• Electronic Music Historical Overview
  An overview of Electronic Music in the 20th Century.
• Suggested Electronic Music Listening List with IU Call Numbers
  Includes Variations links for Music Library access to recordings

Audio Equipment and Acoustics

• An Acoustics Primer
  A 16-chapter introduction to acoustics and psychoacoustics
• Cables and Connectors
• Microphones
  A primer of microphone types, patterns and terms.
• Mixing Console Basics
  A description of controls commonly found on professional audio mixers.
• Mixing Console Troubleshooting
  A checklist of common mixing console problems and their solutions.
• MIDI Note # to Equal Temperament Semitone to Hertz Conversion Chart

• Principles of Digital Audio
  An article explaining the basic principles of computer-generated sound and sound files types.
• Audio File Formats (part of article above)
• Principles of Audio-rate Frequency Modulation
  A detailed article on the principles of 'Chowning" FM synthesis
• Digital Audio Tape Recorder (DAT) Primer
  Complete instructions for using Digital Audio Tape Recorders, including ID numbering.

Analog Synthesis

• Analog Waveform Facts
  Basic waveform information.
• Analog Filter Basics
  Basic filter information including filter types, controls and characteristics.
• Analog Synthesis Patches
  Basic analog synthesis patch sheet
• Analog Synthesis Terms

Digital Performer/Kurzweil K2xxx Docs

• Sequencing with Digital Performer and a Kurzweil K2xxx
  Step-by-step instructions for recording tracks with Mark of the Unicorn's Performer sequencing software and Kurzweil's K2xxx synthesizer/sampler.
• Editing Tracks with Digital Performer
  Document concentrates on selecting Regions for editing MIDI data with Performer.
• Digital Performer Menus
• Using a PC88 for a Performer/K2xxx session.
  Step-by-step instructions for setting up the PC88, K2000 and Performer for recording tracks while hearing the correct timbres.
• Recording Digital Performer/K2xxx MIDI tracks to audio tracks for mixdown
  How to set the studio hardware and software up to digitally transfer Performer/K2600 MIDI tracks to audio tracks to mix project down and burn CD
• Digital Transfer from DAT to Digital Performer
  How to set the studio hardware and software up to digitally transfer from a DAT tape to a sound file, using Digital Performer
• Synchronizing MOTU's Performer software with a Tascam DA-88 Digital Multitrack Recorder
  Includes instructions for formating and striping Tascam 8mm tape, settings in Performer and other helpful hints for successful MIDI Machine Control.
• Loading Programs into a Kurzweil K2xxx
• K2000 Version 3 Software Tips (File Management, etc.)
• Using a Kurzweil K2000 and K2500 at the William and Gayle Cook Music Library
  Answers to frequently asked questions about getting started with the Music Library MIDI Workstations.
• A list of Kurzweil K2500/K2000 Control Sources

MIDI Overview and Specifications

• MIDI Overview
  An overview of the MIDI system, including technical information on the structure of MIDI codes and hardware specs.
• MIDI Channel Voice Messages
  A reference table of the most commonly used MIDI codes.
• MIDI Controllers
  A reference table of MIDI Controller values.

Csound Supercollider UNIX Docs

• cSounds.com
  Links to just about everywhere Csound--ftp, instruments, manuals, articles, tutorials (Richard Boulanger)
• Csound tutorial sheet -- getting started.
• Basic UNIX Commands for Musicians (and anyone else).
  A reference guide for musicians using UNIX computers for direct digital synthesis, sound manipulation and analysis programs.
• Powers of two for Csound
• Using Global Reverb
• Improved reverb instrument for Csound
• The Csound Front Page from MIT Press
• On-line Csound manual
• The Alternative Csound Reference Manual
• HTML and Acrobat Csound manual links
• Csound Magazine (On-line)
• Download current Macintosh PPC and OS X Csound version (matt ingalls)
• Eastman Csound Tutorial (Allan Schindler) and others -- simply great!
• An Instrument Design TOOTorial (Richard Boulanger)
• Supercollider Home Page
  
• David Cottle Supercollider Tutorial [pdf]