MU 352 - Mixing and Mastering

(3.00 cr.)

Provides students an opportunity to work with multi-track recordings in this project-based course, teaching the principles of music editing, mixing, mastering, and how to confidently and musically use these principles to create finished music productions of high quality. Students learn how to monitor, prepare, and edit raw tracks. Additionally, students balance the tracks while applying EQ, compression, and effects. Finally, students learn how to create a high-quality two-track master which meets the loudness standards for streaming and other forms of distribution. The primary goal of the course is to enable students to edit and mix articulate and expressive musical works through the digital process.

Prerequisite: MU 110 or MU 201 or MU 202 or MU 203 or one MU 300-level course, or written permission of the instructor.
Sessions Typically Offered: Fall
Years Typically Offered: Varies