Intro to Digital Music
Class Syllabus (V2205/Fall - 2016)



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Logic pro X on-line manual
picture with info and default settings for the mixer



note: this syllabus may change slightly depending on class pace, new software/hardware installation, etc.

9/6   class introduction 9/8   EM history, terminology
9/13   studio setup, basic sequencing 9/15   more sequencing (editing, etc.)
9/20   basic audio recording 9/22   recording operations +++++++ class assignment 1
9/27   assignment 1 presentations plugins/DSP theory 1 9/29   plugins/DSP theory 2
10/4   plugins 10/6   plugins
10/11   production 10/13   production
10/18   prep for MIDTERM 10/20   MIDTERM A
10/25   MIDTERM B 10/27   synthesis theory
11/1   special guest star! 11/3   synthesis tools
11/8   VOTE!VOTE!VOTE! Election Day - no class   11/10   Max/MSP 1 +++++++ class assignment 2
11/15   assignment 2 presentations Max/MSP 2 11/17   Ableton
11/22   Max4Live, SPEAR 11/24   Thanksgiving break -- no class
11/29   stuff that Sky does 12/1   special guest star!
12/6   stuff that Brad does 12/8   the FUTURE!


Final Projects will be due on Tuesday, 12/13 by 5 PM.