Course Schedule
Week 1 (Jan 16) - Fall Synth Presentations + MaxMSP 1 - Registration and Intro concepts
Week 2 (Jan 23) - MaxMSP 2
Spring Assignment 1 Due - MaxMSP - Keyboard Sine Tone Trigger and Tutorials
Week 3 (jan 30) - MaxMSP 3
Spring Assignment 2 Due - Sample playback and counter trigger
Week 4 (Feb 6) - MaxMSP 4
Spring Assignment 3 Due - Stereo Delay
Week 5 (Feb 13) - MaxMSP 5
Spring Assignment 4 Due - Built-in Modules: Auzzie
Week 6 (Feb 20) - Guest Speakers
No assignment due
Week 7 (Feb 27) - MaxMSP 6 - Laptop Orchestra In-class Concert + Performance Patch
Spring Assignment 5 Due - Laptop Orchestra Instrument
Off Week (March 6) - Spring Break
Off Week (March 13) - Spring Break
Week 8 (March 20) - Group Composition lesson - Group A
Noah, Angela, Weiran, Jonathan, Ruben
Week 9 (March 27) - Group Composition lesson - Group B
Guiomar, Stella, Akshay, Zeke, Dan
Week 10 (April 3) - Live Sound 1 Stage Layout and Connections review +
X32 (pre fader monitors, reverb, scenes, scribble strips, aux/USB ins, USB direct outs, pre/post mixes, routing)
Week 11 (April 10) - Live Sound 2: Mixing from DAW on the X32 (when/hows of compression, when/hows of EQ, PLUS using headphones) + plus X32 complete setup (stage box, sub, etc.)
Spring Assignment 6 Due - X32
Week 12 (April 17) - Show Planning (rider + input list + matrix + plots) & Tech Riders
Spring Assignment 7 Due - X32 Mix
Tech Rider Template.
Week 13 (April 24) - Show Planning Review
Assignment 8 due - Show planning
Week 14 (May 1) - Show Planning Meeting
Week 14 (May 8) - Individual meetings
Exam week (May 10) - Intro concert setup
9:30 meet in 618 to gather gear (only Advanced Electronic Students)
10:00 Main setup in MILLER HALL
11:30 Setup of special pieces
12:30 break (Advanced Electronic Students can leave)
Exam week (May 11) - Final concert
10:00 show reset in MILLER HALL
***IMPORTANT: you must bring ALL the special gear you might be using (i.e., instruments, pedals, lights, laptops, keyboards, interfaces, etc.).
We will be connecting everything and making sure the are devices are sending and receiving audio. Everything should be connected BEFORE the actual dress rehearsal.***