Introduces concepts of envelope, spectral evolution, onset transients, psycho-acoustics of pitch, loudness and timbre. Examines technology of digital recording, editing and sound synthesis. If Calculus is taken to satisfy Temple's core math requirement, it can be used as an elective in the Music Technology Component. See course description under Electives. Course provides a basic understanding of computer operations using a graphical user interface.
Final project demonstrates student's ability to create a complete musical production.
History and principles of music notation are discussed and evaluation of final projects reflects both technical and musical considerations. There is no pre-requisite for this course. Upon satisfactory completion of this course, each student will be able to create interactive multimedia applications using authoring software, the world wide web, multimedia hardware, and multimedia elements such as sound files, digital video, standard MIDI files, and clip art. Each students will complete a final project demonstrating his or her ability to effectively use the hardware and software in creating a useful interactive multimedia application for education. The history of multimedia and principles of human interface design will be discussed.