Useful Music Technology Links

[perpetually under construction]

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Free(!) Software for Computer Music

• CompMusMac [computer music programs for the macintosh and links to similar pages for other platforms]
• MacMusic [polish up your German for this site which contains links to lots of good freeware and shareware]
• ProTools Free [8 track version of the industry standard software]
• Sonicworx Artist Basic [go to Downloads for freeware version of Artist, a two-track editor with a number of cool effects]
• SoundHack [Fantastic conversion utility with interesting and innovative effects]
• MarcoHack [Modeled after Soundhack, this piece of freeware implements a number of Trevor Wishart's signal processing techniques]
• Csound [Software synthesis language with a steep learning curve but limitless possbilities, look under the "Getting Csound" link—see also my limited Csound Resources Page]
• SoundApp [Conversion Utility and soundfile player]

General Music Technology Sites

• http://www.harmony-central.com/ [General music technology site with ties to many companies; lots of links but not comprehensive]
• http://www.synthzone.com/ [Many links to manufacturers and other resources]
• http://www.sonicspot.com/ [General music technology site including guides, forums, and links to software. PC-centric]
• http://www.sonicstate.com/ [Music technology news and links to many manufacturers of synthesizers and digital audio software/hardware]

Music Technology Organizations for Educators

• Technology Institute for Music Educators [Devoted primarily to K-12 teaching]
• Association for Technology in Music Instruction. Professional organization that hosts a yearly conference and publishes a book with a nearly comprehensive list of available music software]
• Electronic Music Foundation [Organization devoted to the dissemination of electronic music; CDeMusic sells a large number of difficult-to-find videos and CDs]

Other Collections of Resources

• The Technology Institute for Music Educators Resources Page
• Notation Station [music lessons on the web]

Software and Hardware Retailers for Educators

• AABACA [They sell everything—specializing in music education technology]

Computer Assisted Instruction (Ear-Training)

• Music Software for Ear-Training [Douglas Spangler's Master's Thesis surveying ear training programs]
• MacGAMUT [despite the name this is a cross-platform ear-training program]
• Practica Musica [popular cross-platform ear-training program
• Good Ear [free online eartraining]
• Electronic Courseware Systems [They sell a wide variety of CAI software]
• MusicWare [Makers of Music Lab Series Melody and Harmondy, a mostly Windows-based program]

Computer Assisted Instruction (Other)

• Harmonic Vision [Makers of Music Ace]
• Voyager [Makers of Making Music and More Making Music as well as a number of CD companions for classical pieces]
• Electronic Courseware Systems [They sell a wide variety of CAI software]
• MusicWare [They sell a wide variety of CAI software]

MIDI

• Exploring MIDI (Northwestern U.) [A just plain excellent review of all things MIDI]
• MIDI ManufacturerÕs Association [the guardians of the MIDI standard]

Synthesizers

• SynthMuseum [devoted to the history of electronic music through vintage electronic instruments]
• Obsolete.com [devoted to the history of electronic music through vintage electronic instruments]

Synthesis

• Electronic Music Interactive [Very nice tutorial for a number of electronic music topics]

Acoustics

Digital Audio

Notation

• Music Notation Software [large alphabetized list of notation software]
• Coda Music Technology [Makers of Finale and the free Finale notepad; also the SmartMusic Practicing System]
• Sibelius

Sequencing