Catalog Year:
2019 - 2020, 2020 - 2021, 2021 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025, 2025 - 2026

Audio Technology I is a specialized certificated program that teaches the process of engineering and recording music. Students learn the fundamentals of audio technology, including sound characteristics, signal flow, console functions, microphone types and techniques, signal processing, audio equipment, studio procedures, equipment design, cables and multi-track recording and mixing techniques. Projects are assigned to emphasize and improve specific skills, from recording basic tracks through editing a finished mix. The industry standard and embraced AVID Pro Tools HDX System and AVID S6 M40 console or newer are used exclusively throughout all courses.

Career Opportunities

Audio Technology I provides the necessary foundation for the Music and Recording Arts Industry. It includes an introduction to current and relevant recording equipment, AVID Pro Tools recording software, planning, scheduling and producing a recording session, and editing and mixing techniques that produce a portfolio of work for internships and job opportunities.
Required Courses (16 credits)
Units: 16.0
MUS 240
RECORDING ARTS I: FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
3.0
MUS 241
RECORDING ARTS II: STUDIO WORKSHOP
3.0
MUS 242
RECORDING ARTS III: ADVANCED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
3.0
MUS 243
RECORDING ARTS IV: STUDIO WORKSHOP II
4.0
MUS 201
FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC (MUSIC THEORY I)
3.0
Total: 16.0

Program Outcomes

Outcome
Identify the different techniques and essential equipment used for recording music.
Assessment
Student recording session participation and comprehensive final examination
Outcome
Apply the concepts of sound physics and acoustics to the recording process
Assessment
Student recording session participation.
Outcome
Record and track any instrument or voice with proper levels and balance.
Assessment
Student recording session participation.
Outcome
Demonstrate a working knowledge of audio systems including outboard gear.
Assessment
Student recording session participation, instructor evaluation and comprehensive final examination.
Outcome
Apply musical best practices to an audio project (musicianship).
Assessment
Practice mixes with feedback/evaluation by instructor.
Outcome
Comprehend the aesthetic contribution of sound to media.
Assessment
Student listening assignments of various genres of acoustic instruments and voices. Instructor feedback and evaluation of printed reports.
Outcome
Utilize the techniques and process of sound recordings in Pro Tools.
Assessment
Student recording session participation, comprehensive final examination and student final CD mixes.
Outcome
Effectively edit and process sound for CD.
Assessment
Final project student portfolios submitted to instructor for listening evaluation.