Intro to Digital Audio

CAMPUS LAB SCHEDULES - MIDI LAB, DIGI LAB

Dates Due By Friday @ Midnight Lab files & videos Class Meeting Webcasts Study Notes & Readings
Jan 14-15 1) Watch The Class Overview Video (Quicktime required)
2) Vote on Class Meeting Times
3) Read the Syllabus
4) Log into D2L and do Discussion Question 1
5) Watch LAB 1 Video PT 8
Week 1Jan 18-22 Discussion Question (DQ 1)Class Notes! Lab 1 Instructions
Lab 1 Answer Sheet
Lab 1 Audio Data
Jan 19, 2010 Intro To Digital Audio Online Dimdim Class 1-1 Digital Audio
1-3 DAW_Computers
Jan 20, 2010 1-3 DAW COMPUTERS
Week 2Jan 25-29 Quiz 1Class Notes! Jan 26, 2010 1-4 DAW Hardware 1-4 DAW_Hardware
1-5 DAW_Software
1-7 DAW_Structure
Jan 27, 2010 1-5 & 1-7 DAW Software & StructureOLD Daw Hardware & Software (1-4 & 1-5)
Week 3Feb 1-5 DQ 2Lab 1

Class Notes!

Lab 2 Instructions
Lab 2 Answer Sheet
Lab 2 Audio Data
Feb 2, 2010 2-3 Capacity & Binary #’s 2-3 capacity.html
2-4 Storage_Media
Feb 3, 2010 2-4 Storage Media

OLD Storage Media & Capacity (2-3 & 2-4)

Week 4Feb 8-12 Quiz 2,Class Notes! LAB 2 Video PT8 Feb 9, 2010 2-5 File Systems 2-5 File Systems
2-6 Storage_Interface
Feb 10, 2010 2-6 Storage, and 2-7 Transmission Intro to ClockingOLD Storage interfaces & File systems (2-5 & 2-6)
Week 5Feb 15-19 DQ 3Class Notes!

Exam 1

Exam 1 – Thursday to Friday Night Feb 16, 2010 2-7 More clocking, Transmission, 3-1 sound physics 2-7 transmission
3-1 Physics_of_Sound2-1 plug-ins
2-2 Record_Replay_Edit
Feb 17, 2010 2-1&2-2 Plugins & Record/Replay/EditOLD Plugins & Recording (2-1 & 2-2 & Exam Review)
Week 6Feb 22-26 Quiz 3Lab 2

Class Notes!

LAB 3 Video PT8 Signal Processing: EQ, Gates, Compression, Delay Check your D2L Email for Instructions!EQ & FILTERS Demo Lecture (EQ and Filters)
Also See Lab 3 video (Dynamics & Gating)
Case Ch 4/5
Week 7Mar 1-5 DQ 4,Class Notes! Lab 3 Audio DataInstructions

Answer Sheet

LAB 3 Video PT8

Mar 2, 2010, Compression, Limiting, Gating, Expansion Case Ch 6/7
Mar 3, 2010 Intro to bussing & time based processors
Mar 8-12 Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break
Week 9Mar 15-19 Quiz 4 Lab 3Class Notes! LAB 4 Video PT8
Lab 4 Audio Files
DimDim.com Webcast (Tue@ 4:20 & Wed@ 2:20)Sweetwater Sound Real World

Interviews with Chet Chambers, Robbie Resnick, & Jeff McDonald Coming soon!

Case Ch 9
Week 10Mar 22-26 DQ 5,Class Notes! Lab 4 Instructions
Lab 4 Answer Sheet
Lab 4 Chord Chart
Mar 24, 2010 Control Surfaces & Automation in a studio Case Ch 10/11 (partial)Craig Andertons Reverb Tutorial
Reverb Class Video!
Week 11Mar 29-Apr 2 Quiz 5Class Notes! Mar 30, 2010 Hex, Conversion & Twos complement 1-2 Binary_Systems3-3 Conversion_Sampling
3-4 Conversion_Quantize
Mar 31, 2010 Intro to Sampling & Bit DepthFurther Discussion of Sample Rate & Bit Depth

SampleRate Images

Week 12Apr 5-9 DQ 6Lab 4

Class Notes!

Exam 2

Exam 2 – Available Thurs-Friday night April 6 – Digital Audio interconnection 3-5 Conversion_Process
3-6 Quality_Issues
2-8 interconnect
April 7 – A/D Converters
Week 13Apr 12-16 Quiz 6,Class Notes! Lab 5 Instructions
Lab 5 Mix Scope & Session file
aApril 13 – Class and Lab 5 PT overview

LAB 5 Video PT8

4-1 Optical_Media
4-2 Reduction
4-3 Lossy File Formats
aApril 14 – Optical Media
Week 14Apr 19-23 DQ 7Class Notes! Proficiency: Available 7pm Thurs- DUE 11:59pm Friday

aApril 20&21 – Proficiency Instructions

Lab 5, Proficiency

4200 PROFICIENCY INSTRUCTIONSProficiency Files
Week 15Apr 26-30 Quiz 7, Lab 5Class Notes! Catch up & Loose ends, Final Review aApril 27 – Last day of class, final exam instructions Final Review
May 3-6 Final Exam Final Exam Extra Readings
1-6 File_Types