The MCT Blog
Digital Audio
The blog posts of this section relate to the module Digital Audio in the course MCT4000 Introduction to Music, Communication and Technology. The aim of the module is to explore basic signal processing techniques, physical models and waveguides, implement these techniques for practical experimentation in own projects, and combine as well as creatively utilize these tools for new applications.
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SYNTHa
While this is not a clone of the classic EMS Synthi A, it might have a trick or two up it's sliders, this one to: A softsynth with hard features.
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Everything's Out of Tune (And Nothing Is)
Who says that Csound and early music can't mix? Building a VSTi for swappable historical temperaments.
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Butter: a multi-effect plugin
An easy to use and fun plugin to make your sound smooth as butter.
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A fake Steinway made by Csound
How to use Csound to create a digital Steinway?
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Spaty Synthy
Attempt at modelling a Delay Repeating Spatial Synthesizer using Csound
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Phade - a phaser delay FX
A swirly, shimmery shoegazey multi-fx.
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Beethoven under Moonlight
Creating a CSound project that uses Frequency Modulation synthesis (carrier and modulating oscillator) and plays the first few bars of the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven based on a score.
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Ondes Martenot's brother - Orange Cabbage
The evolution of Ondes Martenot.
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'El Camino de los Lamentos': A performance using custom Csound VST Plugins
This performance is using two VST plugins produced in Cabbage through Csound. A synthesizer based on elemental waveforms, frequency modulation, and stereo delay, and an audio effect for pitch scaling and reverb.
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Kovid Keyboard
A web based CSound Synth letting you play together online!
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Shaaape
Distorting signals with ghost signals.
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It's not just phase, mom!
Why phase coherency in loudspeakers matters.
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DSP Workshop Group C
During our DSP workshop we were introduced to several tools and techniques for creating, manipulating and controlling sound. We started exploring Csound and waveguides. We learned a bit about the code in Csound, setting inputs and outputs and rendering the result to audio files.
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Group B, DSP workshop
The 4 day DSP workshop introduced some basics of Digital Signal Processing techniques. We were given examples in Csound that focused on physical modeling of a string, and also how to use Csound as a DSP-tool. The exercises allowed us to take ownership of the codes by modifying and creating new sounds. We used simple operations like addition and multiplication to process the digital signals. We enjoyed experimenting with digital waveguides to model sounds travelling through strings and also manipulating with reverbs delay, envelope etc. Trondheim team also built an instrument with a piece of wood connected to a contact mic and used it in some of the tasks.
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A-team - DSP workshop blog
On the final DSP class we were bringing it all together - and performing our combined CSound based creations! Having the day to develop on our instruments, we prepared for performing with the other groups at 2 o’clock. After finding our respective rooms, We had a A-Team meeting on how to finish off our sounds,and devise a plan of action for our performance.
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Exhibition 'Metaverk' in Trondheim: DSP, Csound orchestras and bone feedback
Once you enter Metamorph, an art and technology space in the old town of Trondheim (Bakklandet), you will immediately become part of the generative soundscape of the exhibition 'Metaverk'.
