This section of the Timbre and Orchestration Resource contains links to creative research from ACTOR Project members and as well as to recommended external content. Here you will find new tools for generative orchestration, sound synthesis, digital signal processing, and more, as well as compositions by ACTOR members, links to creative resources, and more. The topics and links are organized into three main categories:
Resources | Research | Repertoire.
RESOURCES
Creative resources for orchestration and timbre, including software tools, databases, and links to external pages.
Tools
Software tools for musical timbre creation, computer assisted orchestration, score production, and more.
Databases and Compendia
Databases and Compendia for a variety of resources related to creative applications of timbre and orchestration.
Homepage to information about each instrument of the orchestra.
Tutorials
Tutorials for various creative resources.
Composer websites
Composers involved in the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project.
Grad student composers involved in the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project.
RESEARCH
Research on creative applications of timbre and orchestration.
Active Projects and Working Groups
Active creative projects by ACTOR members.
Research-Creation Series
Focusing on projects that involve both research and creative output; examples might include compositions, multimedia works, orchestrations or arrangements, sonification or visualization projects, creative software development, podcasts, and so forth.
Scholarly publications
Open-source publications on creative applications of timbre and orchestration.
Web-based media
Videos, blog posts, and other resources documenting compositions and other creative applications of timbre and orchestration.
REPERTOIRE
Creative works demonstrating innovation in reorchestration, notation, sound recording, and more.
Creative applications
Reorchestrations of works from the canonical repertoire.
Scores
Creative work on notation and scoring.
Recordings
Creative applications of recording techniques, recordings of compositions by ACTOR composers, and more.
