E4896: Music Signal Processing

Announcements

Last update: 5/7/04

The most recent announcement is at the top.

Project Deadline Extended

The project submission deadline is extended to Friday 5/7 at midnight.

 

Review session on Wednesday, 5/5

We'll have a review session on Wednesday May 5, from 3:000pm - 5:00pm in Room 825 Mudd (our regular classroom).

 

Make-up class on Friday, 4/16 [New schedule]

We'll have a make-up class on Friday, April 16, from 9:30am - 11:45am, in Room 833 Mudd (NOTE: Not our regular classroom).

 

Screening of Waves plug-in demos [New schedule]

Thursday, April 15, 6:15pm-7:15pm, Room 415 CEPSR. See the overall design and functionality of leading signal processing plug-ins. For more information about Waves, visit www.waves.com.

 

Change of dates for Waves demo and make-up class

Due to popular demand and to avoid attendance problems related to religious activities this week (Passover/Easter), I decided to postpone the screening of the Waves demos and the make-up class. The make-up class will now be on 4/16 9:30am-12noon in 833 Mudd. The details for the Waves demo will be announced as soon as plans are finalized.

Screening of Waves plug-in demos

Thursday, April 8, 6:15pm-7:15pm, Room 415 CEPSR. See the overall design and functionality of leading signal processing plug-ins. For more information about Waves, visit www.waves.com.

Screening of the film "Modulations"

Thursday, March 27, 6:15pm-7:15pm, Room 415 CEPSR. Modulations is a documentary tracing the history of electronic music, from the people who first experimented with tape recorders to the early electro dance scene (which fused hip-hop and synthesizer music and brought it to the dancefloor) to today's audiovisual sound sculptors.

Changed office hours for 3/22/04: 1:30pm-3:30pm

Office hours for the instructor for Monday, March 22 will be from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.

 

Project team assignments posted

The project team assignments are posted (see the Projects page). Make sure you check your assignment and let the instructor now if any changes are needed. Note that there has been a 2nd revision already, after the original email announcement was made.

 

Project teams should be formed by 3/12

Teams of about 5 people each should be formed by 3/12 in preparation for starting the term projects. Each team should email the instructor the list of members (one email per team please). People who don't manage to participate in other teams will be assigned in a random way.

 

MATLAB Tutorial on 3/4 @ 6:15pm in Room 415 CEPSR

The TA will host a one-hour tutorial on MATLAB, in room 415 CEPSR from 6:15pm to 7:15pm.

No class on February 2/24

We will have no class on 2/24 as I will be travelling. Note also that I will not hold office hours on Monday 2/23 as well.

 

Homework #1 postponed to 2/17

As the "Total Recording" book is not yet available at the CU Bookstore, the homework will be postponed one week to 2/17.

 

Books in Engineering Library

Both the required and reference books are on order by the Engineering Library and should soon be available in the reserves. (You won't be able to check them out during the semester, but you will be able to use them in the library.)

 

MATLAB Tutorial on 2/5 @ 6pm

The TA will host a one-hour tutorial-refresher on MATLAB. Attendance is mandatory for those who have never used MATLAB. Others who may want to refresh their memory on MATLAB's basic features are welcome to join as well. The tutorial will be in our regular classroom 825 Mudd on Thursday February 5, from 6 to 7pm.

Book availability

The course textbooks should soon be available at the Columbia bookstore. The "Total Recording" book is also available directly from the publisher, KIQ Productions. Note, however, that the bookstore copies will have some academic discount which will not be available from the KIQ online ordering system.

Kick-off message

All registered students should have received the kick-off message of the class mailing list. This message also includes login information to access the site's password protected area. If you have not received this message, please contact the instructor.

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