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A Study of Timbre Modulation Using a Digital Computer, with Applications to Composition

This paper presents a means of modulating timbre in digital sound synthesis using additive processes . A major portion of the paper is a computer program, written in Pl/1, which combines this additive method of timbre modulation with several other sound manipulation ideas to form a compositional program. This program-which is named CART for Computer Aided Rotational Translation-provides input for the Music 360 digital sound synthesis program. The paper contains three major parts: (1) a discussion of the CART program's evolution; (2) a manual describing in detail the use of CART; and (3) two tape compositions realized using the program. An appendix contains the program listing and listing of the input cards that were used to produce the two compositions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935817
Date12 1900
CreatorsHamilton, Richard L.
ContributorsLatham, William P., Brothers, Lester Dwayne, 1945-
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 95 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Hamilton, Richard L., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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