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THEN JEFFREY STOLET, a professor of music at the University of Oregon, couldn't find an introductory textbook on electronic music for a course he wanted to teach, he decided to create one-not just for his own students, but for anyone interested in the subject.
The Electronic Music Interactive Web site, developed with the university's New Media Center, functions as a handbook that contains 38 modules on topics such as the physical properties of sound and the process of digital recording. It also features an extensive explanation of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, a method for digitally representing music that is commonly used in electronic instruments. Students also can view 50...