EMUSIC-L Digest Volume 67, Issue 01 This issue's topics: Advance Program - ASSETS '94 Computer Music bibliography (2 messages) CONVERGENCE: New deadline for general submissions Elements of CM Errata ICFA 16 CALL FOR PAPERS IRCAM DSP and musical software on its WWW server Job Offer in IRCAM Job Offer in IRCAM (English version) Masters in Musical Creation and Sound Technology (Barcelona, Spain) MIDI File Sites Midi files/software archives on the Internet (4 messages) Your EMUSIC-L Digest moderator is Joe McMahon . You may subscribe to EMUSIC-L by sending mail to listserv@american.edu with the line "SUB EMUSIC-L your name" as the text. The EMUSIC-L archive is a service of SunSite (sunsite.unc.edu) at the University of North Carolina. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Jul 1994 23:15:41 -0700 From: "Ephraim P. Glinert" Subject: Advance Program - ASSETS '94 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ADVANCE PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION FORMS ASSETS '94 The First Annual International ACM/SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies October 31 - November 1, 1994 Doubletree Hotel Marina del Rey, California Sponsored by the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computers and the Physically Handicapped, ASSETS '94 is the first of a new annual series of conferences whose goal is to provide a forum where researchers and developers from academia and industry can meet to exchange ideas and report on new developments relating to computer-based systems to help people with impairments and disabilities of all kinds. This announcement includes 5 parts: o ASSETS '94 Advance Program o ASSETS '94 Registration Form o Hotel and Travel Arrangement Information o ACM / SIGCAPH Membership Application o Who are the organizers of ASSETS '94? If you have any questions or would Ephraim P. Glinert like further information, please Dept. of Computer Science contact the ASSETS '94 Program Chair: R. P. I. Troy, NY 12180 E-mail: glinert@cs.rpi.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ASSETS '94 ADVANCE PROGRAM ========================== SUN 10/30: 18:00-21:00 Registration 19:00-21:00 Reception MON 10/31: 8:00-17:00 Registration 8:00- 9:00 Continental Breakfast 8:45- 9:00 Welcome to ASSETS '94! 9:00-10:00 Keynote I 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Papers I: Hearing Impairments "Pattern Recognition and Synthesis for Sign Language Translation System" Masaru Ohki, Hirohiko Sagawa, Tomoko Sakiyama, Eiji Oohira, Hisashi Ikeda and Hiromichi Fujisawa - Hitachi (Japan) "Multimedia Dictionary of American Sign Language" Sherman Wilcox and Joanne Scheibman - University New Mexico (USA) Doug Wood - Brains Software (USA) William C. Stokoe - Linstok Press (USA) "A System for Teaching Speech to Profoundly Deaf Children using Synthesized Acoustic and Articulatory Patterns" Elizabeth Keate, Hector Javkin, Norma Antonanzas-Barroso and Ranjun Zou - Panasonic Technologies (USA) 12:00-14:00 Lunch + SIGCAPH Business Meeting 14:00-15:00 Papers II: Augmentative Communication A "Iconic Language Design for People with Significant Speech and Multiple Impairments" Shi-Kuo Chang, P. L Albacete and G. Polese - University of Pittsburgh (USA) B. Baker - Semantic Compaction Systems (USA) "The Application of Spatialization and Spatial Metaphor to Augmentative and Alternative Communication" Patrick Demasco, U. Delaware (USA), Alan F. Newell and John L. Arnott - University of Dundee (UK) 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-17:30 Papers III: Vision Impairments A "Screen Reader/2: Access to OS/2 and the Graphical User Interface" Jim Thatcher - IBM Research (USA) "Providing Access to Graphical User Interfaces - Not Graphical Screens" W. Keith Edwards, Elizabeth D. Mynatt and Kathryn Stockton - Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) "Increasing Access to Information for the Print Disabled through Electronic Documents in SGML" Bart Bauwens, Jan Engelen and Filip Evenepoel - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) Tom Wesley and Chris Tobin - U. Bradford (UK) "Interactive Audio Documents" T. V. Raman, Digital Equipment Corporation (USA) David Gries, Cornell (USA) 18:00-21:00 Buffet Dinner + Keynote II 21:00-22:00 ASSETS '95 Organizational Meeting TUE 11/1: 8:00-12:00 Registration 8:00- 9:00 Continental Breakfast 9:00-10:00 Papers IV: Motor Impairments "An Overview of Programs and Projects at the Rehabilitation Research and Development Center" David L. Jaffe - Dept. of Veteran Affairs Medical Center (USA) "Using the Baby-Babble-Blanket for Infants with Motor Problems: A Case Study" Harriet J. Fell, Linda J. Ferrier, Hariklia Delta, Regina Peterson, Zehra Mooraj and Megan Valleau - Northeastern University (USA) 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Papers V: Vision Impairments B "Personal Guidance System for the Visually Impaired" Jack M. Loomis and Reginald G. Golledge - University of California at Santa Barbara (USA) Roberta L. Klatzky, Carnegie Mellon (USA) Jon M. Speigle and Jerome Tietz - University of California at Santa Barbara (USA) "Hyperbraille: A Hypertext System for the Blind" Thomas Kieninger and Norbert Kuhn - Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Kuenstliche Intelligenz (Germany) "Automatic Impact Sound Generation for use in Nonvisual Interfaces" Helmut Schauer - University of Zurich (Switzerland) A. Darvishi, V. Guggiana, E. Munteanu, M. Motavalli and M. Rauterberg - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology/ETH (Switzerland) 12:00-14:00 Lunch + Panel (Elizabeth Mynatt, moderator) 14:00-15:00 Papers VI: Augmentative Communication B "A Writing Tool for Physically Disabled Individuals: Lexical Semantics for Filling in the Pieces" Kathleen F. McCoy, Patrick W. Demasco, Mark A. Jones, Christopher A. Pennington, Peter B. Vanderheyden and Wendy M. Zickus - University of Delaware (USA) "Validation of a Keystroke-Level Model for a Text Entry System Used by People with Disabilities" Heidi H. Koester and Simon P. Levine - University of Michigan (USA) 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-17:30 Papers VII: New Directions and Work-in-Progress "An Experimental Sound-Based Hierarchical Menu Navigation System for Visually Handicapped Use of Graphical User Interfaces" Arthur I. Karshmer, Pres Brawner and George Reiswig - New Mexico State University (USA) "A Rule-Based System that Suggests Computer Adaptations for Users with Special Needs" William W. McMillan, Michael Zeiger and Lech Wisniewski - Eastern Michigan University (USA) "LVRS: The Low Vision Research System" Mitchell Krell, University of Southern Mississippi (USA) "EEG as a Means of Communication: Preliminary Experiments in EEG Analysis using Neural Networks" Charles W. Anderson, Saikumar V. Devulapalli and Erik Stolz - Colorado State University (USA) "Audio Formatting of a Graph" Sophie H. Zhang and Mukkai Krishnamoorthy - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) "Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology (DO-IT) on the Electronic Highway" Sheryl Bergstahler and Dan Comden - University of Washington (USA) 17:30 Close ASSETS '94 REGISTRATION FORM ############################################# ============================ This form is 2 pages long. Please print it out, complete both pages and mail it WITH FULL PAYMENT to: Ephraim P. Glinert, ASSETS '94 Dept. of Computer Science R. P. I. Troy, NY 12180 We're sorry, but e-mail registration forms and/or forms not accompanied by full payment (check or credit card information) CANNOT be accepted. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES EARLY LATE / ON-SITE -------------------------------------------------------- ACM member: $ 395 $ 475 Nonmember: $ 580 $ 660 Full time student: $ 220 $ 270 -------------------------------------------------------- 1: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (from the table): $ ___________ 2: EXTRA RECEPTION TICKET (Monday, Oct. 31): $ 40 ___YES ___NO 3: EXTRA COPY OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: $ 30 ___YES ___NO TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $ ___________ NOTES: o Registration fee includes: ADMISSION to all sessions, one copy of the conference PROCEEDINGS, and MEALS as indicated in the program above. o To qualify for the EARLY rate, your registration must be postmarked on or before FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994. 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ASSETS '94 REGISTRATION FORM (continued) ======================================== PERSONAL INFORMATION: Name __________________________________________________________________________ Affiliation ___________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________ State/Province __________________________ Country __________________________________ Zip/Postal Code ___________________ E-mail ___________________________________ Telephone _________________________ ***I have a disability for which I require special accommodation ___YES ___NO If YES, please attach a separate sheet with details. Thank you! 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Box 12115 Church St. Station New York, NY 10257 USA For inquiries regarding membership, contact the service center nearest you: ACM Member Services Department ACM European Service Center 1515 Broadway, 17th Floor Avenue Marcel Thiry 204 New York, NY 10036, USA 1200 Brussels, BELGIUM Phone: +1-212-626-0500 Phone: +32 2 774 9602 Fax: +1-212-944-1318 Fax: +32 2 774 9690 Email: ACMHELP@ACM.org Email: ACM_EUROPE@ACM.org WHO ARE THE ORGANIZERS OF ASSETS '94? ==================================== General Chair: Theodor D. Sterling, Simon Fraser University Program Committee: Norman Alm, University of Dundee Julie Baca, Waterways Experiment Station Meera M. Blattner, LLNL and U. California at Davis James L. Caldwell, IBM RISC Adaptive Technologies S.-K. Chang, University of Pittsburgh Patrick Demasco, University of Delaware Alistair D.N. Edwards, University of York Gerald L. Engel, National Science Foundation Carl Friedlander, ISX Corp. Hiromichi Fujisawa, Hitachi (Japan) Ephraim P. Glinert (Chair), RPI Ralph Guertin, MITRE Corp. Robert J.K. Jacob, Tufts University David L. Jaffe, Palo Alto VA Medical Center Earl Johnson, Sun Microsystems Labs Karen Kukich, Bell Communications Research Richard E. Ladner, University of Washington Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado at Boulder Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Georgia Inst. of Technology Randy Pausch, University of Virginia T.V. Raman, DEC Cambridge Research Laboratory Gregg C. Vanderheiden, TRACE Center at U. Wisconsin A. Rudy Vener, AT&T Bell Labs Bryant W. York, Northeastern University Treasurer: David H. Leserman, NOAA If you have any questions or would Ephraim P. Glinert like further information, please Dept. of Computer Science contact the ASSETS' 94 Program Chair: R. P. I. Troy, NY 12180 E-mail: glinert@cs.rpi.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 17:00:42 +0200 From: Piet van Oostrum Subject: Computer Music bibliography There is a bibliography on synthesizers, midi, computer and electronic music that I have collected from various sources. I have tried to bring some structure into it, but not all books will fit into a single subject. NOTE: I haven't read these books, and the comments are from other people. The latest version of this file can be obtained by ftp from ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17] in pub/MIDI/DOC/bibliography or by mail from mail-server@cs.ruu.nl (send a message with HELP in the body). From the mail-server the filename without pub/ should be used. The latest monthly version is also available in the various news.answers archives around the world, in music/midi/bibliography. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 01:11:32 +0200 From: Piet van Oostrum Subject: Computer Music bibliography There is a bibliography on synthesizers, midi, computer and electronic music that I have collected from various sources. I have tried to bring some structure into it, but not all books will fit into a single subject. NOTE: I haven't read these books, and the comments are from other people. The latest version of this file can be obtained by ftp from ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17] in pub/MIDI/DOC/bibliography or by mail from mail-server@cs.ruu.nl (send a message with HELP in the body). From the mail-server the filename without pub/ should be used. The latest monthly version is also available in the various news.answers archives around the world, in music/midi/bibliography. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 11:39:17 -0400 From: "E. Candy Held" Subject: CONVERGENCE: New deadline for general submissions CONVERGENCE: THE FIFTH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY March 2-5, 1995 Connecticut College Center for Arts & Technology announces that the general deadline for submissions has been extended to **October 15, 1994**: _ CALL FOR PAPERS, MUSIC COMPOSITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, ARTWORKS,=20 CHOREOGRAPHY, DANCE STUDIES AND INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS CONVERGENCE: THE FIFTH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY,=20 MARCH 2-5, 1995 The Connecticut College Center for Arts and Technology, in collaboration=20 with the departments of Academic Computing, Art, Art History,=20 Chemistry, Dance, English, Library, Mathematics/Computer Science,=20 Music, Physics, Physical Education, Psychology, and Theater, is pleased=20 to announce CONVERGENCE: The Fifth Biennial Symposium on Arts and=20 Technology, March 2-6, 1995. The Symposium will consist of paper=20 sessions, panel discussions, art exhibitions, concerts of music, mixed=20 media works, video, dance and experimental theater. Selected papers and=20 presentations will be published by the Center as both printed and=20 interactive multi-media CD-Rom Proceedings. Papers and Presentations: A detailed two-page abstract including audio-visual requirements should=20 be sent to the address below no later than October 15, 1994. Authors of=20 accepted papers will be notified by November 15, 1994. Finished papers=20 must be submitted in camera-ready form by January 15, 1995. In order=20 for material to be considered for inclusion in the CD-Rom version of the=20 Proceedings, it must also be submitted on disk in one of the following=20 formats: Word or Wordperfect. The Center encourages research papers and=20 presentations in all areas of the arts and technology, but is=20 particularly interested receiving papers concerned with Interactivity,=20 Virtual Reality, Cognition, Information Technologies, Applications in=20 Video and Film, Music (composition, performance, theory, interactivity,=20 etc.), Experimental Theater, Compositional Process, Speculative Use of=20 Technology in Education, Computer Simulations of Physical Phenomena,=20 Scientific Visualization and Social and Ethical Issues in Arts and=20 Technology. Music Compositions: Works for instruments and tape, or tape alone, or interactive =20 compositions are being solicited at this time. Available instruments=20 are: flute (doubling on piccolo), oboe, clarinet (doubling on bass=20 clarinet), bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, percussion (two players),=20 piano, and strings (2,1,1,1). =20 Works should not exceed 15 minutes in length and should be submitted=20 with accompanying score, where appropriate. Tapes for selection=20 purposes should be on cassette or 1/2 inch VHS. Tapes for performance=20 should be 15 i.p.s. stereo or quadraphonic, or DAT. Video works should=20 be 3/4 inch Umatic or 1/2 inch VHS. A self-addressed, preposted=20 envelope should be included for the return of materials within the=20 U.S.A. Foreign materials will be returned at our expense. Artworks: Works of computer-generated or computer-aided art, or computer=20 -controlled interactive art are encouraged. Animations, Video or other=20 works of computer art on tape will be shown in concert settings and in=20 less formal settings throughout the Symposium. Slides or video (VHS)=20 and complete descriptions of works should be submitted by the general=20 deadline of October 15, 1994. Black and White photographs for publicity=20 and for possible reproduction in a printed insert to the Proceedings =20 must be sent by January 15, 1995. Reproductions of accepted works for=20 the CD-Rom Proceedings must be sent on disk (Pict, Tiff, PCX) by Jan=20 15, 1995. Funds for the shipping of artworks are extremely limited. =20 Call or write the address below for more information on the shipping of=20 artwork. Choreography and Dance Studies: Computer-generated or computer-aided choreography is being solicited for=20 live performance or for videotaped presentation. Specially produced=20 dance videos are of particular interest, as opposed to concert tapes or=20 other archival uses of video for dance. Also of interest are proposals=20 for demonstrations of software for dance notation, choreographic=20 analysis, or for interactive studies in dance. Workshop proposals are=20 also welcome. Videotapes or complete descriptions of performance works (not longer=20 than 20 minutes), demonstration or workshop proposals should be=20 submitted by the general deadline of October 15, 1994. Tapes for=20 selection purposes should be VHS. Panels: Proposals for panels are welcome. The proposals should include=20 prospective panelists, and should be directed to topics which fit the=20 general description of the Symposium. Of particular interest for 1995=20 are panels on the general topic of =D2Convergence=D3 which might include=20 explorations of cross-disciplinary approaches to arts and technology=20 issues. GENERAL INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS Please include a self-addressed preposted envelope envelope for the=20 return of materials within the US. Foreign materials will be returned=20 at our expense. The Center encourages email submissions for text=20 materials. Material should be sent to: Center for Arts and Technology Box 5365 Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4196 tel: [203] 439-2001 email: cat@conncoll.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 18:45:33 +0000 From: Terry Barnum Subject: Elements of CM Errata Subject: Time:6:32 PM OFFICE MEMO Elements of CM Errata Date:8/18/94 Anyone with a first or second printing of F. Richard Moore's Elements of Computer Music will appreciate the following errata list. This is his personal list and he gave permission to post this as long as it's clear that it applies only to 1st and 2nd printings. Enjoy, -terry terry@imagitrek.gte.com Errata for Elements of Computer Music by F. Richard Moore (first and second printings only - last change: April 1993) Outside back cover, second paragraph: ``...written in the cmusic language...'' should read ``...written in the C language...' p. ix, first paragraph, line 7: ``Since 1974...'' should read ``Since 1979...'' p. 3, second paragraph, line 15: ``...Galileo ias the founder...'' should read ``...Galileo as the founder...'' p. 5, last paragraph, insert right parenthesis after ``Figure 1-1'' p. 7, footnote at page bottom: ``...mathematical tables and formula'' should read ``...mathematical tables and formulae''. p. 8, fourth paragraph, delete comma after ``transformation,'' p. 38, next-to-last line: insert comma after ``...the better'' p. 39, end of first complete paragraph: insert commas before and after ``ideally'' p. 47, line 5, ``...one-fourth the sampling...'' should read ``one-fourth the Nyquist...' p. 75, Table 2-3, Header (not title) : ``Freqrency'' should read ``Frequency'' p. 81, second paragraph: ``...trebling the amount data'' should read ``...trebling the amount of data''. p. 84, lines 20 through 23 that read `` { register float *x=x, *xe=x+ND ; while ( xi < xe ) *xi++ *= scale ; }'' should be deleted p. 50, third paragraph: ``Thus the sample values may be may ...'' should read ``Thus the sample values may be made ...'' p. 53, last paragraph: delete comma after ``or,'' p. 106, the omega characters in the top caption to Table 2-8 should both be w's (double-u's). p. 113, item 3. should refer to eq. 2-74 instead of 2-64 p. 113, item4. should refer to eq. 2-75 instead of 2-65 p. 114, next to last line should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-76 p. 115, line 1 should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 115, line 9 should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 115, line 10 should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 115, line 15 should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 115, third line from bottom (above table) should refer to eq. 2-78 instead of 2-68 p. 115, third line from bottom (above table) should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 115, last line (above table) should refer to eq. 2-78 instead of 2-68 p. 116, line 4 should refer to eq. 2-79 instead of 2-69 p. 117, line 5 should refer to eq. 2-88 instead of 2-78 p. 119, line 12, should read: ``Using the general property that'' p. 119, line 13, should read ``the z transform of x(n 1 k) = z 1k X(k) (2-92)'' p. 119, line 14 should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 119, line 18 should refer to eq. 2-76 instead of 2-66 p. 119, line 19 should refer to eq. 2-77 instead of 2-67 p. 120, line 10 should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 120, line 13 should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 120, line 27 should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 121, last line should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 123, line 4 should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 126, line 10 should refer to eq. 2-103 instead of 2-93 p. 126, line 12 should refer to eq. 2-103 instead of 2-93 p. 130, line 3 (after the program example) should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 130, line 4 (after the program example) should refer to eq. 2-97 instead of 2-87 p. 132, third line from bottom should refer to eq. 2-114 instead of 2-104 p. 133, sixth line from bottom should refer to eq. 2-101 instead of 2-91 p. 136, eq. 2-117 should read ``y(n) = a0x(n) + a1x(n 1 1) + ... + aMx(n 1 M)'' p. 142, line 16 should refer to eq. 2-119 instead of 2-109 p. 142, line 24 should refer to eq. 2-121 instead of 2-111 p. 171, last program example: ``for ( i = 0 ; i < L ; i++ ) {'' should read ``for ( i = 0 ; i < L ; i++ )'' (delete the left brace) p. 182, cmusic score example: ``note 0 toot ... '' should read ``note 0 env ...'' p. 182, cmusic score example: ``generate 0 gen4 f2 0,0 11 .1,1 0 .8 ...'' should read ``generate 0 gen4 f2 0,0 11 .1,1 14 .8 ...'' p. 196, twelfth nonblank line from the bottom: ``GEN4(f7)...'' should read ``GEN4(f5)...'' p. 273, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 210, line 13, first right parenthesis in line is too small and below baseline p. 275, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 277, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 279, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 281, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 283, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 285, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 287, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 291, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 293, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 295, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 297, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 299, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 300, line 23: ``Linear predict coding'' should read ``Linear predictive coding'' p. 301, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 303, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 305, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 307, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 309, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 311, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 313, header: ``cmusic'' should read ``Subtractive Synthesis and Physical Models'' p. 317, Figure 3-45: The waveform shown inside the oscillator symbol on the upper right is the trapezoidal envelope functionPit should be a sine function (like the one in the lower oscillator). p. 329, Figure 3-50: The waveform shown inside the upper middle oscillator symbol is the trapezoidal envelope functionPit should be a sine function (like the one in the two lower oscillators). p. 330, Figure 3-51: The waveform shown inside the upper two oscillator symbols is the trapezoidal envelope functionPit should be a sine function (like the one in the lower oscillator). p. 331, Figure 3-52: The waveform shown inside the middle oscillator symbol is the trapezoidal envelope functionPit should be a sine function (like the one in the other two oscillators). 1 p. 334, Equation 3-143 should read: f[ cos(x) ] = cos( x ) + P cos ( 2x ) 2 p. 493, in the section `Unary Operators', ``Unary operators are obeyed done before binary operators, ...'' should read ``Unary operators are obeyed before binary operators, ...'' p. 494, in the section `Postoperators', under the entry for `xdB', the phrase "... xdB means (x/20)." should read "... xdB means 10^(x/20)." p. 494, in the section `Postoperators', under the entry for `xMM', "The 5M postoperator..." should read "The MM postoperator...". p. 503, Section D.4.6: ``The sec command has the general form'' should read ``The sec command signifies the end of a score section and resets time to zero. It has the general form'' p. 507, Section D.4.9: ``The ter command has the general form'' should read ``The ter command signifies the end of the score. It has the general form'' p. 522, Table D-5: The second line under the ``space'' unit generator entry should read ``t[d] t[d] t[d] t[d] x[bnpv] y[bnpv] theta[bnpv] amp[bnpv] back[bnpv]* ;'' p. 534, Section D.6.29: The third line of the ``space'' unit generator statement should read ``[ x[bnpv] y[bnpv] theta[bnpv] amp[bnpv] back[bnpv] ]* ;'' p. 549, ``command line flags, 498'' should read ``command line flags, 539'' p. 551, last column, ``flt unit generator, 525'' should read ``flt unit generator, 524'' p. 552, Index: G, `` Galileo, 3'' is indented and should not be. p. 555, first column, ``ocsc unit generator'' should read ``osc unit generator'' ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 13:37:54 EDT From: JHODGSON@AOL.COM Subject: ICFA 16 CALL FOR PAPERS Please feel free to post this call for papers to other discussion groups. _________________________________________________________CALL FOR PAPERS The Sixteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts March 22-26, 1995 (3:00 PM Wednesday to noon Sunday) Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton, Dania, Florida Guest of Honor: Joe Haldeman Guest Scholar: Peter Hunt Guest Author: Pat Cadigan Permanent Special Guest: Brian Aldiss And Many Other Special Guests To Be Announced Sponsored by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, with support from Broward Community College, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of South Florida. The Deadline for Proposing Papers is October 15, 1994. Seeking proposals for papers and other presentations on ALL ASPECTS* of the fantastic in English, American, and Commonwealth literature, comparative and other national literatures, drama, art, cinema, television, science fiction, fantasy, horror, music, philosophy, sociology, political science, the sciences, psychology, religion, and interdisciplinary areas. *PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS ON THE FANTASTIC IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOMED BY ALL DIVISIONS IN 1995. Concerning all submissions: In order to be considered for the 1995 program, your proposal to (1) read a paper, (2) recruit and chair a paper session, or (3) organize and chair a panel discussion must be postmarked no later than October 15, 1994. Proposals must be sent to an appropriate Division Head (addresses below). Any audio-visual equipment requirements must be specified in this initial proposal. Papers: Paper-reading sessions consist of 2 or 3 papers. Each paper should be approximately 2,000-2,500 words in length and require no more than twenty minutes' reading time. Paper proposals must be at least 250 words in length and must demonstrate a clear thesis or analytical statement, a coherent argument, a knowledge of scholarship in the fantastic, and relevance to current study of the fantastic. Any proposal judged weak or unclear will be returned with suggestions for revision; abstracts revised and resubmitted by October 15 will be reconsidered. Panel Discussions: Panels are organized around a specific theme and may contain three to six participants. A formal introduction by the panel chair and closing remarks by the chair are encouraged. Panels will be scheduled in ninety-minute sessions to allow time for discussion. Panel proposals should follow the same format as paper proposals (see above) and should include a list of proposed panelists, including addresses and telephone numbers. Chairing Sessions: Anyone wishing to organize and chair a paper session or panel discussion must recruit participants by the October 15 deadline. Those who have already proposed sessions should maintain contact with the appropriate Division Head. All complete sessions must be proposed to the appropriate Division Head on the conference session form. If you wish to organize and chair a session and do not have a copy of the form, please request one from a Division Head (addresses below) or from IAFA Vice-President and Academic Program Coordinator Nicholas Ruddick, Department of English, University of Regina, Regina, Sask., Canada S4S OA2; (E-Mail) ruddick@max.cc.uregina.ca; (Phone) 306-585-4304; (Fax) 306-585-4780. You may also volunteer to chair an already-organized paper session by writing to a Division Head or to Nicholas Ruddick. Guidelines for Participants: No conference participant may present more than one paper, nor may a session chair read a paper in his or her own session. In addition to presenting a paper, a participant may also serve either as a session chair or a panelist. To be listed in the conference program, participants must join IAFA by December 31, 1994. All participants must also preregister for the conference by March 1, 1995. Send IAFA membership dues to IAFA Treasurer Mary Pharr, English Department, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL 33801. Conference preregistration forms will be sent to all paid-up IAFA members. Graduate Student Award: IAFA annually awards a $250.00 prize to the outstanding paper presented at the conference by a graduate student. For further information, contact IAFA Graduate Student Award Coordinator Roger Schlobin, (till Dec. 1994) 1149 Mulberry Lane, Apt. 36-A, Greenville, NC 27858-5818; (Phone) 919-321-2640; (After Jan. 1995) 1915 David Drive, Chesterton, IN 46304-3011 (Phone): 219-926-7368. Attending Artist Presentations: Artists are invited to submit appropriate work to be displayed at the conference's Fantastic Art Exhibit and to propose 30-minute slide or video presentations on their own work and techniques. Send representative slides or other materials by October 15, 1994 to IAFA President C. W. Sullivan III, English Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353. You must attend the conference to exhibit your work. Queries: Direct queries concerning policies, scheduling, and non-academic program participation to C. W. Sullivan, address above. Direct queries concerning academic paper and panel proposals to Nicholas Ruddick, address above. Publication Opportunities: All papers presented at the conference are considered for publication in Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, the IAFA's interdisciplinary quarterly, and in the annual conference proceedings volume, a critically-acclaimed hardbound anthology edited by a member of IAFA and published each year by Greenwood Press. DIVISION HEADS & PROPOSED TOPICS The proposed topics listed below are meant to be suggestive but not restrictive. Paper proposals on any aspect of the fantastic are welcome and should be submitted to an appropriate Division Head. Also, all Divisions are seeking papers in the following general areas: Fantastic Children's Literature, Fantastic Drama, Theoretical and Critical Approaches to the Fantastic, The Fantastic in Religion and Mythology, The Fantastic As It Relates to Gender Issues and Women's Studies, and Humor and the Fantastic. Paper proposals in the form of a 250-word abstract must be submitted to an appropriate Division Head by October 15, 1994. Fantastic Literature in English Division (EN) [Papers on the fantastic in British, American and Commonwealth literature]. Division Head: Charles W. Nelson, Humanities Dept., Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931. Suggested Topics: Children's Fantasy; The Comedic in Fantasy; Fantasy in Shakespeare's Plays; The Literature of the Inklings; Medieval Fantasy; The Fantasy of Oz; Fantasy in British Classics; Fantasy in Fairy Tale; Arthurian Fantasy; Fantasy of the Supernatural; High Tech Fantasy; 19th Century Horror Fantasy. Film, Fine Arts, and Popular Culture Division (FP) [Papers attentive to the diversity of images and themes of the fantastic in high and low art and culture]. Division Head: Michael J. Collins, 12 Hansen Ave., Dover, NH 03820. Suggested Topics: Goya and the Grotesque; Horror Film in Cultural Context; Children's TV; The Fantastic in Architecture; Pervasive Tropes of the Fantastic in Popular Culture; The Death/Endurance of Genre; MTV; The Evolution of SF Illustration; Video Games; Archetypal Approaches to Contemporary Comics; The Art of Adaptation: The Film/Comics Connection; Music in the Cinema of the Fantastic; Death and the Afterlife in Painting; Transgressive Art; Supernatural Themes in Non-Supernatural Horror. Horror Literature Division (HO) [Papers on all aspects of horror in mainstream and popular literature, including its literary traditions, aesthetics, psychological constructs, and comparative influences]. Division Head: Tony Magistrate, English Dept., 315 Old Mill, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0115. (Fax) 802-656-3055. Suggested Topics: Children's and Young Adult Horror; Horror and Gender; Intersections Between Horror and Detective Literatures; Comparing Stephen King and Clive Barker; Sociopolitical Subtexts in Horror Literature; The Legacy of Stoker's Dracula; Contemporary Vampire Literature; Conceptions of Otherness in Horror Literature; Reading Horror-Psychoanalytical Perspectives; Horror as Transformative Genre; Popular Culture as Reflected in Contemporary Horror Literature. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Fantastic Division (ID) [Papers on topics that cross boundaries of genre and language]. Division Head: Joseph Sanders, 6354 Brooks Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060. Suggested Topics: The Fantastic as it Relates to: Childhood; Computers; Renaissance Thought; Bible/Talmud; Philosophy; Music; Role-Playing; Computer Games; Illustrations vs. Text; Prosthetics; Architecture; Landscapes; Vietnam War; AIDS; Hypertext. International Fantastic Literature Division (IF) [Papers on all foreign and comparative literature]. Division Head: Allienne Becker, P.O. Box 152, Lock Haven, PA 17745-0152. (Email) abecker@eagle.lhup.edu. Suggested Topics: International Children's Fantasy; Romantic Fantasy; Postmodern Fantasy; Myth, Theme, and archetype; Fantastic Transformations; German, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin-American Fantasy; Magic Realism; Kafka; Fantasy in Eastern European Literature; Fantasy in Medieval Literature; Borges; Russian Fantasists; Fantastic Foreign Cinema. Science Fiction Literature Division (SF) [Papers on all aspects of science fiction literature, history, and theory]. Division Head: Len Hatfield, Dept, of English, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060; (E-mail) hatt@vtvml.cc.vt.edu. Suggested Topics: Joe Haldeman; Pat Cadigan; Brian Aldiss; Children's SF; Theoretical Directions and issues in Current SF Studies; Teaching SF & F in the 1990s; Is Science Fiction Finished?; The Internet; Computers and SF Scholarship; SF and Postmodernism-After Cyberpunk; SF and Social Speculation; Feminist Renewals of SF & F; Signs of the Other in SF-Class, Gender and Race. ALL CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS MUST JOIN IAFA. 1995 IAFA Membership (per person): Within U.S.A..................... $45 Outside U.S.A.................... $50 Please make checks payable to IAFA. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN U.S. DOLLARS. NON-U.S. DOLLAR CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS WILL BE RETURNED TO SENDER. Foreign checks must have a computerized routing number encoded on the instrument and must indicate the name of the American bank that will serve as a clearinghouse for the instrument. Checks or money orders that do not meet these requirements will be returned to the sender. Mail to: Mary Pharr, IAFA Treasurer Department of English Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL 33801 Please include your name, academic or professional affiliation, preferred mailing address, telephone number, and areas of interest. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 20:04:40 +0200 From: Michel Fingerhut Subject: IRCAM DSP and musical software on its WWW server The list and (brief) description of IRCAM software (digital signal processing, voice and sound synthesis, music composition, etc) on our WWW server (http://www.ircam.fr) is now available in english. The calendars of the IRCAM-EIC concerts and tours are now readable by PC Mosaic as well. Links to interesting (to me...) music WWW servers has been added. --Michael ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 18:50:11 +0200 From: Maurizio de Cecco Subject: Job Offer in IRCAM [English text follow] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - OFFRE D'EMPLOI A L'IRCAM - L'IRCAM est un centre de creation musicale, de recherche et d'education en acoustique et musique, situe a Paris aupres du Centre G. Pompidou. Il accueille compositeurs, chercheurs et etudiants de pays divers autour des themes de la musique contemporaine, du traitement du signal, de l'acoustique, psychoacoustique, du son, et de leurs interactions. Un poste du developement informatique sera disponible en Octobre dans le departement recherche et developpement, equipe "Plate-forme temps reel". Dans le cadre de cette activite, le (la) candidat(e) aura la responsabilite de la tache suivante : developpement du logiciel 'Max' dans un environnement multi-plate-formes. 'Max' est une interface utilisateur graphique destinee a des applications musicales. EXPERIENCE REQUISE o Excellente experience en programmation C. o Excellente experience en developpement d'interface utilisateur graphique sous au moins deux des environnements graphiques suivants: X/Motif, NeXTStep, Windows et Macintosh. o Experience en genie logiciel o Tres bonne connaissance de l'anglais technique. EXPERIENCE SOUHAITEE o Connaissances en traitement du signal et en informatique musicale. o Programmation reseau (Internet, TCP/IP) o Utilisation de boites a outils graphiques multi-plate-formes et de generateurs d'interfaces. SALAIRE Le salaire propose est de 160-190 KFrs/an suivant experience. DISPONIBILITE Le poste est a pourvoir en octobre. Priere d'envoyer un CV detaille aux adresses electroniques suivantes: dechelle@ircam.fr dececco@ircam.fr ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 18:50:11 +0200 From: Maurizio de Cecco Subject: - JOB OFFER AT IRCAM - IRCAM is a leading non-profit organization of musical creation, R&D and education in acoustics and music, located in the center of Paris (France), next to the Pompidou Center. It hosts composers, researchers and students from many countries cooperating in contemporary music production, signal processing, acoustics and psychoacoustics and their interrelations. One position will be available in October in the "Real-time platform" project in the R&D department. The candidate will perform the following task : development of the 'Max' software in a multi-platform environment. 'Max' is a graphical user interface dedicated to musical applications. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS o Excellent experience in C programming. o Excellent experience in developpement of GUI on at least two of the followings : X/Motif, NeXTStep, Windows and Macintosh. o Experience in software engineering techniques ADDITIONAL HELPFUL EXPERIENCE o Knowledge in digital signal processing and computer music. o Network programming (Internet, TCP/IP) o Use of multi-platform graphic toolkits and interface builders. SALARY The salary range is FFrs 160,000-190,000/year approx. ($32,000-38,000). AVAILABILITY Position is available in October. Please send resume and detailed work experience to the following addresses: dechelle@ircam.fr dececco@ircam.fr ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 08:47:21 +0200 From: Michel Fingerhut Subject: Masters in Musical Creation and Sound Technology (Barcelona, Spain) [Please forward or post. Thanks.] Universitat Pompeu Fabra Institut Universitari de l'Audiovisual & Fundacio Phonos address: La Rambla, 31. 08002 Barcelona. Spain MASTER IN MUSICAL CREATION AND SOUND TECHNOLOGY (academic year 1994-1995) //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// INTRODUCTION Computers, and in general digital technologies, have revolutionized the music and audio field, not only technologically but also aesthetically. These machines, not only have facilitated many tasks, but they have also opened up new fields and creative possibilities unthinkable until now. As a result of these changes, in the last few years new academic curricula have been defined that are becoming common in several european countries and in the USA. ADDRESSEES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS This Master is addressed to all persons interested in musical and multimedia creation, both in its technical and artistic aspects. After completition of these studies, the participants will be able to today's most advanced technological possibilities. To enroll, students should have an undergraduate degree in one of these areas: Music, Engineering, Multimedia, Computer Science or any other degree related with these fields. Independently of the degree, experience in music and computers is a must. OBJECTIVES - To offer an integrated curriculum in the fields of Music and Sound Technology. - To offer the needed academic foundations and practical knowledge to carry innovative productions in the multimedia and music fields. - To offer a musical program that fulfils today's musical needs. - To offer technical studies on sound of interest to the people working the areas of music and multimedia. - To get familiarized with the most current audio technology. - To realize a practical project, related to either research or creation. STRUCTURE AND SCHEDULE The Master in Musical Creation and Sound Technology is made up of 384 school lective hours, plus an undetermined number of practical trainning, divided into two academic years. Each academic year is divided into two semesters, the first one going from the beginning of October to the beginning of February, and the second one going from mid February to mid June. Most of the classes are accompanied by practical work to be carried at the laboratories of Phonos and Institut de l'Audiovisual, outside the times of the lectures. Students have access to the laboratories during the week and they can also use the UPF library. Enrollment is limited to 15 students. To get the Master's degree the student has to present an original creative or research project related to one of the subjects. Year Semester Subject hours per week 94-95 First Music theory 2 94-95 First Computer music 2 94-95 First Acoustics and psychoacoustics 1 94-95 First Electronics 1 94-95 Second Musical Analysis 2 94-95 Second Sound synthesis and processing 2 94-95 Second Programming techniques 2 95-96 First History of XXth century music 2 95-96 First MIDI and real time programming 2 95-96 First Digital recording techniques 1 95-96 First Music and sound in multimedia 1 95-96 Second Composition seminar 2 95-96 Second Computer music seminar 2 95-96 Second Multimedia aesthetics 1 95-96 Second Multimedia postproduction 1 FACULTY Ana Barjau (Ph.D. in Musical acoustics) Gabriel Brncic (composer) Perfecto Herrera (Psycologist and sound technician) Joan Josep Ordinas (musician and computer programmer) Eduard Resina (composer) Xavier Serra (Ph.D. in Computer music) Joan Trayter (engineer in sound and image) The Master is coordinated by Xavier Serra and Gabriel Brncic. PRE-INSCRIPTION >From September 1st to 15th. Limited admissions. It is necessary to present C.V. REGISTRATION >From the 19th to the 30th of September. FEE 500.000 PTA for the two academic years. INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION Institut Universitari de l'Audiovisual La Rambla, 31 08002 Barcelona Spain tel.: (34)(3) 412-3991 fax.: (34)(3) 412-4162 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 22:45:05 -0400 From: DLAMARCHE@MECN.MASS.EDU Subject: Re: MIDI File Sites I am new at the Internet and have had trouble accessing ftp. If you can HELP IitI would appreciate any guidance you can give. I am more musician than computer whiz. Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 17:00:37 +0200 From: Piet van Oostrum Subject: Midi files/software archives on the Internet There is a list of ftp and mail server archives with MIDI documentation, programs and music on the Internet. Also enclosed is a list of MIDI and electronic music related mailing lists. The latest version of this file can be obtained by ftp from ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17] in pub/MIDI/DOC/archives or by mail from mail-server@cs.ruu.nl (send a message with HELP in the body). From the mail-server the filename without pub/ should be used. The latest monthly version is also available in the various news.answers archives around the world, in music/midi/archives. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 22:54:27 -0400 From: DLAMARCHE@MECN.MASS.EDU Subject: Re: Midi files/software archives on the Internet HELP! Having trouble accessing ftp files, any help would be appreciated - Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 16:46:27 BST From: Andy Farnell Subject: Re: Midi files/software archives on the Internet What you probably need, if you haven't got proper ftp software running at your end, is to find a local site that has a guest-ftp service and log in to this. Usually you use the intermediate site as a relay site from where you can mail or uucp files to your home account. andy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 01:11:31 +0200 From: Piet van Oostrum Subject: Midi files/software archives on the Internet There is a list of ftp and mail server archives with MIDI documentation, programs and music on the Internet. Also enclosed is a list of MIDI and electronic music related mailing lists. The latest version of this file can be obtained by ftp from ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17] in pub/MIDI/DOC/archives or by mail from mail-server@cs.ruu.nl (send a message with HELP in the body). From the mail-server the filename without pub/ should be used. The latest monthly version is also available in the various news.answers archives around the world, in music/midi/archives. ------------------------------ End of the EMUSIC-L Digest ******************************