Audio I: Introduction to Audio Production and Recording (CTAG, TAG)

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the operation and maintenance of professional and semi-professional audio recording equipment. Through lecture and a hands-on approach in various lab activities, the course explores musical, business, and session-planning skills. Students will realize recording projects through the use of stereo and multitrack analog and digital tape-based systems. The course also explores editing and mastering functions through the use of various computer-based (Windows and Macintosh) integrated systems. It stresses professional outcomes through recording activities on campus, as well as a class project produced at a local world-class audio recording facility.