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Lesson 1

Assignments

- Computer setup and programs-hardware setup
- What you need for this course software and hardware.

- Inventory of hard and software amongst participants.

- Making HD partition

- Make a backup (image) to start from.

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Partition your hard disc install all music programs on one partition and the other on a second.

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Lesson 4

Assignments

-What is sound
Simple acoustics; db, Hz, partials, timbre.....

-What is digital sound.

Sampling rate, Bit resolution alizing, AD/DA converter....

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To next lesson bring headphones...

Text to be read.

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Lesson 3

Assignments

Audio and software exercises.
Student projects ides to be presented.

-Get to really know your hardware and software:s audio and MIDI routing

-Latency

-Drivers

-Outputs- and volume

Routing signals

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Exercises to be done

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Lesson 5

Assignments

Hardware

-Mixer

-Microphones

-Di
-Loudspeaker(PA/monitor/studio)

-MIDI and keyboard Controllers

-Alternative controllers
-Pitch to MIDI

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(surprise  10 minutes written test on last weeks assignment)

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Lesson 2

Assignments

- What is live electronics.
  Musical examples and videos from a wide   variety of styles.
- What I have done in this field

What is your project?

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Write about what you think, at this point,

is your live electronic project.

To be e-mailed teacher

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Lesson 9

Assignments

Programming 1

Doing Math.

Basic math using Reaktor.

How is this done in Ableton Live.

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Exercises to be done

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Lesson 10

Assignments

Programming 2

Basic signal routing
Delay and feedback

How is this done in Ableton Live.

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Exercises to be done

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Lesson 10

Assignments

Programming 3

Building a simple synth and sampler with

LFO modulation of filter and pitch.

How is this done in Ableton Live.

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Exercises to be done

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Lesson 11

Assignments

Programming 4

Building an envelop follower.

Mapping volume to other sources.

How is this done in Ableton Live.

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Exercises to be done

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Lesson 6-7

Assignments

Individual lesson

Hardware and software setup

How is your setup working?

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Lesson 14-15

Assignments

Controllers to be built

Double lesson time?

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Lesson 16-17

Assignments

Workshop using the home made controllers we built.

Double lesson time?

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Lesson 18-19

Assignments

Preparation for concert in two weeks time

Routines and drills for setting up equipment.

Programming 5

-Granular delay (transpose).

-Using pre programmed Macros and instrument

-MIDI to pitch and mapping.
 

How is this done in Ableton Live.

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Exercises to be done

Preparing music for the concert Lesson 21

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Lesson 11

Assignments

Alternative controllers. Build your own MIDI controller.

-Product and functions to be discussed. What do you need? What do you want?
-Products to be ordered

Workshop, finding and order on the net.

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Order

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Lesson 20

Assignments

Programming 6
Additional programing
(will be described later).
 

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Exercises to be done

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Lesson 22

Assignments

Based on last weeks concert what do we need to improve?

Discussion, video to be shown.

Preparation for small concert, assignments form teacher to implemented at/in concert.

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Preparing music for lesson 24-25/”ambient” concert at the academy.

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Lesson 21

Assignments

No Lesson. Concert week.

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Lesson 23

Assignments

Ambient music what is that?

Interesting shareware programs.

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Preparing music for lesson 24-25/”ambient” concert at the academy.

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Lesson 24-25

Assignments

Making ambient music (or other music) at the academy. This day we will make sound all over the place.

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Lesson 8

Assignments

No lesson this week