PART I: Digital Audio
Week 1 — August 23rd and 25th
– Course Introduction, Audio Recording Techniques
Week 2 —August 30th and September 1st
– Digital Audio Fundamentals
Week 3 — September 6th and 8th
– Audio Editing, Sample Preparation, Sound file Libraries and Mixing Basics
Week 4 — September 13th and 15th
– Principles of Multi-track Mixing and Mastering
Week 5 — September 20th and 22nd
– Signal Routing and Processing
Week 6 — September 27th and 29th
– Advanced DAW Techniques, Formats and Finalizing
PART II: Synthesizers, Samplers, and Sequencing
Week 7 — October 4th and 6th
– Introduction to MIDI
— Project 1 due Thursday October 6th; in-class project listening/discussion
Week 8— FALL BREAK and October 13th
– Synthesis, Timbre, and modeling
Week 9 — October 18th and 20th
– Synthesizers, Sequencing, and Sampling; Non-linear sequencing
Week 10 — October 25th and 27th
– Inter-application Connectivity; Advanced MIDI and Networks
Week 11 — November 1st and 3rd
– Analog electronics and DIY (DIT, Do-it-together)
PART III: Composition and Live Performance
Week 12 — November 8th and 10th
– Compositional practices and musical form
— Project 2 due Thursday November 12th: project listening/discussion
Week 13 — November 15th and 17th
– Live Performance Techniques and Controllers; Real-time Processing
Week 14 — November 22nd and THANKSGIVING BREAK
– Modular Programming and Interactivity
Week 15 —November 29th and December 1st
– Controllers and sound reinforcement for live performance
Final Concert: Sound Art Forum, Lincoln Hall B20, Date TBA