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Introduction to Digital Sound Design by Steve Everett

Today, the first day of 31 days online course with certification
at the Emory University in Atlanta.
"Introduction to Digital Sound Design"
with Professor of Music Steve Everett.

Syllabus

Week 1: THE NATURE OF SOUND

Sound

The Human Ear
The Six Properties of Sound
Pitch
Loudness and Amplitude
Timbre
Perceived Duration
Envelope and Articulation
Spatial Location, Diffusion, Reverberant Environment
Timbre and the Overtone Series
Music and the Human Condition
SOFTWARE Tutorial: Sonic Visualizer
Music and the Environment

Week 2: MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - BASICS

Recording

Microphones
Mixer Basics
Digital Audio File Formats
Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI
Digital Audio Effects
SOFTWARE Tutorial: Audacity Audio Processing
TEST 1

Week 3: MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - SYNTHESIS

SOFTWARE Tutorial: Soundation Web-based Digital Audio Workstation
Synthesis
Oscillators
Filters
Envelope Generators
Modulation with LFOs
Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Granular Synthesis
Physical Modeling
SOFTWARE Tutorials: Mammut, Hydrogen
Sound Project Using Soundation
posted on SoundCloud website

Week 4: CREATIVE STRATEGIES

Sonification
Sound for Visual Media
Mobile Interactions
SOFTWARE (Brief Introductions): Max, Pure Data, Kyma, Supercollider, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Avid
ProTools
TEST 2