04_sound.md

Sound: Synthesis

Readings, Videos, Podcasts

• Signing, Singing, Speaking: How Language Evolved
• Why repeating words sound like music to your brain
• Do-A-Deer
• How to write a melody.
• Watch: Notes and Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus
  • Is music the same if you already know what to expect?
  • Pitch, rhythm and timbre.
  • Is rhythm different across cultures?
  • Comparing musical predictions across cultures
  • Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic
  • Is music apart of speech?
• The Complete Guide to Spotify's Algorithm

Reference

• Solfege Tutorial | Video
• Diatonic Scale Interval Ratios
• Interactive Tuning Tool

Tutorials and Code

Generating Pitch and Rhythm

• 17.6: Sound Synthesis - video tutorial | Code
• Ear training interface
• Sound Sample and Pitch
• Melodies with Noisy Steps and Random Leaps| noise() | Tutorial
• Random Diatonic Chords

Building Rhythms

• Modulo Drum
• Loopy Drum
• Framecount Drum with Shifting Syncopation
• Geometry as Rhythm | Geometry as Rhythm

Sound Effects and Post-Processing

• SoundRecorder() | Record and Loop
• 17.5: Adding Sound Effects - video tutorial | Code
• 17.7: ADSR Envelope - video tutorial | Code
• p5.js editor: Envelope