Taylor Brook - Composer

Week 1 (Sept 5): Introduction

Week 2 (Sept 12): Acoustics and Digitizing Sound

Digitizing Sound Terms:
• Analog ro digital converter and digital to audio converter (ADC/DAC)
• Sampling rate
• Nyquist frequency
• Bit depth
• Sound waves

Link to Waves Animations

Week 3 (Sept 19): Basic Editing

Basic Editing Terms:
• Using "Help", Forums, Documentation
• Importing Audio
• Tools
• Main, Mixer, Inspector, and Project Windows
• Stereo vs Mono Tracks
• Zoom in/out
• Moving Audio (incl. shuffle L-R: command)
• Destructive vs Non-Destructive editing
• Split (command-t)
• Snap/Grid
• Zero Crossing
• Fade in/out, Crossfade
• Nudge
• Saving Projects Correctly (Audio Files folder)
• Bounce

Week 4 Sept 26): NO CLASS (to be replaced with individual meetings)

Week 5 (Oct 3) :Presentation of Assignment 1 and Acoustics Continued

Key terms:
• Transverse vs. longitudinal waves
• Period, frequency, amplitude, phase
• Interference (+ Beating)
• Logarithmic vs. linear
• Decibel (dB)
• Wave length
• Speed of sound
• Timbre
• Partial, fundamental, harmonic, spectral envelop

Link to Waves Animations
Link to Phase Animation

Week 6 (Oct 10): Introduction to Recording and Acoustics Continued

Week 7 (Oct 17): Presentation of Assignment 2 and Filters, Localization, and Reverb

Filtering

Key Terms:
• Gain, Q, Freq, Slope
• High Pass, Low Pass, High Shelf, Low Shelf,
• Parametric EQ (in Logic-> "Channel EQ")
• Plug-in
• Automation

Localization

Key Terms:
• Interaural Intensity Differences (IID)
• Interaural Time Differences (ITD)
• Head Related Filtering (a.k.a., Head Realted Transfer Functions, HRTF)

Reverb

Key Terms:
• Early reflections
• Late reflections
• High cut
• Diffusion
• Size
• Send effect
• Algorithmic Reverb
• Convolution (i.e., Impulse Response) Reverb

Link to Samplecity Impulse Responses (free)
Link to Valhalla Room Plug-in (50$)

Week 8 (Oct 24): Basic DSP

Key Terms:

• Chorus
• Flanger
• Ring modulation
• Distortion
• Overdrive
• Bit crushing
• Delay
• Delay time
• Feedback
• Comb filtering

Week 9 (Oct 31): Compressions, Limiting, and Gating

Key Terms:
• Compressor
• Gate
• Limiter
• Threshold
• Ratio
• Attack
• Release
• Make-Up Gain
• Mix
• Look Ahead
• Ducker

Week 10 (Nov 7): Multichannel Audio and Live Diffusion

Key Terms:
• Audio Interface
• Outputs
• Line-in Inputs
• Mixer Sub-Out Vs Mixer Main Out
• Mixer Output assignment