Your homework has two parts:<\/p>\n
a) Images as inspiration for sound creation
\nb) watching a lecture about physics and sound<\/p>\n
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here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the images needed for the first homework. Your job is to create
\na sound which is less then 5 seconds for each of these images. The
\nsounds can come from anywhere, things you record, things you
\nsynthesize, etc. I recommend you take a moment to familiarize
\nyourself with an audio editor, like Audacity and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy to help
\nintroduce you to it if you have trouble \/ need help. this is a decent
\nintro pdf:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/library.albany.edu\/imc\/pdf\/introaudacity.pdf<\/p>\n
By using a tool like audacity, you can cut and rearrange samples,
\ngenerate tones simply, apply effects and in general clean up sound.
\nAlso, it will give you access to cutting up your mp3s. In order to
\noutput mp3 in audacity, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need a plugin, which is simple to
\ninstall, but saving .wav \/ .ogg should be no problem.
\nYour job is to take these 9 images, and create 9 sounds, a sound for
\neach image \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the only requirement is that they be less then 5 seconds
\nlong. They could be synthesized, recorded, found samples, etc, but
\nthe goal is to create a tight relationship between what you see and
\nwhat you hear.<\/p>\n
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Second, you will need to watch this video:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/mitworld.mit.edu\/video\/168<\/p>\n
which is a great introduction to the physics of sound. I will send on
\nlater today or tomorrow a list of questions, just to make sure you are
\npaying attention\u00c2\u00a0![\":)\"](\"http:\/\/visiblevisible.org\/teaching\/avsys\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\"){kind=icon}
The lecture is given by an MIT professor, Walter
\nLewin, who is amazing. If you like how he explains concepts, check
\nout others. I like to watch them when I am bored or cooking, etc.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/OcwWeb\/Physics\/8-01Physics-IFall1999\/VideoLectures\/index.htm
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