DXARTS 460 A: Digital Sound

Autumn 2023
Meeting:
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm / RAI 129
SLN:
14013
Section Type:
Studio
Instructor:
PLEASE CONTACT DXARTS@UW.EDU FOR QUESTIONS.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Lesson plan

week 0 – Orientation and Graphic Score

Th (09/28) – orientation, assignment 1 (graphic score) explained

 

week 1 – Reaper Basic

T (10/03) –Reaper Demo (basic), lab 1.1

Th (10/05) – [assignment 1 due (5pt)] listening 1, review assignment 1, lab 1.2

 

week 2 – Acoustic/Psychoacoustic

T (10/10) – [reading 1 due] lecture on acoustic/psychoacoustic, lab 2

Th (10/12) – listening 2, explain assignment 2, lab 2

 

week 3 – Digital Audio

T (10/17) – [reading 2, lab 2 due] lecture on digital audio, lab 3

Th (10/19) –[assignment 2 due] listening 3, review assignment 2, lab 3

 

week 4 - Stereo

M (10/23) – quiz 1 (6pt)

T (10/24) – [reading3, lab 3 due] lecture on stereo, lab 4

Th (10/26) – listening 4, explain midterm project, lab 4

 

week 5 - History

T (10/31) – [reading 4, lab 4 due] lecture on history,

Th (11/02) – listening 5, work on midterm

 

week 6 - Midterm

T (11/07) – [midterm due (25pts)] midterm critique 1

Th (11/09) – midterm critique 2, SC installation

 

week 7 – SC part i

T (11/14) – lecture on SC, lab 5

Th (11/16) – listening 6, lab 5

 

week 8 – SC part ii

T (11/21) – [lab 5 due (2pts)] lecture on SC, lab6

Th (11/23) – Holiday

 

week 9 – SC part iii

T (11/28) – [lab 6 due (2pts)] lecture on SC, lab 7

Th (11/30) – listening 7, explain final project, lab 7

 

week 10 - Review

T (12/05) – [lab 7 due (2pts)] listening review, work on final

Th (12/07) – work on final

 

week 11 – Final

M (12/11) – [listening quiz due]

T (12/12) – [final due (35pts)] final critique 1

Th (12/14) – final critique 2

 

Catalog Description:
Foundations of digital sound for digital arts applications. Project-based course focused on creating experimental sound compositions. Overview of the history of electronic music and analysis of important works from its canon. Acoustics, psychoacoustics and digital sound theory. Digital signal processing and recording techniques. Multi-track, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering using Digital Audio Workstations (DAW). Offered: Sp.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
June 10, 2025 - 10:13 pm