MUS-2520 Digital Audio

Credits 3
This course introduces students to digital audio and methods of editing and manipulating it utilizing computer systems and specialized software/hardware. Topics of study include fundamentals of acoustics, audio recording, editing and restoration, signal processing, dithering, format conversion, and audio mastering. Students learn techniques of filtering, extracting, and sonically editing audio clips with the purpose of correcting mistakes and abnormalities. Additionally, this course covers different musical file format types and their use in various web-based media distribution outlets. Concerns about copyright of artists’ music and performances in digital formats are explored.
Prerequisite(s): MUS-1500 or INT-1010 with a grade of “C” or higher, or permission from area coordinator or chair
Formerly (Formerly MUS-1520 . Students may not receive credit for both MUS-1520 and MUS-2520.)
2 class/2 lab hours.
Course Outcomes

Evaluate the elements of sound and their respective units of measurement using room acoustics.
Distinguish between the various technologies used to affect each element of sound and how these technologies are typically used in music.
Convert a master audio recording into various file formats appropriate for different methods of distribution.
Explain the components necessary to build and configure a computer based Digital Audio Workstation.
Evaluate technologies used through listening to existing digital audio recordings.
Apply methods used for digital audio correction and enhancement.
Examine copyright concerns for live streaming, file sharing, and duplicating artists’ performance and music in digital formats.