Stereo (2-speaker) sound is the default way we produce and distribute most audio. This class challenges the stereophonic-centricity of digital sound and instead focuses on the context of listening, interfacing and interacting with audio beyond 2 speakers. We will take a novel approach to spatialization by interfacing web technologies (Javascript, Web Audio, WebRTC) with multichannel audio to create room-scale interactive music and sonic spaces, and then make our findings publicly available through musical artifacts, open source tools, and documentation. We will explore conventional and unconventional loudspeaker arrangements ranging from 3 to 40 channels and how distribution and context affects music.
Together, we will participate in a semester-long project examining the affordances of spatial and multichannel sound, designing and build open source tools to interface Tone.js, Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) and other multichannel techniques. Students will perform/install their final on the 40-channel speaker array at Dave&Gabe’s studio in Bushwick.
Topics include 3D sound, open source, space and listening. Prerequisites: willingness to listen critically, some programming experience. No formal music training required.
- Develop and share resources for programmers and musicians
- Critical dialogue around listening and composing
- Create meaningful music
This class is an exchange; we all have something to offer. Be generous!
Be an engaged student. Listen to your classmates, create for them and with them, give compliments, give feedback, share references and knowledge.
Lids down while your classmates are presenting/talking. You can use your computers the rest of the time to supplement/research/dive deeper into what we're discussing in class. Please don't mindlessly flip through your feed or email.
I will be on time or early to class and I expect the same from you. There will be one 10-15 minute break in the middle of class. If you require more breaks, please talk to me.
Let me know in advance if you need to be excused for an absence (emergencies only!).
I will be giving a number grade every assignment. For your assignment to be counted, you'll have to email me a link. I will grade it and respond with your grade in the email.
- 30% Participation
- 40% Assignments. 10% for each assignment.
- 30% Final Assignment
Please email me for office hours or assistance outside of class: ypm206@nyu.edu
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