Computer Audio Software

Computer Audio: Musical Applications of Digital Signal Processing
Music 147 / ICS 180 / ECE 195 / ACE 277

University of California, Irvine
Winter Quarter 2004


UCI Labs for Computer Audio Research

The Arts Media Center in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts has several Macintosh Power PCs available with Max/MSP for audio synthesis and processing; ProTools LE for audio editing, mixing, and processing; Cubase for audio mixing and processing; software for MP3 encoding and playing; etc. The lab is open to members of this class. The lab hours are:

The Music Department's "Accompaniment Lab" in the Room 194C of the AITR Building (the same building as the Arts Media Center) has two Macintosh G4s available with Max/MSP for programming audio syntheisis and processing; ProTools FREE for audio editing, mixing, and processing; Cubase for audio mixing and processing; sonicWORX Artist Basic for audio processing; iTunes for MP3 encoding and playing; and Code Warrior for C programming. Members of this class can check out a key to the lab during business hours of the Music Department (Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm).

The Engineering Department's Instructional Computing Facility in Room 3151 of the Engineering Gateway Building has Windows software necessary for audio work, including Pd for programming audio synthesis and processing; Audacity for audio editing, mixing, and processing; Lame for MP3 encoding; and Visual Studio 6.0 for C progamming. The lab is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may need to obtain an access card to get into the room when it is not staffed. See the lab website for information on obtaining an access card. If you have questions about how to use the software successfully in this lab, please ask the lab manager Donald Saltarelli at djs@uci.edu.

For research projects that require special audio or music capabilities, the Realtime Experimental Audio Laboratory (REALab) in Room 216 of the Music and Media Building is available for use, by arrangement with the professor.


Audio Synthesis Programming Languages

Max/MSP for Macintosh
Computer music programming environment

Pd for Windows, Linux, or Irix
Computer music programming environment; freeware


Audio Editors

ProTools Free for Macintosh and Windows
Professional-level audio editor/mixer; freeware

sonicWORX Artist Basic for Macintosh OS 9
Audio editor/processor; shareware

Audacity 1.1.2 Beta for Mac OS 9
Audio editor/mixer

Audacity 1.2.0-pre3 for Mac OS X
Audio editor/mixer

Audacity 1.2.0-pre3 for Windows
Audio editor/mixer

MixMagic 0.1.6 for Linux
Audio mixer; freeware

ecawave v0.1.0r1 for Linux
Audio editor; freeware


MP3 Encoders

iTunes for Macintosh
Full-featured CD-ripper, CD-burner, MP3 player/encoder, and audio file converter

BladeEnc 1.4 for Macintosh
Simple and effective MP3 encoder

BladeEnc 0.94.1 for Linux
Simple and effective MP3 encoder

BladeEnc 0.94.2 for Windows
Simple and effective MP3 encoder

BladeBatch 2.99c for Windows


MP3 Players

iTunes for Macintosh
Full-featured CD-ripper, CD-burner, MP3 player/encoder, and audio file converter

QuickTime for Macintosh and Windows
All-purpose media player

WinAmp for Windows

FreeAmp 2.1.1 for Linux


This page was last modified on January 8, 2004.
Christopher Dobrian
dobrian@uci.edu