Electro-Acoustic
Music
Primer (late-2010 revision)
Electro-Acoustic
Music
Primer: (c. 10 MB) a
".zip" compressed archive -- Created using Max5 from Cycling'74.
This is a "stand
alone" Mac application
(Windows
users scroll down a further for a version you
can use) designed to help teach some basic audio principles and
common synthesis techniques to beginning students. There is also
a ProjectSynthPack module with
some slightly more elaborate
demonstration synths and audio file manglers. Students can use
them as a resource for their first electronic music mini-projects.
Windows users (or Mac users who want to or need to do it this
way) should download either the full Max5 install or the free runtime version of
the program from Cycling
74. Then use one of the links below. (Note to Windows
users: Good
luck!
I
have
no
way
of
doing
detailed
testing. But many of my students have gotten
these things to work, though, so that should give you some
encouragement.)
E-A_Music
Primer
Collective — This link downloads a folder with a
single Max "collective" patch and
a couple of short audio files. If it works, this should be a very
simple solution for (hopefully most) Windows users.
E-A_MusicPrimer5Folder.zip
— This link downloads a folder with all the individual modules of the
Primer as separate files. Each module could be run individually,
or
you can open the file named E-A_MusicPrimer.maxpat
to run the
programming in a manner similar to running the stand-alone Mac
application.
Note: Anyone with a full
copy
of Max5 (either platform) can also use the link above to look "under
the hood" and see everything about how all the modules work. It's
a
good way to start learning how to program and create your own Max
patches.
Older Stuff
Electro-Acoustic
Music
PrimerX
a slightly older version
PluggoVST.zip
(ca.
320k)
— This file is a collection of VST plug-ins derived from the
ProjectSynth module of my E-A_MusicPrimer.
Contents include the following: AdditiveSynth, FM-Synth, DeepSpace
(automated sine waves), ModWheelMayhem, ModWheelScales, NoiseySynth2,
PannerDeluxe, and Pierre'sPlayhouse.
NOTE:
To use this set of plug-ins you need to download the free run-time
version of Pluggo
from the Cycling'74 site. Then place the plugin modules in a
folder named Pluggo and place that folder in the folder with your other
VST plug-ins. Then launch your VST host application.
also
available:
(old "legacy" OS 9 version)
Electro-Acoustic
Music
Primer: (ca 600k) old
OS 9 version
E-A
MusicPrimerFolder.sit (ca.
100k)
— OS 9
version
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Useful Utility Application: a Max/MSP-based 5.1 Studio
Tester
stand alone application: StudioTester.zip
simple patcher: StudioTestPatch.zip
(re-configurable
if
you
have
Max/MSP)
I designed to be useful for
checking to see that all signal paths are good, that and levels and
frequency, response, etc., are consistent; that all speakers are all
working properly, where the sweet spot is for monitoring, etc.. Easy
access to your choice of white or pink noise ... or whatever external
source you want to plug in; instantly route to any combination
speakers; switch speakers on and off with ease; instantly "kill" all
speakers, etc..
In combination with some analysis programs, we have used it recently as
a
resource when checking room coloration, frequency nodes, and reverb
decay.
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