Music Technology Introduction

Some knowledge of electricity (Ohm’s law) and Physics (sound, its properties and characteristics).

Learning will take place from an actual practice in each of the headings under which each student will develop concrete actions proposed by the teacher or suggested by own according to your preferences or needs, always having as goal to its application in specific projects.
Some matters may be submitted by students, at the suggestion of a teacher, which will monitor the students ‘ search for a later presentation of results to the class.
In an eminently practical approach, all programmatic headings will translate into concrete tasks to be carried out by each of the students.

1. Acquire basic concepts of electricity and Informatics; 2. Know the reality and scope of the information technologies in the field of audio; 3. Acquire basic handling capacity of essential tools and technologies 4. form a critical consciousness about the existing technological facilities: its relevance, usefulness, timeliness, scope and relevance; 5. know and understand the operating principles of the musical production and creation tools, in order to a knowledge base that can be later deepened and studied other disciplines throughout the course.

1. SOUND system
a) the audio system
b) General principles of electricity.
c) components of an audio system
d) the use of a sound system: hearing criteria:
2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES and audio
a) Introduction; familiarity with basic concepts of technology
b) settings and environments: different platforms.
c) home studio; from hardware to software
3. writing: text and music
a) musical writing: introduction and utilization of various notation software 4. THE MIDI PROTOCOL
5. DIGITAL AUDIO
a) Elementar Concepts.
b) the digital audio signal.
c) Knowledge contents of dedicated tools.
6. SOUND synthesis
a) the use of dedicated hardware and software: synthesizers and samplers b) virtual synthesis: software synthesizers
c) the Standard Midi File; potential and possibilities of use
d) MIDI comunication

• - Attendance and Participation - 20.0%
• - Practical works - 80.0%

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