January 10 Week 1-1
Intro to sound design and T369
January 12 Week 1-2
Read: Sonnenschein's Sound Design (will be abbreviated "SD") Preface & Intro; Nick Peck article
Foley introduction & junk band performances
January 17 Week 2-1
January 19 Week 2-2
Due: Foley performance (assignment #1)
January 24 Week 3-1
Read: Pro Tools 8 PDF documentation (abbreviated "PT8") chapters 2; 18-19
Recording Chain I: microphones, connections, preamps & A/D conversion
Nyquist-Shannon Theorem:
When sampling a signal, the sampling frequency must be greater than twice the input signal frequency in order to be able to reconstruct the original perfectly from the sampled version.
The theorem was first formulated by Harry Nyquist in 1928; formally proven by Claude E. Shannon in 1949
Watch this with the SOUND OFF!!! Rango video game trailer Find one object to create a sound effect in this trailer and bring it to our next class meeting.
January 26 Week 3-2
Read: SD 1, 7-8
Recording Chain II: DAW, media, Pro Tools recording
Creating a "sound map" with "The Matrix" (available at IUCAT: original & collector's edition)
January 31 Week 4-1
Mobile recording demo (see links on class Resources page)
Due: Assignment 2 sound map (milestone #1)
February 2 Week 4-2
Mobile recording II
February 7 Week 5-1
Read: PT8 22-27
Pro Tools I: editing
Due: Assignment 2 SFX recordings (milestone #2)
February 9 Week 5-2
Read: PT8 37; DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide
Pro Tools II: EQ & DSP
Making sense of compression ratios
February 14 Week 6-1
Read: PT8 40-43; Ben Burtt article
Pro Tools III: mixing
What is a "master fader"?
February 16 Week 6-2
Read: PT8 48
Pro Tools IV: misc. techniques
Due: Assignment 2 edited SFX (milestone#3)
February 21 Week 7-1
Assignment #2 working critique (REQUIRED for group a)
February 23 Week 7-2
Assignment #2 working critique (REQUIRED for group b)
February 28 Week 8-1
Open lab day
March 1 Week 8-2
Due: Assignment 2
March 6 Week 9-1
Read: Wrightson article ; López notes
R.M. Schafer on John Cage
Soundscape composition
Acoustic ecology
March 8 Week 9-2
Read: Pierre Schaeffer; Brian Eno (PDF also at Oncourse/Resources)
Objet sonore
Ambient music
Equal-loudness: Fletcher-Munson Curves; Equal-loudness Contour; Equal-loudness chart
March 12-16 Spring Break
No classes; enjoy your break!
March 20 Week 10-1
Lab day to work on soundscape projects
Due: sound map for your "real" OR imaginary
soundscape
(upload before class begins to Oncourse > Assignments 2> A3 (Soundscape) Sound Maps)
March 22 Week 10-2
Assignment #3 working critique (REQUIRED for group b)
March 27 Week 11-1
Assignment #3 working critique (REQUIRED for group a)
March 29 Week 11-2
Due: "real" OR imaginary soundscape
April 3 Week 12-1
April 5 Week 12-2
Sound synthesis II: composite and layered sounds
Other synth toys:
CFXR
TAL-Noisemaker
YMCK Magical 8Bit Plug
Due: Sound map for assignment #4
April 10 Week 13-1
Read: SD 9; videogame sound history; Simpson's article
Sound design for contemporary games & technology: There's a glitch in the Matrix
Adobe Flash intro
April 12 Week 13-2
Assignment #4 working critique (REQUIRED for group a)
Review final project progress
April 17 Week 14-1
Assignment #4 working critique (REQUIRED for group b)
Review final project progress
April 19 Week 14-2
Due: Assignment #4
April 24 Week 15-1
Assignment #5 working critique (REQUIRED for group b)
April 26 Week 15-2
Assignment #5 working critique (REQUIRED for group a)
May 1 Finals Week
Due at 2:45 pm: Assignment #5
We will meet during the final exam period for a final critique: 2:45-4:45, Tuesday, May 1