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Computer Music Instruments

Foundations, Design and Development

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  • Author covers key points in digital signal processing, with rigorous but approachable mathematics, and programming examples
  • Suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in music and signal processing, and for practitioners and researchers
  • Fully illustrated with programming examples using Csound, Python, and Faust
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Audio and Music Signals

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 3-23
    3. Music Programming Environments

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 25-55
  3. Synthesis and Processing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Source-Filter Models

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 59-108
    3. Closed-Form Summation Formulae

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 109-154
    4. Feedback and Adaptive Systems

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 155-200
    5. Granular Methods

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 201-221
    6. Frequency-Domain Techniques

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 223-271
  4. Application Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
    2. Interaction

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 275-294
    3. Computer Music Platforms

      • Victor Lazzarini
      Pages 295-306
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 307-361

About this book

This book is divided into three elements. Part I provides a broad introduction to the foundations of computer music instruments, covering some key points in digital signal processing, with rigorous but approachable mathematics, and programming examples, as well as an overview of development environments for computer instruments. In Part II, the author presents synthesis and processing, with chapters on source-filter models, summation formulae, feedback and adaptive systems, granular methods, and frequency-domain techniques. In Part III he explains application development approaches, in particular communication protocols and user interfaces, and computer music platforms.  

All elements are fully illustrated with programming examples using Csound, Python, and Faust. The book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in music and signal processing, and for practitioners and researchers. 

Reviews

“If you are looking for a useful reference book on computer music for instrument development, Lazzarini’s book will surely serve the purpose. … I enjoyed reading this book, which has an abundance of programs in Python, Csound, and Faust. The target readership includes postgraduates, advanced undergraduates, and researchers in signal processing, including music signals.” (Soubhik Chakraborty, Computing Reviews, March, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Music, Maynooth university, Maynooth, Ireland

    Victor Lazzarini

About the author

Victor Lazzarini is the Dean of the Dept. of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computer Music Instruments

  • Book Subtitle: Foundations, Design and Development

  • Authors: Victor Lazzarini

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63504-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63503-3Published: 06 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87573-6Published: 18 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63504-0Published: 26 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 361

  • Number of Illustrations: 103 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities, Music, Signal, Image and Speech Processing

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eBook USD 54.99
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Softcover Book USD 69.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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