Innovations in timbre and technology: prepared and extended techniques, electronics, sampling and layering

What this note covers

1. Timbre as a site of innovation
2. Extended techniques on acoustic instruments
3. Electronic sound: synthesis, processing and the studio
4. Sampling, looping and layering technology
5. Technology and the extension of musical possibilities
6. Describing timbre innovation precisely
7. Evaluating timbre and technology in the essay

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes