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Journal Article

Sound Composition with Pulsars

Authors: Roads, Curtis

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 49 · Issue 3 · pp. 134–147 · March 2001

Abstract

Pulsar synthesis (PS) is a method of electronic music synthesis based on the generation of trains of sonic particles. It can produce either rhythms or tones as it crisscrosses perceptual time spans. The basic method generates sounds similar to vintage electronic music sonorities, with several important enhancements. The advanced method combines multiple pulsar trains and convolution with sampled sounds. Together with Alberto de Campo, the author has designed a program for pulsar synthesis called PulsarGenerator. Applications of pulsar synthesis in compositions by the author are noted.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
49
Issue
3
Pages
134–147
Publication date
March 6, 2001
Affiliation
Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE), Media Arts and Technology Program and Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article