Microsound
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...
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A comprehensive presentation of the techniques and aesthetics of composition with sound particles.
IntroductionAcknowledgmentsOverview1Time Scales of Music12The History of Microsound from Antiquity to the Analog Era433Granular Synthesis854Varieties of Particle Synthesis1195Transformation of Microsound1796Windowed Analysis and Transformation2357Microsound in Composition3018Aesthetics of Composing with Microsound3259Conclusion349References353App. AThe Cloud Generator Program383App. BSound Examples on the CD389Name Index399Subject Index403
\ From the Publisher" Microsound is packed with insight and stimulating ideas."Douglas Geers Electronic Musician\ \
