View source for PLOrk Assignment MakeSounds

== Introduction ==
In this assignment, we will start making sounds that will eventually comprise our communal sound game/piece.  For this week, focus on making sounds that interests you, and do not worry about fitting them into the game framework yet.  Have fun!!!

==To Do==
* play with ChucK!  open up a few programs (try using TextEdit on OS X, or WordPad on Windows) and get a general idea of the code.  try modifying some of the parameters, save the file (perhaps under a different name), and run it with chuck.  does the result sound simlilar to what you expected?
* create 2 sets of ChucK programs
** SET A: (5x) short percussive sounds
*** these can be any bleeps, bloops, notes, or sound files you have loaded
*** they should interpret a "frequency" parameter in some way
** SET B: (5x) longer drone sounds
*** should have a start and finish
** SET C: (2x) rhythmic sounds
*** pick a tempo and create a program to generate a series of sounds at the tempo you have chosen.

* try to structure your program so that the sound generation part is separate from the sound control part.  (i.e. use functions to abstract functionalities)
* turn in the programs with a short README file that explains the programs you have created and any interesting experience or problems you encountered in their making.

== resources ==
* chuck homepage: http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/
* download chuck (if using from your machine): http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/release/
* chuck documentation: http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/doc/  (also on the plorktops)
* join 'chuck' and 'chuck-users' mailing lists: http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/community/
* post to the plork-414 list (especially if you think others may have the same question)
* email us directly (ge, skot, dan, prc) with any questions