The Laptop Instrument Meeting 2 January 22, 2018

Getting Help Dr. Beck Ms. Nass MSC 292 W 10:00 – 11:00, TTh 10:00 –11:00 and any other times when he’s in the office Ms. Nass Music Activities Office, St. Mary’s Across the hall from the lab MTWF 10:00 – 5:00

Course Web Site We’ll be using Blackboard Slides Assignments Grades

Installing ChucK Go to chuck.cs.princeton.edu Download ChucK 1.3.6.0 Follow the instructions provided by the installer. Details are on the handout.

Installing A Text Editor For Windows: Go to Notepad-plus-plus.org Download Version 7.5.4 Follow the instructions of the installer For Mac: Go to barebones.com Download Version 12.0.2 (don’t click buy) Drag package to Applications folder Choose continue, with the plan to use the free version

Checking Your Installations Start Notepad++ or BBEdit Create a new file Add some content Save the file

Checking (2) Open a terminal window Give the command chuck Run cmd Give the command chuck What happens?

On to ChucK A careful introduction

Piano Keyboard Introduction Lower frequency = lower pitch = left side of keyboard Higher frequency = higher pitch = right side of keyboard White keys are letter names in order A ‘real’ piano starts with “A” Our keyboards start with “C” Middle “C” A ‘real’ piano, the “C” under manufacturer name Our lab keyboards – not absolute When using default keyboard sound, it’s the 3rd “C” from the left. Or start of the 3rd octave