MMS 172
COURSE CODE: MMS 172
COURSE TITLE: Audio in Multimedia
UNITS: 3 units
PREREQUISITES: MMS 170
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Principles and techniques in audio design and production for multimedia
COURSE GOALS:
At the end of the course, the student should
- Understand the basics of sound and how it works
- Develop basic critical listening skills
- Operate audio recording and editing software and apply principles and techniques for their effective use
COURSE OUTLINE:
- Unit I: Critical Listening
- Module 1: The Human Ear and Psycho-acoustics
- Module 2: Properties of Sound
- Module 3: Sources of sound
- Module 4: Health and safety
- Unit II: Pre-production
- Module 5: Songwriting/Scriptwriting and Rehearsals
- Module 6: Acoustic considerations
- Unit III: Production
- Module 7: Microphones (and Audio Interfaces?)
- Module 8: Cables and Connectors
- Module 9: The Digital Audio Workstation
- Module 10: Recording (and Synthesis?)
- Unit III: Post-production
- Module 11: Mixing, Editing and Mastering
- Module 12: Presentation