Topic outline

  • Week 1

    19.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Introduction to Sound Synthesis

    Course Overview

    Fundamentals of Digital Audio

    Basic Synthesis techniques: Additive synthesis, AM Synthesis, FM Synthesis, Wavetable synthesis.

    Exercises


    20.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Sample-looping and Granular Synthesis

    Hands-on exercises: Sampler techniques and Granular Synthesis


    21.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Spectral Manipulation- FFT Abstractions

    Hands-on exercises:  FFT, convolution, phase-vocoder


    22.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Spatial Sound: Ambisonics

    Introduction to Ambisonics

    Hands-on exercises: Ambisonic recording and ambisonic playback


    Week 2

    26.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Machine listening and machine learning

    Hands-on exercises: Audio Feature extractions and Wekinator mapping


    27.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Project Work and Tutoring

    Pitching

    Project work and tutoring


    28.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Project Work and Tutoring


    29.03.2019 9:00 – 12:00 – Project Work and Tutoring

    Ready by this day: Brief description of your project (max 200 words).


    Week 3

    02.04.2019 9:00 – 12:00  – Project Work and Tutoring


    03.04.2019 9:00 – 12:00  – Project Work and Tutoring


    04.04.2019 9:00 – 12:00  – Project Work and Tutoring


    05.04.2019 9:00 – 12:00  – Final project presentations