Student Learning Outcomes

• Students who complete MUS 9 will be able to hook up a condenser microphone to a small road mixer (such as the Mackie 1202), trim the signal to an optimal level and route that signal to the main output.
• Students who complete MUS 9 will be able to manipulate digital audio and MIDI using music production software.
• Explain the history of music technologies from the advent of sound recording to the present.
• Recognize, use and explain basic audio terms and concepts.
• Apply knowledge of the physics of sound to generate a variety of musical timbres using software synthesizers
• Use a multitrack digital audio editor to modify and combine sound samples.
• Use a MIDI controller and sequencing software to create and modify MIDI song files.
• Use music notation software to generate printed music from MIDI data.
• Apply knowledge of digital audio file formats, storage media and modes of digital transmission to transport and disseminate sound.