DIGIT 146 Audio Concepts

Audio is 51% of the picture in  Digital Media. In this course students will learn audio work flows with hands on learning with analogue and digital hardware. The course will cover  microphones, hardware audio preamps, compressors and EQ. The students will record audio sources and process the audio files into  two track mix masters using a variety of audio programs and audio plugins. The students will record and mix there own production to prepare them for entry level jobs in digital media.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

na

Prerequisite

na

Corequisite

na

Offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

Outcomes

  1. Define the types of microphones and be able to describe their uses in a practical production project.
  2. Process multiple audio sources through an audio channel strip pathway using the pre amp, EQ and compressor to achieve audio level without distortion or clipping with appropriate frequencies.
  3. Assemble multiple audio sources into a cohesive audio 2 track stereo mix in a DAW system and export a high resolution final master file.
  4. Create masters to maximize LUFS audio volume to industry standards.

Area of Study:

Career Education

Instructional Mode:

Hybrid

Campus:

Central

Lecture

20

Lab

20