CCRMA
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A history of the first computer sound spatialization system: John Chowning’s investigations at Stanford University (1962-1972)
Atmos? Spatial Audio? Immersive sound? Where did it all begin?Digital sound spatialisation systems for music, cinema, videogames, VR or portable systems, would not exist without John Chowning’s algorithm.François-Xavier Féron and I are delighted to have reconstructed the “History of the first computer sound spatialisation system: John Chowning’s investigations at Stanford University (1962-1972)” published in the…
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The role of John Chowning in the contruction of Ircam (1973-1977)
During the 1970s, John Chowning founded CCRMA at Stanford University and was also involved in the planning of IRCAM, the computer music center directed by Pierre Boulez. In studying different archives and conducting interviews, as part of the RAMHO project, we have reconstructed this important years between 1972 and 1977 and highlighted the links that…
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