The Csound: A Sound and Music Computing System

Author: Lazzarini, Victor,Fitch, John Peter,John Ffitch,Iain McCurdy
Publisher: Springer
Category: Music, Music, Theory Of Music & Musicology, Theory Of Music & Musicology, Electronics Engineering, Imaging Systems & Technology, Digital Music: Consumer/user Guides, Computer Science, User Interface Design & Usability
Book Format: Hardcover

This rigorous book is a complete and up-to-date reference for the Csound system from the perspective of its main developers and power users. It explains the system, including the basic modes of operation and its programming language; it explores the many ways users can interact with the system, including the latest features; and it describes key applications such as instrument design, signal processing, and creative electronic music composition.

The Csound system has been adopted by many educational institutions as part of their undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, and it is used by practitioners worldwide. This book is suitable for students, lecturers, composers, sound designers, programmers, and researchers in the areas of music, sound, and audio signal processing.

Victor Lazzarini is the Dean of the Dept. of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. John Peter Fitch, who also uses the name John ffitch, has retired from the Dept. of Computer Science of the University of Bath, he is a visiting professor at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Steven Yi completed his PhD in the Dept. of Music of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and he is now a software developer. Joachim Heintz is a member of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (HMTM). Iain McCurdy is a composer of electroacoustic music and sound art, currently based in Berlin. Øyvind Brandtsegg is a member of the Dept. of Music of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim.

Table Of Contents
Music Programming Languages.- An Introduction to the Csound System.- Key Concepts, Abstractions: Instruments, Events.- Variables, Signals, Opcodes.- Advanced Data Types: Strings and Arrays.- Control of Flow and Scheduling.- Creating Signal Graphs and Busses.- User-Defined Opcodes.- The Numeric Score.- MIDI Input and Output.- Open Sound Control and Networking.- Scripting Control I: Python.- Scripting Control II: Clojure.- Classic Synthesis.- Time-Domain Processing.- Spectral Processing.- Granular Techniques.- Physical Models.- Composition Case Studies.
About Victor Lazzarini
Victor Lazzarini is the Dean of the Dept. of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. John Peter Fitch, who also uses the name John ffitch, has retired from the Dept. of Computer Science of the University of Bath, he is a visiting professor at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Steven Yi completed his PhD in the Dept. of Music of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and he is now a software developer. Joachim Heintz is a member of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (HMTM). Iain McCurdy is a composer of electroacoustic music and sound art, currently based in Berlin. Oyvind Brandtsegg is a member of the Dept. of Music of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim.

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Barcode # 9783319453682
Brand Springer
Artist / Author Lazzarini, Victor, Fitch, John Peter, John Ffitch, Iain McCurdy
Shipping Weight 0.9400kg
Shipping Width 0.160m
Shipping Height 0.030m
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