Course Description

This course is a continuation of live sound techniques, including acoustic properties of sound, sound equipment, signal flow, and system engineering. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

2

Lecture Hours

2

Required Prerequisites

AUD 130 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Demonstrate microphones and mic placement.
• Identify the effects - reverb, phase, delay, chorus, flange.
• Demonstrate mix bussing and routing.
• Identify the basics of loudspeakers and amplification.
• Identify the basics of gain structure.
• Identify the basics of rigging.

Application:

• Test and document audio signal effects - reverb, phase, delay, chorus, flange.
• Analyze loudspeaker and amplification specifications.
• Compare and Contrast various audio effects.

Integration:

• Safely rig (install) a live sound setup.

Human Dimension:

• See themselves as artists.
• Collaborate with others in a creative environment.
• Recognize the personal and societal importance of self-expression and creativity.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Express interest in music from other cultures and genres.
• Value differences in cultural expressions of creativity.
• Recognize the role music plays as an expression of social concerns.

Learning How to Learn:

• Read study effectively.
• Frame useful questions.
• Develop educational goals.
• Direct/regulate their own learning.
• Learn through collaboration.