Create Music With Scratch

Provides step-by-step instructions for using Scratch to create music.

Take Scratch coding to the next level and create your own music with easy-to-follow projects. Perfect for young programmers, this makerspace-friendly book features straightforward text and simple step-by-step instructions.

"This book outlines a musical journey through Scratch. Scratch is an approachable computer programming environment that contains a rich set of media features, such as music and sound - both of which are explored here. The book features a series of independent musical projects built in Scratch and guides readers through the processes required to create each project. Readers will encounter coding techniques and algorithmic music processes while completing the exercises. In general, the projects are very interactive and encourage readers to make music through playing and composing with each task"--

A collection of ten themed activity card sets that introduces children to computer programming fundamentals using Scratch, a visual programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.

Creating Sounds from Scratch is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and electronic music producers effectively manipulate presets and create new sounds. The book covers the all of the main synthesis techniques including analog subtractive, FM, additive, physical modeling, wavetable, sample-based, and granular. While the book is grounded in theory, it relies on practical examples and contemporary production techniques show the reader how to utilize electronic sound design to maximize and improve his or her work. Creating Sounds from Scratch is ideal for all who work in sound creation, composition, editing, and contemporary commercial production.

Learn to make interactive games with Scratch—the beginner-friendly, block-based programming language from the MIT Media Lab! Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek inside the history of video game design, learn programming basics, and turn your ideas into creative games that you can play and share with your friends. Learn how to: •Draw characters like a hungry, leaf-eating bug•Animate characters—make them walk, jump, climb, and fall! •Create objects for your player to collect and obstacles to avoid •Design multiple levels to create a cave exploring platform game•Create sound effects and music for your games •Share your games online and use player feedback to improve your games Isn’t it time to Make Your Own Scratch Games? The world is waiting! Covers Scratch 3.0

Build your Scratch skills by learning how to create action-packed computer games! Try ready-made blocks of code to produce simple projects and use them as inspiration and models for your own ideas.