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== Overview: '''single-hemi instrument''' ==

This assignment asks you to work with the quintessential laptop orchestra building block: laptop + a single hemispherical speaker array, and create a short sound sketch for it. (Note: This assignment is to be done '''individually'''.)

== Milestone Check (due April 10) ==

For the milestone check (by April 10 at the latest), download and install ChucK and the miniAudicle (http://chuck.stanford.edu/release/) on your machine. Check that you can run example codes (http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/doc/examples/) and make some sounds. 

We highly recommend that you do this as soon as possible, and get in touch with TAs if you run into any problems.

== Designing your Instrument (due April 17)== 

* Brainstorm ideas with your SLOrktastic group so that your (individual) instrument can later be easily adopted to a chamber music setting
* Create an instrument for a single hemi using ChucK, taking advantage of the multi-channel aspect (note: it is okay to prototype in stereo for this assignment)
* Consider issues of playability, expressiveness, and use in an ensemble setting 
* Craft a very short piece for your instrument, demonstrating at least 1 axis of musical contrast (e.g. rhythm, melody, timbre, dynamics)
* If you end up using STK Instrument unit generators (http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/doc/program/ugen.html), we strongly encourage you to enrich the sound by use of filters and other unit generators.

== Presentation Details ==

* '''Due date: April 17 (Wed) '''
* You'll be given 5 minutes to perform your instrument/ piece in class on April 17.
* There's no write-up for this assignment, but be prepared to describe your piece as part of your presentation.