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Students who take MTEC-201 will:

• Continue to acquire a strong foundation in the concepts, practices and perspectives relevant to audio engineering.
• Develop sophisticated critical judgments, both in their written work and lab projects.
• Further develop their ability to educate themselves in this discipline.

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

• Record an 8-track music project using Digidesign Pro Tools software.
• Mix 8- to 24-track music projects using Pro Tools.
• Apply equalization and other signal processing plug-ins via channel & bus inserts.
• Apply reverb and delay via aux sends & aux inputs (effects loop).
• Apply critical listening skills to evaluate music mixes using six criteria.
• Use these criteria to improve their own mixing skills.
• Document and back up their work following industry-standard practices.
• Convert files between various audio formats, including WAV, AIF, and CD-Audio.
• Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of acoustics necessary for the above tasks.

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