Sound Editing and Mastering

Catalog description

The raw recording is just the first step in the process of creating a professional finished audio product. "Editing" is the art of piecing together different takes to make one final 'good take.' "Mastering" is the art of polishing the 'good take' to perfection and #8212;balancing all the instruments and tracks, adding special effects, setting final levels. If 'recording' seems like an high-energy activity and #8212;involving engineers, musicians, producers and #8212;'editing and mastering' are the necessary counterparts and #8212;long tedious hours of solitary confinement honing the skills of the mastering engineer. Those taking this course are expected to have significant music skills: actively playing a musical instrument (or composition), and/or the ability to read a piano score at the least, and a full orchestra score from any recent century, including our own, at the most. Class attendance is essential; work outside of class is necessary. Prerequisites: 57-651 or 57-337 or 57-341 or 57-342