Electronic Musical Instrument Design
ES 95 | MUS 141
When: Fall
Credits: 3
Enrollment Restrictions: Permission of instructor required.
Additional Notes: Recommendations: Experience in one or more of the following — electronic music, electronic prototyping, mechanical engineering, computer programming.
Instructors
Description
(Cross-listed as ES 95 / MUS 141.)
Non-standard electronic musical instruments or “controllers,” incorporating sensors that respond to touch, position, movement, finger pressure, wind pressure, and other human factors, and their translation to Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data. Designing and building original systems using common materials and object-oriented music-specific programming languages and software-based synthesis. Students will complete several creative projects using music hardware and software.
Prerequisites: Experience in at least one of the following: electronic music, electronic prototyping, mechanical engineering with CNC, computer programming. Limited to 12. Permission of instructor required.
Full details are on the course website.