MSC IND 107A

Main Course

Engineering and Production Fundamentals

Description

Lecture, two hours; studio, one hour; outside study, nine hours. Introduction to basic acoustic principles, practical techniques, and working procedures for equipment used in contemporary music production, including microphones, mixers, recorders, synthesizers, and sequencers. Basic sound processing operations (equalization, compression, distortion, reverberation). Operating principles of most popular systems of music production software and hardware. P/NP or letter grading.