3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): DGM 3420, Portfolio Review Acceptance, and University Advanced Standing. Deals with the final step in any audio production--Mastering. Covers the art of final EQ and Compression. Explores the issues of bit depth, sampling rates, dither, jitter, EQ techniques, and Dynamic Range manipulation (expanders and compressors). Looks into analog and digital signal processors, including reverb, and the final step of putting an album together with a brief discussion on vinyl pre-mastering. Teaches the use no fewer than 15 different compressors, both analog and digital for comparative listening tests.. Software fee of $15 applies.. Lab access fee of $45 for computers applies.