Fall 2008 (083)
Wednesdays
10:10 AM to 1:30 PM
2:50 PM to 6:10 PM

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Students who take MTEC-101 will:

• Acquire a strong foundation in the concepts, practices and perspectives relevant to audio engineering.
• Develop sophisticated critical judgments about sound, both in their written work and lab projects.
• Use quantitative methods to evaluate sound and audio signals.
• Express audio engineering concepts and ideas using the sophisticated terminology of audio practitioners.
• Develop an ability to further educate themselves in this discipline.

At the completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the roles of the assistant audio engineer and other recording studio personnel.
• Know the main types of recording facilities and the rooms within them.
• Distinguish between acoustic properties of sound and psycho-acoustic perceptions of sound.
• Use appropriate units of measurement when measuring the properties of sound.
• Develop critical listening skills to recognize sounds in and out of context.
• Evaluate six perceptions of sound by ear.
• Develop a deeper awareness and understanding of how sound is affected by its environment.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of fundamental acoustic principles necessary for the above tasks.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the signal flow and interconnection of major components in an audio production system.
• Know the four basic functions of the recording console.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the component sections of a recording console and how they interact.
• Use Digidesign's Pro Tools hardware and software to playback lab exercises.

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