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The Csound book : perspectives in software synthesis, sound design, signal processing, and programming

Title
The Csound book : perspectives in software synthesis, sound design, signal processing, and programming / edited by Richard Boulanger.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2000.

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Additional Authors
Boulanger, Richard Charles, 1956-
Description
xli, 740 p. : ill.; 23 cm. +
Summary
This book/CD-ROM package covers both the basics of Csound, and the theoretical and musical concepts necessary to use the program effectively.
Subject
  • Computer music > Instruction and study
  • Computer composition (Music)
  • CSound (Computer program language)
  • Computer music > Instruction and study
  • Computermusik
  • Programm
  • Musique par ordinateur > Étude et enseignement
  • Composition musicale assistée par ordinateur
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [645]-646) and index.
  • Includes discography.
System Details (note)
  • System requirements for accompanying computer discs : Macintosh and Windows compatible; ISO 9660 Format.
Contents
  • Software synthesis. Csound fundamentals. Introduction to sound design in Csound / Richard Boulanger ; Understanding and using Csound's GEN routines / Jon Christopher Nelson ; What happens when you run Csound / John Ffitch ; Optimizing your Csound instruments / Paris Smaragdis ; Using Csound's macro language extensions / John Ffitch -- Imitative synthesis. Designing acoustically viable instruments in Csound / Stephen David Beck ; Designing legato instruments in Csound / Richard Dobson ; Contiguous-group wavetable synthesis of the French horn in Csound / Andrew Horner and Lydia Ayers ; FM synthesis and morphing in Csound : from percussion to brass / Brian Evans ; Modeling "classic" electronic keyboards in Csound / Hans Mikelson -- Algorithmic synthesis. A survey of classic synthesis techniques in Csound / Rajmil Fischman ; FM synthesis in Csound / Russell Pinkston ; Granular synthesis in Csound / Allan S.C. Lee ; FOF and FOG synthesis in Csound / Michael Clarke ; Processing samples with Csound's FOF opcode / Per Byrne Villez -- Mathematical models. A look at random numbers, noise, and chaos with Csound / John Ffitch ; Constrained random event generation and retriggering in Csound / Russell Pinkston ; Using global Csound instruments for meta-parameter control.
  • Martin Dupras ; Mathematical modeling with Csound : from waveguides to chaos / Hans Mikelson -- Signal processing. Understanding signal processing through Csound. An introduction to signal processing with Csound / Erik Spjut ; Understanding Csound's spectral data types / Barry Vercoe -- Delay, chorus, reverberation, and 3D audio. Using Csound to understand delay lines and their applications / Russell Pinkston ; An introduction to reverberation design with Csound / Eric Lyon ; Implementing the Gardner reverbs in Csound / Hans Mikelson ; Csound-based auditory localization / Eli Breder and David McIntyre -- Working with Csound's signal processing utilities. Convolution in Csound : traditional and novel applications / Erik Spjut ; Working with Csound's ADSYN, LPREAD, and LPRESON opcodes / Magdalena Klapper ; Csound's phase vocoder and extensions / Richard Karpen -- Modeling commercial signal processing applications. Efficient implementation of analog waveshaping in Csound / Michael Pocino ; Modeling a multieffects processor in Csound / Hans Mikelson -- Programming. Adding Opcodes. Extending Csound / John Ffitch ; Adding new unit generators to Csound / Marc Resibois.
ISBN
  • 0262522616
  • 9780262522618
  • 058534342X
  • 9780585343426
LCCN
99014922
OCLC
  • ocm41049441
  • 41049441
  • SCSB-1035013
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library