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Audio Production

Audio production skills are key to success in the media industry. In this course you will learn recording, microphones, signal flow, audio editing and more. Gain experience in recording voice, instruments, and how to combine elements to create balanced mixes. Read More

Music Editing for Visual Media

In this course you will learn crucial music editing skills that combine the artistic and the technical. Emphasizing aesthetics, you will practice creating musical moods for visual media clips by editing existing music sources and use advanced techniques to synchronize and edit music to picture. Read More

Songwriting in Popular Music

Explore the history, techniques, and styles of pop music. You’ll learn to write and arrange songs in various genres and forms.

Music Production 2

Learn advanced techniques in music production using music production software. Increase your ability to compose original music for media and improve your editing skills. You’ll learn to integrate MIDI with audio tracks, use plug-ins to create compelling mixes, and to sync music and audio with video.

Session Recording 1: Protocols and Practices

Learn how to function effectively in a recording studio and get good tracks on the first take. Acquire techniques for recording sound sources well, create good headphone mixes, master studio signal flow, microphone selection and placement. You’ll also learn important skills like session file organization and asset management. Read More

Ableton Live Certification Preparation

Ableton Live represents the next evolutionary step of the virtual music production studio. In this course you will learn to compose in Ableton, use MIDI mapping, create beats, and more.

Music & Sound Design Thesis

In this graduate directed study course, you will focus on development of material for your final thesis portfolio project and demo reel. Instructor feedback and peer critique of work in progress will help you shape your sound design and music creation for your final portfolio. Read More

Collaborative Project: Media Production: Working with the Client

Create a real-world production for a non-profit client. You’ll perform a variety of roles to create media content, including concept, pitch, development, pre-production, and production. (This course is cross-listed with COM 610.)

Film Sound 1 – Creating Soundtracks

What we hear is just as important as what we see. In this hands-on course you will learn the most important elements of creating effective, dynamic sound design for film: recording and editing dialog, sound effects, music and more – then add effects and do a final mix – all… Read More

Creative Perspectives in Sound Design

Studying motion pictures-from their inception through 1978-you will learn how sound design supports the aesthetic and narrative elements of the story. You will study the importance of sound design, the influence of technologies, and key historical figures in the history of soundtracks to improve your own creative works. (This course… Read More