Overview of traditional computer music synthesis languages, such as Csound. Explores advanced techniques of sound processing, analysis and modeling. Provides opportunities to perform original and standard repertory compositions by composing or arrangin works for MIDI instruments, including keyboard synthesizers, samplers, MIDI wind controllers, and MIDI percussion. Incorporates many techniques from prerequisite courses to create synthesized music for video. Unlike in 441, the sound score is expected to include live performance elements.
Students compose the work, follow it through production and perform it at the end of the term.