MUS-2560 Recording Technology III

Credits 3
This course is a continuation of MUS - 1570 and students further expand their knowledge and skills of advanced microphone placement techniques, consoles and stereo recording principles, signal flow, gain staging, patch bay, multitrack recording, and outboard gear. Mixing and mastering skills include real-time and dynamic effects and achieving a proper balance and blend of the mix. Students independently manage a recording project from start to finish. Students focus on recording a performance, which they mix and master to produce a final media for distribution.
Prerequisite(s): MUS-1570 Recording Technology II with a grade of C or higher.
Course Outcomes

Organize a recording session using the proper procedural steps
Demonstrate recording procedures of studio hardware, software, and procedures to create a mix
Explain the proper setup of clients in the recording session
Demonstrate proper balance and blend in a mix
Demonstrate proper use of real-time and dynamic effects in a mix or master
Mix a multi-track song in Digital Audio Workstation or console
Master a multi-track song in Digital Audio Workstation or console