AUDIO 101 - Audio Engineering I

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 2
LAB hours per week: 6
This course provides an introduction to audio engineering and the role of an audio engineer. Students explore how audio works, learn essential audio vocabulary, and distinguish the characteristics and uses of audio cables. Students acquire basic skills for troubleshooting audio hardware and software.
Course Outcomes:

Explain how audio works.
Define the roles and responsibilities of recording audio engineer, mixing audio engineer, mastering audio engineer, live sound audio engineer.
Define terms for a variety of audio software and hardware.
Identify audio cables according to their uses and characteristics, such as balanced or unbalanced.
Perform basic troubleshooting of hardware and software.

Course Topics:

Overview of audio and the physics of sound.
The role of an audio engineer.
Essential audio terms.
How to trace and troubleshoot issues on audio hardware and software.
Types of audio cables and their uses.

Course Attribute(s): None