PART I: Digital Audio
Week 0 — August 23rd
– Course Introduction
Week 1 —August 28th andAugust 30th
– Digital Audio Fundamentals, Audio Recording Techniques
Week 2 — September 4th and 6th
– Audio Editing, Sample Preparation, Sound file Libraries and Mixing Basics
Week 3 — September 11th and 13th
– Principles of Multi-track Mixing and Mastering
Week 4 — September 18th and 20th
– Signal Routing and Processing
Week 5 — September 25th and 27th
– Advanced DAW Techniques, Formats and Finalizing
PART II: Synthesizers, Samplers, and Sequencing
Week 6 — October 2nd and 4th
– Introduction to MIDI and controllers
— Project 1 due Thursday October 4th; in-class project listening/discussion
Week 7— FALL BREAK and October 11th
– Synthesis, Timbre, and modeling
Week 8 — October 16th and 18th
– Synthesizers, Sequencing, and Sampling; Non-linear sequencing
Week 9 — October 24th and 26th
– Inter-application Connectivity; Advanced MIDI and Networks
Week 10 —October 30th and November 1st
– Analog electronics and DIY (DIT, Do-it-together)
PART III: Composition and Live Performance
Week 11 — November 6th and 8th
– Compositional practices and musical form
— Project 2 due Thursday November 8th: project listening/discussion
Week 12 — November 13th and 15th
– Live Performance Techniques and Controllers; Real-time Processing
Week 13 — November 2oth and THANKSGIVING BREAK
– Modular Programming and Interactivity
Week 14 —November 27th and 29th
– Controllers and live sound reinforcement
Week 15 —December 4th
– Final Concert preparations and discussion
Final Concert: Sound Art Forum, Friday December 7th 2018, Lincoln Hall B20