INART 258AFundamentals of Digital Audio
A thorough introduction to digital music production technologies, covering fundamentals of how digital musical information is stored, processed and transmitted. INART 258A Fundamentals of Digital Audio (3) (GA)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. A thorough introduction to digital music production technologies, covering the fundamentals of how musical information is stored and transmitted in digital devices.This course is meant for people who are passionate about working with sound, and who are willing to take on new technical and creative challenges in audio production. It is the pre-requisite for many more advanced courses in music technology and audio production. Students complete a series of low-stakes audio exercises on fundamental operations, a series of written responses to questions on the underlying theory of digital audio, and a small number of extended creative projects.The software used is at the level of professional audio production workstations. Students complete the course with a set of vocational skills in computer music and audio.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
General education
Arts (GA)
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Spring (1 program).
Required in (2)
- Music Technology, B.M.
- Music Technology, Minor
One of the options in (1)
- Digital Arts and Media Design, B.Des.
Courses that list INART 258A as a prerequisite (11)
- GAME 459 Composing Interactive Music for Video Games
- INART 459 Composing Interactive Music for Video Games
- MUSIC 275 Music Composition Minor Lessons
- MUSIC 401 Scoring for Film and Media
- MUSIC 420 Song Writing and Recording
- MUSIC 434 History of Electroacoustic Music
- MUSIC 451 Computer Programming for Musicians
- MUSIC 452 Computer Music Synthesis
- MUSIC 455 Technology in Music
- THEA 285 Introduction to Sound Design
- THEA 484 Sound Recording Techniques