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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
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Throughout the course, students create meaningful and rewarding expressive digital “instruments” that make sound and music in response to program logic. 

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California Institute of the Arts

Computer Programming

Mixing and Production

Sound Design and Creativity

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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.

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California Institute of the Arts

Synthesis Algorithms

Reaktor Programming

History of Synthesis

fully interactive online learning

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.

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Natan H
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Robert Henke
Guest Lecturer

John Tejada
Guest Lecturer

Jeffery Weeter
Instructor

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Owen Vallis
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.