Intro to Creative Sound Proc.

Catalog description

This introductory course will emphasize the creative possibilities of working with sound as a cinematic form. Students will learn how to construct concrete sound compositions through the use of samples, looping, and field recordings. Knowledge of the essentials of recording process such as a signal routing, levels, dynamics, layering, and equalization will be part of the creative projects assigned. We will look at how to manipulate the color of sound using vintage and new recording technologies and how to create unique acoustic spaces through the use of heights, width, and depth. Class assignments will push critical thinking about the relationships of sound to image. Texts and recordings of contemporary and early experimental sound artists will be presented as well as films that employ innovative sound/image relationships. Offered regularly.