Cooking with Csound, Part 1

Download or read book Cooking with Csound, Part 1 written by Andrew Horner and published by A-R Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooking with Csound offers a fresh approach to using the software to create effectivesounds. This book contains a collection of software synthesis designs for the woodwindand brass instruments, which you can bake into compositional curries, casseroles andsouffles in your computer. Whether you are a composer, researcher, student or hobbyist,the ready-to-use designs found in this volume will provide you with a rich set of sounds. The designs are in the Csound software synthesis language, which is available free on theweb. The book includes a tutorial for those new to Csound, and a wide variety of effectsfor customizing the instrument designs. A chapter on pitch representation also allowsreaders to use customized tunings and scalesIncludes a CD-ROM