Electronic Music Production

Ableton Live is the award-winning music-production and DJ software. Compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas on the fly. Sync up audio recording of different tempo's and pitch without loosing quality, create mash-ups and exciting performance sets. Live brings acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments, as well as digital audio recordings, together in a single interface.

Utilizing programs such as Cubase and Reason, this course teaches students the art of mixing and mastering multi-track audio. Students will learn the process of interpreting and manipulating the mixer throughout the song as well as adding channel effects. Effects devices such as equalization, compression and reverb will be covered in-depth as they relate to both mixing and the final master. Mastering effects such as maximizers, stereo imagers and audio analyzers are also covered.Prerequisites:Cubase, Reason, Ableton Live or equivalent

Students will learn basic theory and music composition in a hands-on environment, blending the basics of keyboarding and sequencing. Notes, chords, time signatures and tempo will be among the topics explored on Reason's sequencer in a course that is highly relevant to amateur musicians as well as interactive media designers.Note: Students must bring their own headphones (1/8" jack). Course held at 601 West Broadway

Reason is like having a full recording studio on your computer that allows you to create anything from sound bytes for the web to fully original musical scores with its thousands of sampled instruments and fully functional synthesizers, loop players and drum machines. This software is cutting edge for use by web designers, amateur or professional musicians and DJs.Notes: Students must bring their own headphones (1/8" jack). Course held at 601 West Broadway