SuperCollider

The Stanford Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) is a multi-disciplinary facility where composers and researchers work together using computer-based technology both as an artistic medium and as a research tool.Pronouncing "CCRMA": CCRMA is an acronym for the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics it is pronounced "karma" (the first "c" is silent).Areas of ongoing interest:CompositionApplications HardwareApplications SoftwareSynthesis Techniques and AlgorithmsPhysical ModelingP﻿hysical Interaction Design for MusicMusic and Mobile DevicesSensorsReal-Time ControllersSignal ProcessingDigital Recording and EditingPsychoacoustics and Musical AcousticsPerceptual Audio CodingMusic Information RetrievalAudio NetworkingAuditory Display of Multidimensional Data (Data Sonification)Real-Time Applications.The CCRMA community:Administrative and technical staff, faculty, research associates, graduate research assistants, graduate and undergraduate students, visiting scholars, visiting researchers and composers, and industrial associates. Departments actively represented at CCRMA include Music, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Art, Drama, and Psychology.Center activities:Academic courses, seminars, small interest group meetings, summer workshops and colloquia. Concerts of computer music are presented several times each year, including exchange concerts with area computer music centers. In-house technical reports and recordings are available, and public demonstrations of ongoing work at CCRMA are held periodically.Research results:Are published and presented at professional meetings, international conferences and in established journals including the Computer Music Journal, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and various transactions of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Compositions are presented in new music festivals and radio broadcasts throughout the world and have been recorded on cassette, LP, compact disc, and in the cloud.

CCRMA Summer Workshops

Learn SuperCollider with us! A powerful programming environment for real time sound synthesis

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<h2>What is SuperCollider?</h2><p><a href="https://supercollider.github.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SuperCollider</a> is a powerful and fun programming environment focused on real-time sound synthesis, signal processing, and algorithmic and generative composition. It is widely used for performances, compositions, sound art, and many other audio-related applications. SuperCollider is completely free of charge, open source, and available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux. On top of all this, SuperCollider’s IDE and fully featured object oriented language make it easy and rewarding for anyone to learn!</p><h2>Making Music with SuperCollider!</h2><p>This five-day workshop welcomes participants of any discipline, with or without prior programming or musical experience. The class is for musicians, composers, sound artists, programmers, researchers, and anyone else who’s excited to learn more about SuperCollider!</p><p>This is a project-based workshop in which you will learn the practical skills you need to achieve your audio-related goals, whatever they may be! In-person students will immediately start working on a project of their choice the first day, and are expected to finish a short project by the last day. In-person students interested in exploring SuperCollider’s capabilities for spatial audio will have access to CCRMA’s facilities for working with ambisonics or other spatial audio formats, including the CCRMA Stage and Listening Room. Online part-time students are certainly encouraged to complete a final project, but part-time students will have much less dedicated time for personalized feedback. We’ll end the week with a listening party where all participants (including any part-time participants who wish to submit a final project virtually) will get to play and discuss their final projects.</p>

<h2>Schedule</h2><p>We will meet Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a one-and-a-half hour break for lunch at 12:00. Because this is a project-based course, mornings will typically consist of a lecture interspersed with miniature do-it-yourself exercises, and afternoons will consist of lab time to work individually on projects with personalized one-on-one help from the instructor. Below is a rough overview of the course schedule, with later topics subject to change as the course is tailored to fit students’ specific interests.</p><h3>Monday</h3><p><strong>Introductions</strong></p><ul><li>What is SuperCollider, and how do I make sounds with it? (“Hello world!”)</li><li>Making melodies with basic patterns and sequencing</li><li>Synthesis: making cool sounds with additive/subtractive methods and beyond!</li><li>Brainstorming and preparation time for final projects</li></ul><p><strong>Tuesday</strong></p><ul><li>Pspawner and other tools for more advanced song structures</li><li>Making even cooler sounds with AM/FM synthesis and basic audio effects</li><li>Playing with live audio inputs and pre-recorded sounds (subject to change based on students’ specific interests)</li><li>Individual meetings and project preparation time</li></ul><p><strong>Wednesday</strong></p><ul><li>Advanced audio effects and sound design in SuperCollider (subject to change based on students’ specific interests)</li><li>Individual meetings and project preparation time</li></ul><p><strong>Thursday</strong></p><ul><li>An introduction to spatial audio in SuperCollider (subject to change based on students’ specific interests)</li><li>Individual meetings and project preparation time</li></ul><p><strong>Friday</strong></p><ul><li>Final preparations and individual meetings for projects in the morning</li><li>Afternoon presentations: friends and family are welcome to join!</li></ul>

<h2>Diversity in Computer Music Scholarship</h2><p>A limited number of scholarships will be available to promote the engagement of students from underrepresented backgrounds in the field of electronic and computer music, including gender, ethnicity, age, disability, area of study, or financial ability. Stay tuned for more information by late May.</p><p></p>

<h2>About the Instructor</h2><p><strong>Josh Mitchell</strong> is a composer, musician, and researcher born and raised in the Bay Area. He is currently a master’s student at CCRMA, and holds Bachelor’s degrees in Music and Physics from Santa Clara University. There, he was a member of the Santa Clara Laptop Orchestra (or SCLOrk, for short) for four years, helped teach several courses on music-making and sound design with SuperCollider, and worked to develop SCLOrkSynths, a hands-on learning tool for sound synthesis in SuperCollider. These experiences ignited his passion for teaching, and he’s excited to share the joys of sound-making in SuperCollider with you!</p><p>If you have any questions about the workshop, please reach out to Josh at jomitch@ccrma.stanford.edu.</p>

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