Associate Degree in Digital Audio Production

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Joseph Aranyosi, Mar 4, 2003.


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Associate Degree

Program Description

The Associate degree program in Digital Audio Production offers students the opportunity to develop practical skills in audio production and post-production as used in the television, film, and music industries. Students will examine equipment, principles, and techniques used to record and mix digital audio, with a focus on digital specifications, sound design and optimization, audio mastering, and studio operation.

Associate Level Core Competencies / Educational Outcomes

  • Discuss and apply digital audio concepts, terminology, software, and equipment.
  • Identify and discuss developments, styles, inventions, and composers/performers from throughout sound and music history.
  • Record live and studio sound using industry-standard audio recording and sound processing equipment.
  • Relate the physical characteristics and mathematical bases/patterns of sound, including compression/rarefaction, frequency, amplitude, timbre, velocity, phase, pitch, masking, and reverberation.
  • Describe the structure of music using terms such as scale, key, time signature, melody, harmony, and tempo.
  • Use a keyboard/synthesizer to play and record music.
  • Utilize selected digital audio software (such as Pro Tools, Avid, Sonar, sound Forge, Cubase, Acid, and/or Cakewalk) to record, edit, process, and master sound and music.
  • Analyze and apply various digital audio specifications, formats, and codecs.
  • Operate, configure, and maintain audio recording and playback equipment, including digital audio workstations, microphones, mixers, and monitors.
  • Locate and troubleshoot faulty studio equipment, and make basic repairs to electronic equipment.
  • Use Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) devices to arrange and play music.
  • Utilize selected digital audio/media authoring programs to create CDs.
  • Create a professional portfolio, demo tape/CD, and resume.
  • Complete an internship or capstone project related to digital audio production.

Course Descriptions, Performance Objectives, and Suggested Texts:

DAP1xx Introduction to Digital Audio

Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None

Course Description:

This course introduces students to digital audio terminology, principles, tools, techniques, and careers. Students will examine computer and Internet basics, and will explore a variety of software applications that are used to produce digital audio. Business principles, legal and ethical issues, and technological developments are discussed in relation to the creation and use of digital audio.

Performance Objectives:

  • Discuss and apply digital audio concepts, terminology, software, and tools.
  • Describe basic audio terms and principles, such as frequency, amplitude, phase, pitch, bit depth, sample rate, acoustics, reverb, and effects processing.
  • Identify selected studio equipment, and describe recording procedures, mixing techniques, and audio types (analog, digital, broadcast, etc.).
  • Examine basic computer and networking principles, and use various I/O cards, audio equipment, and peripheral devices.
  • Develop basic keyboard techniques, and use MIDI interfaces and sequencers.
  • Create a variety of sound files and mixes that demonstrate principles, resources, and techniques of digital audio and audio equipment.
  • Discuss business principles, legal and ethical issues, technological developments, and careers in digital audio production.

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DAP1xx History of Sound and Music

Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None

Course Description:

This course examines the history and development of sound and music, with a focus on developing an appreciation for and understanding of various musical genres, performers/composers, instrumentation, theories, and principles. Students will critically listen to and discuss selected major styles of music from throughout history, and analyze the physical characteristics and psychoacoustical effects of sound, cultural and societal influences on music production, and the various uses of sound in the world today. Technological advancements in audio will be discussed, including developments within the television, film, and music industries.

Performance Objectives:

  • Identify and discuss historical developments in sound and music.
  • Develop a basic understanding and appreciation for various musical genres, musicians/composers, instruments, theories, and principles
  • Refine critical listening skills by analyzing selected pieces of music.
  • Describe the physical characteristics of sound, and how these characteristics relate to one’s psychoacoustical appreciation.
  • Analyze the sound and structure of speech and dialogue.
  • Recognize the various cultural and societal preferences involved in music selection, including its relation to the development of self-identity.
  • Research technological developments in audio, and the various uses of sound and music in the world today, especially within the television, film, and music industries.
  • Write about an influential style, musician, composer, or technological advancement in the history of sound and music.

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DAP1xx Audio Recording Techniques I

Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None

Course Description:

This course examines various audio recording equipment, principles, and techniques. Students will learn the use and placement of microphones to record sound, and will employ sound processing equipment, audio consoles, and computer software to edit and mix sound in the studio. Analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion, lowpass filtering, oversampling, and signal processing will be discussed.

Performance Objectives:

  • Record sound using industry-standard audio recording equipment.
  • Discuss principles of sound recording and professional microphone placement techniques, including the use of pop filters.
  • Discuss the Microphone Proximity Effect and its relation to frequency range and response.
  • Use sound processing equipment, audio consoles, and computer software to edit and mix sound.
  • Describe analog-to-digital conversion processes and how they relate to the recording of sound.
  • Explain how lowpass filtering, oversampling, gain/loss, and signal processing affect characteristics of digital audio.
  • Discuss the use of limiters, compressors, noise gates, digital delay, reverberation, and other signal processors.
  • Examine professional studio multitrack recording processes as applied to selected audio recording projects.
  • Describe methods for recording and synchronizing audio with video.

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DAP1xx Music Theory I

Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None

Course Description:

This course analyzes the structure, notation, and theories of music and sound production through both theoretical and practical application. Students will examine the meaning behind terms such as scale, key, time signature, melody, harmony, and tempo while learning keyboarding basics. The physics of sound and signal processing will be explored, including the characteristics of frequency, amplitude, velocity, phase, pitch, filtering, equalization, reverberation, and distortion. Fundamental principles of digital audio, such as sampling, the Nyquist theorem, aliasing, quantization, signal-to-error ratio, distortion, and dithering will also be discussed.

Performance Objectives:

  • Identify and describe fundamental principles of digital audio, including sampling, the Nyquist theorem, aliasing, quantization, signal-to-error ratio, distortion, and dithering.
  • Examine the physical characteristics and mathematical bases/patterns of sound, including compression/rarefaction, frequency, amplitude, timbre, velocity, phase, pitch, reverberation, masking, and cancellation.
  • Explore various facets of sampling and signal processing, including filtering, equalization, compression, reverberation, and distortion.
  • Discuss the structure of music, using terms such as scale, key, time signature, melody, harmony, and tempo.
  • Analyze the components of musical notation, and be able to decipher and/or write notation for simple songs.
  • Use a keyboard (digital piano or other musical instrument) to play and record music, while developing an ability to recognize pitch and meter (e.g. beats per measure) in music.
  • Discuss the range of human hearing and sound (voice) reproduction in singing and speaking, and characteristics of sound reproduction and synthesis.

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DAP1xx Audio Editing I

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Introduction to Digital Audio

Course Description:

This course presents nonlinear multitrack mixing and mastering techniques. Students will use selected software and digital equipment to edit and process audio for various uses.

Performance Objectives:

  • Utilize selected software (such as Pro Tools, Avid, Sonar, Sound Forge, Cubase, Acid, or Cakewalk) and digital audio equipment to record, edit, and process sound.
  • Analyze multitrack editing principles and techniques used by industry professionals, including non-linear editing, hard-disk recording, and MIDI sequencing.
  • Examine the construction, design, and use of fixed-function and PC-based digital audio workstations.
  • Use wave editors, plug-ins, and various signal processors to digitally master audio.
  • Mix audio for radio, film/video, television, and multimedia during individual and group projects.
  • Discuss and apply common studio procedures and protocols.

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DAP2xx Digital Audio Specifications

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Introduction to Digital Audio

Course Description:

This course examines various digital audio specifications, formats, and codecs. Students will analyze the design of digital audio workstations, mixers, signal and effects processors, microphones, and speakers, with a focus on the transmission of audio and the interconnection of digital and analog equipment. Signal analysis, MIDI interfaces, sequencing, sound cards, and hard-disc recording are covered.

Performance Objectives:

  • Discuss the characteristics and uses of various digital audio specifications, formats, and codecs, including THX and Dolby surround sound (5.1/7.1), quadraphonics, streaming audio, and Red Book (CD-DA) and subsequent CD/DVD specifications.
  • Explore selected lossy and lossless audio formats, including Wave (.wav), MP3 (.mp3), RealAudio (.ra), MIDI (.mid), and Windows Media (.wma), and analyze various compression and streaming audio processes.
  • Analyze the design of digital audio workstations (DAWs), mixers, signal and effects processors, microphones, and speakers.
  • Examine the configuration, interconnection, and input/output (I/O) of digital and analog equipment, including sound card specifications.
  • Evaluate the effects of various sampling rates and bit depths on the quality of digitized sound.
  • Observe sound signals and various effects of modulation using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
  • Discuss various methods of timebase and error correction, analog-to-digital conversion, filtering, and noise removal.
  • Describe methods for storing audio on magnetic tape, digital audio tape (DAT), optical media (CD/DVD), and on the PC/Internet.
  • Describe broadcast television and radio transmission standards, practices, and characteristics.

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DAP2xx Studio Maintenance and Troubleshooting I

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Audio Recording Techniques I

Course Description:

This course focuses on the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of audio recording and playback equipment. Students will learn how to locate and fix faulty devices, remove various forms of electromagnetic interference, and clean and repair studio equipment. Professional equipment standards and basic electronics are introduced.

Performance Objectives:

  • Correctly operate, clean, align, and maintain audio recording and playback equipment.
  • Analyze the interconnection of analog and digital studio equipment, computer hardware/software, and monitoring and transmission systems.
  • Measure audio signal levels, make AC and DC measurements, employ impedance-balancing techniques, and optimize recording equipment to achieve increased dynamic range.
  • Remove hum, radio frequency (RF) and line interference, and spill during the recording, mixing, and transfer of audio files.
  • Locate and troubleshoot faulty studio equipment.
  • Assess basic electronic devices (DC circuits, electronic components, switches and connectors) and make simple electronic repairs.
  • Discuss professional equipment standards used by audio engineers and studio technicians for studio set up and home entertainment system design.

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DAP2xx MIDI Principles

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Audio Editing I

Course Description:

This course presents a comprehensive analysis of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) with a focus on synchronization, sequencing, and programming. Students will write multitrack MIDI compositions, configure and integrate synthesizers and samplers with computer software, operate MIDI controllers, and mix MIDI tracks with live instruments.

Performance Objectives:

  • Describe how MIDI systems work.
  • Program, sequence, and synchronize selected MIDI devices using computer software (such as Acid Pro, Pro Tools, Sonar, Cubase, Cakewalk, Logic, MIDIMaster).
  • Write multitrack MIDI compositions that can be played on a PC.
  • Configure and integrate synthesizers, samplers, MIDI controllers, drum machines, and software to mix MIDI tracks with live performances.
  • Discuss SMPTE, MIDI Time Code (MTC), Midi Machine Control (MMC), and FSK parameters.
  • Use sound processing equipment, non-keyboard controllers, and selected rhythm and sound modules.

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DAP2xx Music Theory II

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Music Theory I

Course Description:

This course examines advanced principles and properties of music and sound. Students will discuss theoretical principles that underlie various perceptual and psychoacoustical qualities of audio, including masking, threshold of hearing, data reduction coding, signal and effects processing, and noise shaping. Additional keyboarding techniques, musical notation, and instrument analyses will be covered.

Performance Objectives:

  • Explore advanced theoretical principles and properties of music and sound, including non-Western scales, complex keys, and uncommon time signatures.
  • Observe various perceptual and psychoacoustical qualities of audio, with a focus on ear training and the development of listening skills.
  • Examine mathematical and physical properties of sound, such as masking, threshold of hearing, data reduction coding, signal and effect processing, and noise shaping.
  • Use keyboards (and/or other musical instruments) to play and record music, while improving ability to determine pitch and meter in music.
  • Analyze and write music using musical notation.

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DAP2xx Audio Recording Techniques II

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Audio Recording Techniques I

Course Description:

A continuation of Audio Recording Techniques I, this course focuses on advanced principles and techniques of audio recording. Students will examine techniques used by field technicians and location sound engineers to record, mix, and process live sound using selected equipment employed by music, film, and television recordists.

Performance Objectives:

  • Record sound for various music, radio, film/video, and/or television projects using industry-standard audio recording equipment, including booms; dynamic, condenser, electret, ribbon, and PZM mikes (cardioid, shotgun, lavaliere, piezo, wireless, low-frequency, etc.); pickups; mixers; samplers; and monitors.
  • Practice techniques used by field technicians and location sound engineers to record, mix, and process live sound for concerts, events, broadcast news, and conferences.
  • Examine backtracking techniques, the application of click tracks, and the use of foldback/talkback monitoring equipment during live recording and performance.
  • Explain methods used to record room tone and decrease background noise.
  • Use sound processing equipment, audio consoles, and computer software to edit and mix sound effects, voice-overs, dubbed dialogue, musical interludes, etc.
  • Discuss the correct use of various signal and effects processors during recording processes, and describe the psychoacoustical effects of direct and reflected sound.

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DAP2xx Audio Editing II

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Audio Editing I

Course Description:

This project-oriented course explores various audio recording, editing, mixing, processing, and mastering techniques. Students will examine industry standards used to edit and process sound for music, television, and film, and will mix and master dialogue, effects, and music for distribution in selected formats. Audio restoration and digital filtering are reviewed.

Performance Objectives:

  • Utilize selected software (such as Pro Tools, Avid, Sonar, Sound Forge, Cubase, Acid, or Cakewalk) and digital audio equipment to record, edit, mix, process, and master sound for music, radio, television, and film.
  • Analyze various multitrack editing techniques and production standards used by industry professionals.
  • Use fixed-function and PC-based digital audio workstations to mix and process audio.
  • Examine the use of automated processes in mixing and mastering sound.
  • Mix and master dialogue, effects, and music for distribution to targeted markets in selected formats (e.g. public service announcements, music remixes, video soundtracks).
  • Practice punching-in and punching-out during recording/editing processes to produce smooth transitions.
  • Apply audio restoration and digital filtering techniques to recorded sound.
  • Discuss and apply professional studio procedures and protocols.

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DAP2xx Studio Maintenance and Troubleshooting II

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP2xx Studio Maintenance and Troubleshooting I

Course Description:

This course examines advanced audio equipment troubleshooting and maintenance procedures. Students will assess studio and location wiring, patch bay configurations, balanced line systems, recording and monitoring equipment, and analog/digital (A/D) interfaces, with a focus on eliminating interference, line noise, and extraneous room tone. Basic electrical components will be analyzed and repaired.

Performance Objectives:

  • Correctly operate and maintain sound studio equipment.
  • Assess and repair studio and location wiring, patch bay configurations, balanced line systems, and analog/digital interfaces.
  • Troubleshoot microphone problems, wireless transmitters, monitors and speakers, and musical instrument wiring.
  • Remove interference, line noise, background noise, and extraneous room tone from audio recordings.
  • Locate and troubleshoot faulty studio equipment.
  • Analyze and repair basic electrical components (recognize electrical symbols, demonstrate mounting techniques, basic wiring, shop assembly).
  • Explore home technology integration principles and processes (including codes and regulations, audio/video systems, low-voltage wiring/cabling, installation and integration of residential systems)
  • Practice proper safety procedures in the studio (e.g. OSHA 2201 & 2202, using protective equipment, first aid procedures, etc.)
  • Discuss professional equipment standards employed by audio engineers and studio technicians.

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DAP2xx Digital Audio Portfolio Development

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP1xx Audio Editing I

Course Description:

This course offers instruction in the final preparation and presentation of an individual digital audio portfolio and demo tape/CD. Resume preparation, job search procedures, interviewing skills, marketing strategies, aesthetic principles, presentation techniques, and portfolio critique and revision will be emphasized.

Performance Objectives:

  • Collect, revise, and prepare audio projects from throughout the program that can be compiled into a professional digital audio portfolio and demo tape/CD (and/or Web site, DVD, video presentation, etc.).
  • Prepare a professional resume, and develop professional interviewing skills.
  • Develop marketing strategies and aesthetic statements to describe and promote audio production skills.
  • Create quality packaging material that supports audio work and personal vision.
  • Refine presentation techniques during classroom critiques, and refine portfolios/demo tapes in response to peer and faculty input.
  • Discuss various careers in audio, and examine selected companies and jobs.

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DAP2xx Digital Audio Internship

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP2xx Digital Audio Portfolio Development

Course Description:

The digital audio internship is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and to assist in the development of skills necessary to be successful in the audio industry.

Performance Objectives:

  • Obtain audio industry experience by working in a career-focused internship.
  • Develop professional job skills that balance theoretical concepts and practical techniques.
  • Apply skills, processes, and knowledge learned throughout the program to actual job tasks.
  • Refine customer service, employee relations, and/or teamwork skills through on-the-job training.
  • Discuss performance, experiences, and audio industry-related topics with employers, job coaches, and peers.
  • Increase confidence, abilities, and contacts that facilitate the job search process.
  • Refine portfolios and demo tapes/CDs based on internship experiences and feedback from industry professionals.

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DAP2xx Digital Audio Capstone

Credits: 4
Prerequisite: DAP2xx Digital Audio Portfolio Development

Course Description:

The digital audio capstone is a research-based course that integrates concepts and work from throughout the program. Projects will simulate work typical of a professional recording studio.

Performance Objectives:

  • Research the use of digital audio in various business, entertainment, and Internet industries.
  • Discuss, record, mix, and master digital audio for various projects.
  • Investigate various careers and job roles in the audio industry, while focusing on the development of skills and knowledge necessary for employment in those careers.
  • Work in production teams within a simulated professional sound studio environment to complete assigned projects.
  • Analyze, critique, and revise audio projects using peer and faculty feedback.

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Example Career Outcomes:

  • Assistant Audio Engineer for Film/Video, T.V., Multimedia/Video Games, Freelance
  • Computer Music Designer
  • Digital Audio Editor / Music Editor / Sound Editor for Film, T.V., Music or Radio
  • Disc Jockey
  • Live Sound Engineer / Live Technical Support
  • Location Sound Engineer for Film and Television (ENG, EFP)
  • Mastering Engineer / Remastering Engineer
  • MIDI Programmer
  • Mixer / Re-recording Mixer / Re-Recording Engineer
  • Performer / Musician
  • Post-Production Assistant
  • Pro Audio Sales / Product Representative / Customer Service
  • Recording Studio Assistant
  • Sound Designer / (Studio) Sound Engineer
  • Sound Technician / Studio Technician / Maintenance Technician

Professional Organizations / Sites / Vendors:

Acoustical Society of America (ASA) – http://asa.aip.org
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) – http://www.atsc.org/standards.html
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) – http://www.ascap.com
American Songwriters Network
Association for Independent Music (AIM) – http://www.afim.org
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) – http://www.amps.net
Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS) – http://www.arps.co.uk
Audio Adrenaline – http://www.audioa.com
Audio Engineering Society (AES) - http://www.aes.org
Audio Ideas Guide – http://www.audio-ideas.com
Audio Media Online – http://www.audiomedia.com
Audio Nova Links - http://audionova.nu/innehall/audionova_magazines.htm
Audio Precision – http://www.ap.com
Audio Recording Center – http://www.audio-recording-center.com
Audio Review – http://www.audioreview.com
Audio Revolution – http://www.audiorevolution.com
Audio Scientific – http://www.audioscientific.com
Audio World – http://www.audioworld.com
Audioactive.com – http://www.audioactive.com
AudioAsylum – http://www.audioasylum.com
AudioFind – http://www.audiofind.com
AudioForums.com – http://www.audioforums.com
Audiograbber – http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
AudioLinks.NL – http://www.audiolinks.nl
Audio-Technica – http://www.audio-technica.com/
Auditory.org – http://www.auditory.org
Avid – http://www.avid.com
B&H (Photo-Video-Pro Audio) – http://www.bhphotovideo.com
Berklee Shares (music lessons) – http://www.berkleeshares.com
Boston Audio Society – http://www.bostonaudiosociety.org
British federation of Audio (BfA) – http://www.british-audio.org.uk
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) – http://www.bmi.com
Cakewalk – http://www.cakewalk.com
Cinema Audio Society - http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/
Consumer Electronics Association – http://www.ce.org
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – http://www.cesweb.org
Crest Audio – http://www.crestaudio.com
Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) – http://www.cedia.org
DigiDesign / ProTools – http://www.digidesign.com | http://www.protools.com
Digital Media Net – http://digitalmedianet.com
Digital Pro Sound – http://www.digitalprosound.com
Digital Theatre Systems (DTS) – http://www.dtsonline.com
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. – http://www.dolby.com
EARS: ElectroAcoustic Resource Site - http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/EARS/
EAW Links – http://www.eaw.com/links/
Electronic Music Foundation (EMF) – http://www.emf.org
Emagic – http://www.emagic.de
Engineering Harmonics Links – http://www.engineeringharmonics.com/links.htm
EQ Magazine – http://www.eqmag.com
Exact Audio Copy – http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – http://www.fcc.gov
Go2Audio Directory – http://www.go2audio.com
GoldWave, Inc. – http://www.goldwave.com
High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) – http://www.hdcd.com
Home Recording Rights Coalition (HRRC) – http://www.hrrc.org
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) – http://www.ieeeusa.org
International Communications Ind. Assoc., Inc. (InfoComm) – http://www.infocomm.org
International Music Products Association (NAMM) – http://www.namm.com
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - http://www.itu.int/home/index.html
International Teleproduction Society –
LARES – http://www.lares-lexicon.com
Lexicon – http://www.lexicon.com
Live Audio Board (ProSoundWeb.com) – http://www.live-audio.com
M.I.T. Media Lab – http://www.media.mit.edu
M-Audio – http://www.m-audio.com
Media Line – http://www.medialinenews.com
MIDI Manufacturers Association – http://www.midi.org
Mix Magazine – http://www.mixonline.com
Monkey’s Audio (lossless audio compressor) – http://www.monkeysaudio.com
Motion Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) – http://www.mpeg.org
Museophile – http://archive.museophile.org/audio/
Music Producers Guild of the Americas – http://www.musicproducer.com
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) – http://www.naras.org
National Association of Broadcasters – http://www.nab.org
National Public Radio (NPR) – http://www.npr.org
Netvet (animal sound sites) – http://netvet.wustl.edu/sounds.htm
Ogg Vorbis (Open Free Audio) – http://www.vorbis.com
Open-Songs.com – http://www.open-songs.com
PrePal (Internet used musical instrument prices) – http://www.prepal.com
Pro Sound News – http://www.prosoundnews.com
Professional Audio-Video Retailers Association (PARA) – http://www.paralink.org
ProNetGuide – http://www.pronetguide.com
ProRec.com – http://www.prorec.com
ProSoundWeb.com – http://www.prosoundweb.com
ProStudio.com – http://www.prostudio.com
QSC Audio – http://www.qscaudio.com
RealAudio – http://www.realaudio.com
Recording Engineers Quarterly – http://recordingeq.com
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) – http://www.riaa.com
Society of Broadcast Engineers – http://www.sbe.org
Society of Motion Picture and television Engineers (SMPTE) – http://www.smpte.org
Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS) – http://www.spars.com
Songstuff.com - http://www.songstuff.com
Streamingmedia.com – http://www.streamingmedia.com
Super Audio CD (SACD) – http://www.sonymusic.com/sacd/
Systems Contractor – http://www.systemscontractor.com
The Recording Academy (Grammy / NARAS) – http://www.grammy.com
THX, Ltd. – http://www.thx.com
TMH Corporation – http://www.tmhlabs.com
TNT Audio (Internet Hi-Fi Review) – http://www.tnt-audio.com
TourSupport.net – http://www.toursupport.net
Wav Central – http://www.wavcentral.com
World Wide Pro Audio Directory – http://www.audiodirectory.nl/
http://www.filmsound.org
http://www.recording.org
ZioGiorgio.com – http://www.ziogiorgio.com

Associate Quarter System

Associate Degree in Digital Audio Production



















Course # Course Name Credits Lecutre Hours Lab Hours Intern Hours Total Clock Hours Totals
1st Quarter Classes:
Math Elective (Foundational or College Math) 4 40 0 0 40

English Elective (Foundational or Compositional) 4 40 0 0 40

College Success 3 20 20 0 40
DAP1xx Introduction to Digital Audio 4 20 40 0 60 15/180









2nd Quarter Classes:
General Education 4 40 0 0 40

General Education 4 40 0 0 40
DAP1xx History of Sound and Music 4 20 40 0 60
DAP1xx Audio Recording Techniques I 4 20 40 0 60 16/200









3rd Quarter Classes:
General Education 4 40 0 0 40

General Education 4 40 0 0 40
DAP1xx Music Theory I 4 20 40 0 60
DAP1xx Audio Editing I 4 20 40 0 60 16/200









4th Quarter Classes:
General Education 4 40 0 0 40
DAP2xx Digital Audio Specifications 4 20 40 0 60
DAP2xx Studio Maintenance and Troubleshooting I 4 20 40 0 60
DAP2xx MIDI Principles 4 20 40 0 60 16/220









5th Quarter Classes:
Career/Portfolio Development 3 20 20 0 40
DAP2xx Music Theory II 4 20 40 0 60
DAP2xx Audio Recording Techniques II 4 20 40 0 60
DAP2xx Audio Editing II 4 20 40 0 60 15/220









6th Quarter Classes:
General Education 4 40 0 0 40
DAP2xx Internship/Capstone Course 4 0 0 120 120
DAP2xx Studio Maintenance and Troubleshooting II 4 20 40 0 60 12/220









English/Humanities credits Total 90 600 520 120 1240 90/1240
Math/Science credits General Education 32 320 0 0 320 32/320
Social Science credits Required CEC Courses 10 40 40 120 200 10/200
Total 32 credits Concentration Courses 48 240 480 0 720 48/720









(8 G.E. courses, 3 Required CEC courses, 12 Concentration courses)
















General Education Categories: Humanities (includes English, Literature, Communication, Philosophy, Aesthetics/Fine Arts, and Foreign Language courses)
Math/Science (includes Mathematics, Natural Science, Information Literacy, and Technology courses)
Social Science (includes History, Behavioral Science, Economics, Political Science, and Cultural Diversity courses)
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