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Have students design a program in Python that performs various sound-processing tasks to give them a fun way to practice using variables, assignments, if-statements, and functions.

  • For example, students can write methods that remove vocals and apply fading and panning.
  • For the full assignment, visit Stanford’s nifty assignment page.

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  • Python
  • CS 1
  • Intro Programming
  • Meaningful and Relevant Content
  • Programming Concepts
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Stanford Nifty Assignment by Daniel Zingaro.
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