will centre all tutorials around the MaxMSP visual programming environment.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from MUS2608

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply basic sound synthesis knowledge.
  2. Demonstrate skills in MaxMSP.
  3. Demonstrate skills in performing with various forms of sound synthesis.
  4. Demonstrate skills in sound design.

Unit Content

  1. An introduction to Sound Synthesis.
  2. Creation of original music for specific media.
  3. Performance presentation from a practical and critical perspective.
  4. Rehearsal conventions and instrumental roles.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Tutorials, Projects.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentWeekly tasks.5%
Creative WorkPerformance patch or composition.30%
Creative WorkPerformance installation.30%
ExaminationSound synthesis exam.35%

Text References

  • ^ Cipriani, A., & Giri, M. (2010). Electronic music and sound design: Theory and practice with MaxMSP. Volume 1. Rome: Contemponet.
  • ^ Cipriani, A., & Giri. M. (2013). Electronic music and sound design: Theory and practice with MaxMSP. Volume 2. Rome: Contemponet.
  • Boulanger, R., Lazzarini, V., & Mathews, M. (2010). The Audio programming book. MIT: Cambridge Mass.
  • Roads, C. (1996). The computer music tutorial. MIT: Cambridge Mass.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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