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Week 1 |
01/28 | |
Topics: Course Introduction; Why Pro Tools? | |
Assignments: Pro Tools Reference ("PTR"): ch. 3 & 4, pp. 11–30, Concepts and Windows. | |
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Week 2 |
02/04 | |
Topics: Introduction to Pro Tools Concepts. | |
Assignments: PTR ch. 6 & 7, pp. 37–86, Sessions and I/O. | |
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Week 3 |
02/11 | |
Topics: File Management Using Pro Tools and the Mac OS. | |
Assignments: PTR ch. 8 & 10, pp. 87–118 & pp. 141–148, Tracks and Session Management. | |
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Week 4 |
02/18 | |
Topics: Mixing & Recording in Pro Tools | |
Assessments: Quiz 1 on Pro Tools Concepts and Session Management. | |
Assignments: PTR ch. 25, Basic Mixing, pp. 477–510, Basic Mixing. | |
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Week 5 |
02/25 | |
Topics: Harmonic Content and Timbre, Part 1. | |
Project Due: Project 1 | |
Assignments: PTR ch. 26, pp. 511–532, Plug-Ins. | |
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Week 6 |
03/04 | |
Topics: Harmonic Content and Timbre, Part 2. (Frequency Response & Distortion) | |
Assignments: Modern Recording Techniques ("MRT") ch. 12, Signal Processing: Routing and EQ, pp. 439-454. PTR ch. 28, pp. 571–585, Mixdown. | |
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Week 7 |
03/11 | |
Topics: Equalizer Types. | |
Assessments: Quiz 2 on Harmonic Content and Timbre. | |
Assignments: DigiRack Guide ("DRG") Ch. 5, pp. 41–55, EQ III. | |
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Week 8 |
03/18 | |
Topics: Equalizer Styles. | |
Project Due: Project 2 | |
Assignments: Review for next Week's exam! | |
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03/25 | |
NO CLASS!!! (Spring Break) |
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Week 9 |
04/01 | |
Topics: Review | |
Assessments: Midterm Exam | |
Assignments: PTR ch. 11 & 12, pp. 151–186, Recording. | |
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Week 10 |
04/08 | |
Topics: The Ear and Perceptions of Depth and Direction. | |
Project Due: Paper 1 | |
Assignments: MRT ch. 12, pp. 469-483, Signal Processing: Time Processors. | |
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Week 11 |
04/15 | |
Topics: Time Processors, Part 1. | |
Project Due: Project 3. | |
Assessments: Quiz 3 on the Perception of Depth & Direction. | |
Assignments: DRG Ch. 5, pp. 59–61, D-Verb; pp. 68–70, Mod Delay II; ch. 6, pp. 81–83, Multi-Tap & Ping-Pong Delays. | |
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Week 12 |
04/22 | |
Topics: Time Processors, Part 2 | |
Assignments: MRT ch. 12, pp. 455-469, Signal Processing: Dynamics. | |
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04/17 | | Last Day to Withdraw from A-term Courses |
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Week 13 |
04/29 | |
Topics: Dynamic Processors, Part 1. | |
Project Due: Paper 2. | |
Assessments: Quiz 4 on Time Processors. | |
Assignments: DRG Ch. 5, pp. 61–68, Dynamics II. | |
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Week 14 |
05/06 | |
Topics: Dynamic Processors, Part 2. | |
Project Due: Project 4 | |
Assignments: Review for next Week's exam! | |
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Week 14 |
05/13 | |
Topics: Review | |
Assessments: Final Exam | |
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05/19 | | A-Term ends. (Submit all work by 5:00 PM). |
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