1. Concepts of Sound
What is sound made of?
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Frequency and amplitude
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Phase and time
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How do we hear?
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The acoustic, analog, and digital domains
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2. The Signal Path: Acoustic and Analog
Overview of a signal path
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Getting sound into the analog domain
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Types of analog connections
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Gain stages in the analog domain
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Metering
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Getting sound back to the acoustic domain
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3. The Signal Path: Digital
Adding the digital domain
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Analog to digital conversion
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Gain stages in the digital domain
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Dither
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Digital to analog conversion
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Digital formats and data compression
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How digital connections work
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4. Digital Audio Workstations
Introducing the DAW
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Types of DAWs
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Effects plugins and virtual instruments
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Managing computer resources
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5. MIDI
MIDI: Recording performances, not sounds
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How MIDI is communicated
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Storing and processing MIDI
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6. Mixing and Processing Audio
Levels, pan, and automation
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Monitoring levels while mixing
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Partials, harmonics, and equalization (EQ)
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Types of EQ components
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Compression and other dynamic processing
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Threshold, ratio, and four types of dynamic processors
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Attack and release in dynamic processors
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Reverb
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Characteristics of analog and digital
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