COM 233 - Sound Design for Media

Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
The course offers an introduction to sound recording in the context of media production, through an examination of the behavior of sound, basic room acoustics, the design and use of microphones, recording technologies, and sound editing/production systems. Lab projects involve recording wild sound and sound effects, recording of dialogue and voice, and combining various sound elements to create sonic structures used in film, television, radio and games.
Prerequisite(s): COM 101 or MUS 104 or MUS 115