Courses
Electronic Composition and Sound Design for Commercial Production
This course will provide the opportunity for students to gain experience working in situations which typify the demands of a commercial production environment.
Programming, Sound Design, and Composition in Csound
This is a class in electronic production and design using Csound, one of the world's most powerful and versatile software synthesizers and signal processors.
Mapping and Curves in Sonic Arts
A global study of curves, graphic displays, and mapping techniques that undergird practical use of electronic sound production systems.
Indian Music Concepts in Electronic Production
A creative study of the musical aesthetics involved with composing and arranging in a wide range of popular Indian musical genres, including pop songs, remix hits, and classical forms.
Interactive Media Portfolio
This course is a portfolio development workshop focusing on interactive media. Weekly assignments will build fluency in file formats, encoding tools, and authoring platforms.
Advanced Sound Design Techniques
This advanced course expands upon the concepts and techniques learned in EP-223 Modular Functions and Signal Flow.
Control Systems in Advanced Production
An advanced project-oriented course focused on the mastery of an integrated electronic production environment using a wide variety of hardware and software.
Digital Mix Techniques
Based on the concepts and skills learned in EP-220 Studio Technologies, this course places a primary emphasis on the improvement of student productions through effective mixing techniques.
Musical Devices for Media Composers
A study of composition devices such as hemiola, stretto, polymeter, canon, augmentation/diminution, antiphony, pointillism, streaming, hocketing, ostinato, spatialization, etc.
Electronics in the Soundtrack
Focuses on electroacoustic music in the film score.
Control Systems in Electronic Production
A comprehensive study of MIDI and other control systems in the context of electronic music production.
Modular Functions and Signal Flow
Study of principles and use of modules (oscillators, filters, amplifiers, envelope generators) found in software and hardware modular sound production systems.
Studio Technologies
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the electronic music studio.
Survey of Electroacoustic Music
An audio/video tour of compositions, performances, and technical developments that inform the diversity of electroacoustic music.