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“Kadenze helped me realize that programming and music don’t have to be two separate entities. Because of Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists, I switched paths from learning how to be a computer programmer, to learning how to become a creative coder.”
ASHWIN VASWANI
Student
Throughout the course, students create meaningful and rewarding expressive digital “instruments” that make sound and music in response to program logic.
California Institute of the Arts
Computer Programming
Mixing and Production
Sound Design and Creativity
Stanford University
Learn the basics of Digital Signal Processing and computational acoustics, motivated by the vibrational physics of real-world objects and systems.
Sound and Digital Audio, Sampling, Time Domain, Sines and Modes
Filters, Spectra, Waveguide Models, Synthesis, and Extensions, 1D, 2D, and 3D
Voice Models, Statistical models, Advanced Spectral topics, Synthesis Control
This course provides an introductory overview of audio synthesis and programming using Native Instruments' Reaktor Software. Students will receive an in-depth look into audio synthesis methods.
California Institute of the Arts
Synthesis Algorithms
Reaktor Programming
History of Synthesis
Watch lectures come to life across videos, animations, demonstrations, and interviews.
Learn on your own schedule through fully optimized, mobile friendly lessons.
Showcase your work with professional portfolio building tools.
Discuss lessons, coursework, and important announcements on easy-to-use forums.
Earn a verified and shareable Certificate of Accomplishment.
Natan H
Instructor
Robert Henke
Guest Lecturer
John Tejada
Guest Lecturer
Jeffery Weeter
Instructor
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Guest Lecturer
Owen Vallis
Instructor
Learn the fundamentals of sound and digital audio, proper gain staging, where and how distortion enters recordings and mixes, and how to work with Ableton.
California Institute of the Arts
Fundamentals of Sound and Digital Audio
Mixing and Production
Sound Design and Creativity
Compositional techniques and styles studied include minimalism, ambient, alternative, musique concréte, popular, independent, experimental and sample based music.
University College Cork, Ireland
Composition Skills
Music Analysis Skills
Sampling Techniques
This course will largely focus on the deep aspects of Max. If you understand these underlying aspects, your capacity to create in Max will expand exponentially.
Stanford University
Best Practice Solutions
Applying your Skills
Basics of Max Programming
for every step of the digital music process, from synthesis to composition and audiovisual art.