DIGITAL AUDIO PRODUCTION

MDIA121-01

Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. William J. Au Coin

OFFICE: T 329 OFFICE HOURS: M,W,F 9:00 - 11:00 PHONE: Ext. 1829

MASSASOIT WEBSITE: http://www.massasoit.mass.edu/faculty/waucoin

PERSONAL WEBSITE: http://billaucoin.com

EMAIL: waucoin@massasoit.mass.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will introduce students to creating, managing and displaying digital audio productions including: creating, editing and converting digital audio files, displaying and streaming digital audio files on the Internet, creating MIDI files, adding digital audio to digital video, and applying digital audio in multimedia productions. It will be a hands-on course, which will have the students primarily involved in developing actual audio production skills. and less emphasis on audio production theory.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will learn to create, edit and convert digital audio files.

2. Students will learn to display and stream audio files on the Internet.

3. Students will learn to create MIDI files.

4. Students will learn to add digital audio to digital video.

5. Students will learn to integrate digital audio into multimedia productions.

TEACHING PROCEDURE:

Lecture, Hands-on Production

TEXT: (Optional)

Maguire and Louderback, Secrets of the Digital Studio ISBN: 0-7897-2686-6

REQUIREMENTS and GRADING:

10-12 Projects 50%

Mid-term 25%

Final exam 25%

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students must attend all classes.

COURSE CONTENT:

Week 1

I. Fundamentals of Sound

A. Electricity

B. Elements of Sound Waves

C. Analog Production

D. Digital Conversion

Week 2

II. Create Wave file Cool Edit

A. Microphone connection

B. Line—in connection

C. Optical connection

D. Digital connection

E. Project # 1

Week 3

III. Edit Wave file — Cool Edit

A. Crop

B. Volume

C. Digital Equalization

D. Digital Mixing

E. Effects

F. Fading

G. Concatenation

H. Insertion

I. Project # 2

Week 4

Holiday

Week 5

IV. Sound File Conversion

A. Audio Compression

B. File Compression

C. MP3 Format

D. Project # 3

E. Sound Storage

F. Storage Mediums

G. CD Burning

H. D VD Burning

I. Memory Sticks

J. Project # 3

Week 6

VII. Web Page Sound Display

A. Construction of basic web page

1. Adding song files for listening

2. Adding song files to download

B. Background music

C. Project # 4

Week 7

VI. Sound File Transmission

A. File and Operating System

B. Internet

C. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

D. Streaming Audio

E. Project # 5

Week 8

Spring Break

Week 9

Mid-term Exam

Week 10

VIII. Multi-tracking

A. Mono

B. Stereo

C. Surround Sound

D. Dolby Digital 5.1

E. Dolby Digital 6.1

F. Hammer Head

G. Project # 6

Week 11

IX. Edit MIDI file

A. MIDI Overview

B. Edit file

I. Project # 7a

X. Create MIDI file by Digital Musical Keyboard

A. Create multi-track MIDI song by playing digital keyboard

B. Burn song to CD

C. Project # 7b

Week 12

XI. Create MIDI file using Software

A. Create multi-track MIDI song by entering data

B. Burn song to CD

C. Project # 8

Week 13

Holiday

Week 14

XII. Integrate Audio and Images

A. Add audio to images to create Slide Show

B. Add audio to Screen Capture

C. Project # 9

XIII. Integrate Audio and Video

A. Add audio to digital movie

B. Replace audio track in movies

C. Dub audio track in digital movie

D. Project # 10

Week 15

XIV. Integrate Audio and Multimedia

A. Microsoft Agents

B. Powerpoint Presentations

C. Project # 12(Extra credit)