There is no assigned textbook for this course. The majority of the reading assignments are in user's manuals for the hardware and software under study at a given point in the course. These manuals, and any other required readings, are available on reserve at the Music Media Center, and/or in the Gassmann Studio. Listening assignments are likewise available in the Music Media Center.
Alesis X2 User's Manual. Los Angeles, CA: Alesis, 1995. Excerpts.
Brown, Christopher F. MIDI Reference Manual for Vision and Studio Vision Pro. Palo Alto, CA: Opcode Systems, Inc., 1995. Excerpts.
Ensoniq ASR 10 User's Manual. Excerpts.
Lexicon PCM-80 User's Guide. Waltham, WA: Lexicon, Inc., 1995. Excerpts.
Phillips, Dan. Wavestation SR Player's Guide. Tokyo: Korg, Inc., 1993. pp. 17-41.
Wilcox, Mark. ProTools Software Guide. Palo Alto, CA: Digidesign, Inc., 1996. Excerpts.
Xenakis, Iannis. Formalized music; thought and mathematics in composition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1972. (Published as Musiques formelles, Paris, 1963.) pp. 1-16.
Yamaha SY99 Operation Manual. Hamamotsu, Japan: Yamaha Corporation. Excerpts.
All required listenings are available on reserve or in the main collection at the Music Media Center.
Davis, Miles. "Chocolate Chip". Doo Bop.
Dobrian, Chris. "There's Just One Thing You Need To Know".
Dresher, Paul and Ned Rothenberg. "The Long Seven". Opposites Attract.
Gabriel, Peter. "Mercy Street". So.
Jaffe, David. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Koenigsberg, Chris. Brains.
Koppelman, Daniel. "Simple Harmonic Motion". duo runedako. San Diego, CA: Dichter Press, 1993.
La Barbara, Joan. "73 Poems".
Lansky, Paul. "Smalltalk".Smalltalk.
Ligeti, György. "Lontano".
Loy, Gareth. "Nekyia".
Lucier, Alvin. "Crossings".Crossings.
McFerrin, Bobby. "Drive". Don't Worry Be Happy.
Newton, James. "African Cyborg". Above is Above All.
Simon, Paul. "Can't Run But". The Rhythm of the Saints.
Sonami, Laetitia. "Story Road". Jewel Box.
Spiegel, Laurie. "Cavis Muris". The Virtuoso in the Computer Age -- III.
Teitelbaum, Richard. "Golem I". CDCM v. 2.
Townsend, Pete. "Baba O'Reilly". Who's Next.
Varèse, Edgard. "Poème électronique".
Xenakis, Iannis. "Concret PH", "Diamorphoses", "Metastasis", and "Pithoprakta".
Yuasa, Joji. "Study in White". Computer Music Currents 7