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2023-2024 College Catalog

MUS 257 - Music Recording and Production

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Introduction to the recording and production of music. Includes the elements of sound, the mixing board, hard drive recorder, microphone types and applications, recording strategies and room use, lab software for editing, mixing and re-recording, and creating a final project.

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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Experience creating a recording signal chain.
  2. Describe the various waveforms and applications in recording.
  3. Experience using difference microphones.
  4. Use a computer interface for editing recording projects.
  5. Experience the use of editing software.
  6. Explain the basics of audio processing such as compression, eq, etc.
  7. Experience setting up and recording using basic microphone techniques.
  8. Initiate and complete a music mixing project.

Outline:
  1. Elements of Sound
  2. The Mixing Board
  3. The Hard Drive Recorder/Computer Hard Drive as a Recorder
  4. Microphone Types and Applications
  5. Live Music Recording Strategies and Room Use
  6. MIDI  Lab Software for Editing
  7. Mixing and Re-Recording
  8. Creating a Final Project of Live Recordings


Effective Term:
Fall 2016