MUSC-2447-01 - Audio Engr III
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Fall 2015 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Fall 2015 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Freyermuth, John Edward | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6520 | ||||||||||||
freyermuthje@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||||||
Course Information | |||||||||||||
Course Number | 90864 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | Advanced practice of procedures and techniques in recording and manipulating audio. Includes digital audio editing, advanced recording techniques and advanced engineering projects. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites |
MUSC-1427 MUSC-2427 |
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Required Textbooks |
USB Flash Drive (Minimum of 4 GB of Space) External Firewire/USB 3.0/ Thunderbolt Hard Drive with Minimum 7,200 RPM and Oxford Chip Set (Preferably Avid Certified for use with Pro Tools.) I recommend OWC and Glyph Notebook for use as a Course Journal Sound and Recording Applications and Theory By Francis Rumsey and Tim McCormick 7th Edition ISBN: 978-0-415-84337 Mixing Audio By: Roey Izhaki ISBN: 978-0-240-52222-7 |
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Attendance Policy | You get one "free" absence before your late/absences start to count against your grade in the Attendance category. After that, each Monday, Wednesday and Friday absence deducts 5% of your attendance grade. Showing up to class late three times equals one absence. Leaving class early without a written excuse will also count against your attendance grade in the late column. | ||||||||||||
Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Attendance 10% Class Participation 10% Assignments 5% Weekly Studio Time (Minimum 3 Hours) 10% Quizzes (x15) 20 % Tests (x4) 20% Projects 25% |
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Final Exam Date | December 4, 2015 - 2:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Course Introduction; Syllabus Review; Pretest; Review Recording Techniques; Session Settings and Session Templates Week 2: Advanced Signal Flow; Gain Staging; Headroom; Recording Drums; Quiz 1 Week 3: Editing and Triggering Drums; Quiz 2; Project 1 Due Week 4: Pro Tools Editing: Comping Tracks, Using Playlists, Drum Replacement and Tuning Test 1 Week 5: Pro Tools Etiquette, Preparing a Pro Tools Session for Recording; Preparing a Pro Tools Session For Mixing; Quiz 3; Project 2 Due Week 6: Get back on track week; Quiz 4 Week 7: Elements of a Mix; Quiz 5; Project 3 Due Week 8; Different Approaches to Mixing, Serial or Parallel; Test 2 (Mid Term) Week 9: Different Approaches to Mixing Continued; Quiz 6; Project 4 Week 10: Balance and Panorama; Quiz 7 Week 11: Frequency and EQ; Quiz 8; Project 5 Week 12: Creating and Controlling Dynamic Range; Test 3 Week 13: Dimension and Space; Quiz 8; Project 6 Week 14: Modulation, Saturation and Other effects; Quiz 9 Week 15: The Mix Bus; Quiz 10; Project 7 December 4 2015 at 2:00 PM Final Exam (Test 4) |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Week 2 Quiz 1 Week 3 Quiz 2 Week 4 Test 1 Week 5 Quiz 3 Week 6 Quiz 4 Week 7 Quiz 5 Week 8 Midterm (Test 2) Week 9 Quiz 6 Week 10 Quiz 7 Week 11 Quiz 8 Week 12 Test 3 Week 14 Quiz 9 Week 15 Quiz 10 December 4 2015 at 2:00 PM Final Exam (Test 4) Projects Week 3,5, 7,9, 11, 13,15 |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
1. PSLO Alpha: Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. 2. Apply commercial music sound technology to their professional practice. 3. Apply commercial music performance skill to support sound engineering practice. 4. Applies basic music industry principles to professional practice. 5. Demonstrates professional behavior as characterized by a commitment to the profession. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. (PSLO Alpha) 2. Utilize advanced recording techniques (PSLO 2,3) 3. Utilize basic editing techniques (PSLO 2) 4. Demonstrate Engineering concepts to complete an advanced recording projects (PSLO 2,3,4) |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Additional Information |
No late work will be accepted in this class unless the student presents proof of extenuating circumstances. All of your grades will be available for you in the “my grades” section of our Blackboard Page. I will also meet with each student individually every four weeks to discuss your current grade and your progress in the class. |
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Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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