Audio 101 – Basic Audio Techniques

30 hours of lecture[Prerequisite: None]

This course introduces students to audio engineering. Topics include:

  • The theory of sound – about decibels, frequency, hertz, sound waves, etc.
  • Proper signal levels and connections
  • How to use microphones – how to pick the correct microphone for a particular application
  • How to position microphones correctly
  • Audio recorders, both analog and digital
  • How to connect audio recorders to mixing boards
  • Signal routing and how the audio signal flows through the mixing board
  • Equalization and how to equalize various instruments
  • Effects sends and returns, and how to connect signal processors to the mixing board
  • How to record a band in the recording studio
  • How a well balanced mix is put together

We ask that the student go to the Internet and purchase this online “eBook”:
Audio Engineering 101 by Tim Dittmar – (2nd Edition) Copyright 2018 by Taylor & Francis