Microsound
$143.22
- Paperback
424 pages
- Release Date
19 August 2004
Summary
Below the level of the musical note lies the realm of microsound, of sound particles lasting less than one-tenth of a second. Recent technological advances allow us to probe and manipulate these pinpoints of sound, dissolving the traditional building blocks of music-notes and their intervals-into a more fluid and supple medium. The sensations of point, pulse (series of points), line (tone), and surface (texture) emerge as particle density increases. Sounds coalesce, evaporate, and mutate into…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262681544 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262681544 |
| Series: | Microsound |
| Author: | Curtis Roads |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 424 |
| Release Date: | 19 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 771g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 203mm x 19mm |
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” Microsound is packed with insight and stimulating ideas.“Douglas Geers Electronic Musician
“Treats the subject of granular sound fully and deeply, and stands as the best single text on the subject ever written…. Microsound is packed with insight and stimulating ideas.” - Douglas Geers, Electronic Musician
About The Author
Curtis Roads
Curtis Roads is Associate Professor of Media Arts and Technology, with a joint appointment in the Department of Music, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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