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MMS 171 - Audio Production


Last Date of Approval: Spring 2020

2 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Total Lab Hours: 30
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge necessary to operate broadcast and recording audio equipment and software. It will also teach the student to understand the properties of sound and its impact on media. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of planning and producing for on-air, on location, and production studio productions. This course also examines various brands of software-based DAWS (Digital Audio Workstations) that are used in both staff and freelance work. This course will also help students gain confidence in skills and abilities which will be of key significance when making important life decisions.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face, and/or online

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: None

Common Course Assessment(s): None

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
 

  1. Identify the studio environment. 

  1. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of digital and analog audio. 

  1. Demonstrate use of production equipment in the studio and on location. 

  1. Manipulate audio using signal processing equipment to obtain the desired effect. 

  1. Cite examples of production situations and how-to set up and adapt to different situations. 

  1. Express the importance of sound production for visual media. 

  1. Describe the effect of sound on hearing and the function of the human ear. 

Course Objectives:  

  1. Identify the relationship between the image, the soundtrack, and the narrative. 

  1. Analyze the narrative and psychological functions of sound design. 

  1. Analyze the effects of sound. 

  1. Explain the effects of the environment on sound. 



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