CDP Tutorials, Guides and Examples
The CDP System
Introduction to the CDP Programs
- Introducing the CDP Sound Transformation Programs – by Archer Endrich (in pdf format)
- A general introduction to sound transformation with CDP, including key concepts, working environment, recommended tutorials and weblinks.
- CDP Guide – by Robert Fraser
- A classified guide to CDP Functions, listed in familiar categories (Edit & Mix,Soundfile Processes, Spectral, etc.) – with a brief description of each program. The guide is included with the offline documentation, or you can download it, including a printable PDF version, from the Downloads page.)
- CDP-LITE – by Archer Endrich (2004)
- A selection of 45 CDP Functions, grouped by musical task.
Example uses are given for each process, with links to the Reference Manual. - A selection of 45 CDP Functions, grouped by musical task.
- A Keyhole View of the CDP
System – by Archer Endrich (2005)
- Describes 50 key CDP processes (up to Release 5), focussing on utilities and editing, plus some more far-reaching transformations.
Technical / Set-up
- Running the CDP System
– by Archer Endrich (revised and updated R.Fraser)
- The CDP system environment: setting up, basic concepts and using command lines.
- The Windows Command Prompt – by Archer Endrich (updated R.Fraser)
- Guide to the Windows command line interpreter (formerly called 'On Using MS-DOS')
- Using Terminal – by Richard Dobson
- Configuring MacOS for command-line programs (pdf version)
- The Sound Loom Basic Guide (in pdf format) – by Archer Endrich
- Introduction to the basic operation of the Soundloom GUI, with worked examples in the Time and Spectral Domains
- The Sound Loom & CDP (in pdf format) – by Trevor Wishart
- A survey of the Sound Loom GUI, set in the context of practical compositional objectives.
- The Operation of the Phase Vocoder – by Richard Dobson
- A non-mathematical introduction to the Fast Fourier Transform
- Guide to EMACS – by Archer Endrich
- Key Functions of the microEMACS Text Editor
Demo Examples
- Get Started with CDP in
12 Steps – by Archer Endrich
- A beginner's introduction to CDP processes, using the Soundshaper and SoundLoom GUIs.
Contains background on creating a working environment, discussions of specific processes and sound examples. - A beginner's introduction to CDP processes, using the Soundshaper and SoundLoom GUIs.
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CDP Sound Design Illustrations - PC (in pdf format) and
- introduce these demo materials:
CDP Sound Design Illustrations - MAC (in pdf format)
- Dice Demo
- Step-by-step illustration of how six fairly complex sounds have been created.
- CDP Tour Examples
- A brief tour of 9 categories of CDP processes, with explanations of how the results are achieved.
- Sound-Builder Templates
- Six examples of chained processing as run via batch files (Windows) or shell scripts (Mac OS).
The scripts are provided, and you can hear the results of each step of the process before going on to your own experiments. - Six examples of chained processing as run via batch files (Windows) or shell scripts (Mac OS).
Downloadable Workshops
- CDP website page on Workshops 1-3 and the Learning Manual
- Introduction to the three Workshops and A Learning Manual with links for downloading
- About Tutorial Workshop 1 (pdf format)
- Workshop 1 is designed for new CDP users and shows how to use over 170 functions
- About Tutorial Workshop 2 (pdf format)
- Workshop 2: Composing with the CDP Texture Programs – 21 examples explored in detail.
- About Tutorial Workshop 3 (pdf format)
- Workshop 3: Transposition, Shifting & Combinations. A detailed look at at CDP's functions in these areas, with technical explanations and worked examples.
Workshops 2 and 3 are designed for use with Batch files (PC) or Shell Scripts (MacOS), but could also be run from a User Interface. - Workshop 3: Transposition, Shifting & Combinations. A detailed look at at CDP's functions in these areas, with technical explanations and worked examples.
- A Learning Manual for CDP, by Archer Endrich
- A comprehensive set of 33 documents for exploring CDP as a whole system.
Explanantions of processes and many worked examples, suitable for both Soundshaper and SoundLoom, plus hints and tips and documents for further study covering wider aspects of sound design. - A comprehensive set of 33 documents for exploring CDP as a whole system.
'Groucho' Time-Domain Processing
- A Drunk Tutorial – tutorial on EXTEND DRUNK by Archer Endrich, with 7 worked examples
- Texture Pack, by Archer Endrich – an excellent introductory set of scripts for PC/MAC illustrating the different TEXTURE programs.
These files are referred to in the Reference documentation for TEXTURE and can be accessed offline in the folder \htmltuts\txpack.
Alternatively, you can download a zip file of the folder contents here here.
- Also for TEXTURE, see the Texture Workshop Composing with the CDP Texture Programs by Archer Endrich.
GRAINMILL:
Three tutorials for Richard Dobson's granular manipulation program,
Grainmill (a graphic version of MODIFY BRASSAGE),
providing a variety of examples of granulation.
- A GrainMill
Tutorial – by Philippos Theocharidis
- Comprehensive introduction and tutorial for this powerful graphic program (PC systems only)
- GrainMill Examples
– by Richard Dobson
- Sixteen examples which illustrate very precise aural effects
- Big One
– GrainMill example by Archer Endrich
- A vocal sound is expanded by timing breakpoint files to the syllables of the text.
General
- Introduction to Sound Design – by Archer Endrich
- A Study Guide for Workshops in Sound Design, referring to the work of some top film sound designers and discussing of 16 CDP techniques
- Computer Sound Transformation – by Trevor Wishart (2000)
- A personal perspective, outlining the development of computer techniques within CDP up to the year 2000. (pdf version)
- Sound Transformations in
Electroacoustic Music – by Leigh Landy (1991)
- Background, aesthetics and categories of transformation in electroacoustic music
Special Help for SoundLoom
- The Sound Loom – An Overview
- Graphical Data Entry
- Midi Data Entry
- Cleaning Kit
- Sustain a FOF
- Using the batchfile mechanism
- Using the Qikedit Mixfile Editor
- Table Editor
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Update information for version 13
Csound
- Getting Started with Csound I, II , & III – several graded Csound scores (.sc) and orchestras (.orc) by Andy Hunt
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