due on the date specified

Coaching Sessions for Final Projects will be Thursday, December 15, 1:00-4:00 pm

Final Projects will be presented Tuesday, December 20, 10:30 am-12 noon

December 8

Read: in course pack "The Big Squeeze"

December 6

Read: http://mixonline.com/internet/newformats/audio_surround_variations/

December 1

Read in course pack: Synchronization and timecode basics, SMPTE Time Code Tutorial
Write: proposal for final projects

November 22

Lab: use Melodyne to fix the horns in the example session
Write: 3rd project reports
Meet with group and propose final project

November 17

Read: In course pack: Tutorial: Technology of MIDI (four parts)

November 14, 12 noon: Colloquium with Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Lab, Granoff 155. Free lunch follows!

November 15

Read in course pack: Tutorial: History of MIDI
Lab: Mix the "Blues Session" in the Documents folder on all the comptuers.

Plan your third recording project. It must involve at least four instruments (not including vocal), and is to be recorded in multitrack. Some of the tracks must be overdubbed.
Plans for the project must be emailed to Prof. Lehrman no later than noon, Monday, November 7

November 10

Read Pro Tools Reference Guide, pages 62 (Hardware Buffer Size), and 447-448 (Reducing Monitoring Latency)
Read in course pack: Celemony Melodyne DNA Editor (review in Sound On Sound); Plug-in Design: Modelling
Read online: http://www.izotope.com/support/help/alloy/index.html, all pages under Introduction, Alloy Modules, and Meters.
Lab: Mix the Dahmani Drums ProTools session on the server (copy it to your local drive and re-label it). Bounce to 2 tracks. Be prepared to present 30 seconds of your mix on Thursday.

All students please plan to attend Thursday evening's class with Tom. We will be doing important mixing and processing work.

November 3

2nd project writeups are due Wednesday, November 2, at noon.

Read Pro Tools Reference Guide, chapter 46
Read online http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Phasing
and http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Flanging

Midterm exam is due in Prof. Lehrman's mailbox by noon on Monday, October 31.

November 1

Read Pro Tools Reference Guide, chapters 43, 45
Read in course pack: Dynamic range compression

October 27

Read Pro Tools Reference Guide, pp. 433-449, 463-468 (middle)
Read (Applications>Peak Docs) Peak 6 User Guide, pp. 117-top of 127; Burning Audio CDs.pdf tutorial
Read in course pack: Advanced reverberation; Use Reverb like a Pro 1

October 20

Read ProTools Reference Guide, chaps 40, 44
Read Yamaha 01V96 manual, chap 5
Read in course pack: Moulton: "Beyond Spectral Management"

October 18

Read in course pack Strawn: Digital Audio Concepts, p. 38-end
READ PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT!!

Second Recording Project (Due Thurs Oct 27): multimic 2-track session in ProTools. Must have at least three instruments, with or without voice. Electric guitar or bass okay, but no direct boxes or synths. Do not schedule any sessions before October 18th's class!

October 13

Read Thompson ch 14
Read in course pack Strawn: Digital Audio Concepts, through middle of p. 38
Read in course pack: Meyer and Moran: Audibility of a CD-Standard A/D/A Loop

October 11

Project writeups due by email before class

October 6

Quiz is due in Prof. Lehrman's mailbox by 12 noon!
Remember to bring in your quiz paper.

Read: Thompson, Chapter 4

October 4

Read online: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/audio/spk.html
and http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/audio/cross.html
and VRM Box User Guide pp 3-6
Read: Thompson pp 27-31

September 29

Read: ProTools Reference Guide chapter 22 through “Loop Recording” on p. 463; chapters 25 (skip MIDI parts) and 26
White Chapters 10-12, 14
First Recording Project (Due Thurs Oct 6): 2-mic/2-track to ProTools. Assignment: Meet with your team to plan and make a two-track recording. Must have at least two instruments, or guitar and voice, or drumset, or solo piano. Make a 3-minute version to play in class (although piece may be longer).

September 27

Read: White chaps 9, 13
Read: ProTools Reference Guide
Applications>Digidesign>Documentation>ProTools>Pro Tools Reference Guide.pdf
chapters 2, 11, 10 (pp 179-middle of 184; pp 198-199), 13.

September 22

Read: Thompson chap 7
In course pack: Coincident or Near-Coincident Mic Placement Techniques, Spaced mic techniques

NOTE: 3:00 pm class meets in Fisher
6:00 pm class meets in Room 155

September 20

Read: Thompson, pp 14-22,
Read: White, Chaps 5, 6, 8
Read in course pack: Why does Proximity Effect occur?
Read in course pack: Using DI Boxes

September 15

Read: Thompson pp 245-258, 315-329
Read: White chapters 1-4
Read in course pack: Room modes

September 13

Finish reading: Thompson, Chapter 5.
Read: Thompson, pp 207-217, 222-229.
Read: http://www.ethanwiner.com/believe.html
Read in course pack: "The Big Misconception"

September 8

NOTE: Attendance at the evening session on September 8 is required of all students.

Read: Thompson "Understanding Audio" Chapter 5.
Study in the course pack: frequency and loudness charts
Read in the course pack: “MIT finds new hearing mechanism”
Read in the course pack: “iPod trend brings spike in noise-induced hearing loss.”
Read in the course pack: “How Hearing Works”