The Csound Book: Perspectives in Software Synthesis, Sound Design, Signal Processing, and Programming

Richard Boulanger

MIT Press, Feb 28, 2000 - Music - 782 pages

Created in 1985 by Barry Vercoe, Csound is one of the most widely used software sound synthesis systems. Because it is so powerful, mastering Csound can take a good deal of time and effort. But this long-awaited guide will dramatically straighten the learning curve and enable musicians to take advantage of this rich computer technology available for creating music.

Written by the world's leading educators, programmers, sound designers, and composers, this comprehensive guide covers both the basics of Csound and the theoretical and musical concepts necessary to use the program effectively. The thirty-two tutorial chapters cover: additive, subtractive, FM, AM, FOF, granular, wavetable, waveguide, vector, LA, and other hybrid methods; analysis and resynthesis using ADSYN, LP, and the Phase Vocoder; sample processing; mathematical and physical modeling; and digital signal processing, including room simulation and 3D modeling.

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What people are saying

User Review -

If you are wondering whether you need this book, you definitely do! It's not only a great companion to Csound, but also a complete course on synthesis, signal processing, effects and computer music composition, from a completely practical perspective, but with enough theoretical depth. Definitely worth having it in your library. 

Contents

• Introduction to Sound Design in Csound: 5
• Audification of Heart Rhythms in Csound: 12
• SpatializationStereo and Ambisonic: 23
• Temporal Synthesis: 29
• CDROM Tutorials: 44
• Understanding and Using Csounds GEN Routines: 65
• Optimizing Your Csound Instruments: 123
• Using Csounds Macro Language Extensions: 137
• Designing Acoustically Viable Instruments in Csound: 155
• Designing Legato Instruments in Csound: 171
• ContiguousGroup Wavetable Synthesis of the French Horn: 187
• Brian Evans: 197
• Modeling Classic Electronic Keyboards in Csound: 207
• A Survey of Classic Synthesis Techniques in Csound: 223
• FM Synthesis in Csound: 261
• Granular Synthesis in Csound: 281
• Processing Samples with Csounds FOF Opcode: 307
• Composing with Chaos: 321
• A Look at Random Numbers Noise and Chaos with Csound: 325
• 17: 335
• Using Global Csound Instruments for MetaParameter Control: 353
• 19: 363
• An Introduction to Signal Processing with Csound: 389
• An Introduction to Cscore: 399
• Understanding Csounds Spectral Data Types: 445
• 22: 451
• An Introduction to Reverberation Design with Csound: 469
• Implementing the Gardner Reverbs in Csound: 483
• Csoundbased Auditory Localization: 493
• Csounds Phase Vocoder and Extensions: 541
• Modeling a Multieffects Processor in Csound: 575
• Extending Csound: 599
• Adding New Unit Generators to Csound: 613
• List of the Csound Book Chapter Instruments: 637
• Recommended Reading: 645
• Recommended Listening: 647
• Csounds Error Messages: 663
• Csound Quick Reference: 701
• Index: 727

About the author

Richard Boulanger is Professor of Electronic Production and Design at the Berklee College of Music and editor of The Csound Book: Perspectives in Software Synthesis, Sound Design, Signal Processing, and Programming (MIT Press, 2000).

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Csound Book: Perspectives in Software Synthesis, Sound Design, Signal Processing, and Programming; The Csound Book: Perspectives in Software Synthesis, Sound Design, Signal Processing, and Programming, Richard Charles Boulanger; The MIT Press
• Editor: Richard Boulanger
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: MIT Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0262522616, 9780262522618
• Length: 782 pages
• Subjects: Music / General