Week 12: Sound

We are meeting over Slack this week.

Lecture

This week, our focus shifts to audio! We’ll cover the fundamentals of sound mechanics, explore various audio visualizers employing Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and check out some projects that leverage audio samples and frequencies to craft engaging interactive music experiences. We will then implement these concepts using the p5 sound library, which comes standard with p5.

• Lecture PDF
• Lecture Video on YouTube
• Example Audio Files

By the end of the week, please cover these coding examples and helpful links:

Coding Examples

• Load Audio
• Instrument
• FFT Analysis
• FFT Averages
• Oscillator
• Mic and Audio In
• Audio Visualization Example

Helpful Links

• FFT Analysis
• Robert Hodgin
• Patatap
• Mikutap
• Listen to Wikipedia
• Alexander Chen
• Beet Box
• RFID Beat Box
• Light Hum
• American Stringed Instruments

In Class

1. We will review the homework you did - Final project ideas
2. You will read through the p5 sound library documentation to try out audio and p5js.
3. Review the lecture pdf and video above.

Homework

1. Our next class is an in-class work session and our group slack conversation will be used as feedback on your progress and questions around your code. Use your time wisely!

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