Lecture Notes

Notes compiled in a single large file:

Notes broken down by individual session are presented in the following table. The following two files are front matter to accompany the individual session files.

 

SES # LECTURE NOTES
1 The tools of audio engineering (PDF)
2 Measures and visualizations of sounds and signals (PDF - 1.0MB)
3 Psychoacoustics, hearing, and reflections (PDF - 1.2MB)
4 Workshop: amplitudes and recording hardware (PDF)
5 No class today - announcements (PDF)
6 Controlling gain and processing signals (PDF - 1.5MB)
7 Filters and filter parameters (PDF - 1.0MB)
8 Interconnections, signal flow, busses, and patch bays (PDF - 1.5MB)
9 Workshop: preamps and level setting (PDF)
10 Compression and limiting (PDF)
11 Expansion, gating, and sidechaining (PDF - 1.3MB)
12 Approaching a mix (PDF)
13 Microphones, directionality, and monophonic microphone techniques (PDF - 2.5MB)
14 Stereophonic microphone techniques (PDF - 1.5MB)
15 Workshop: microphone positioning and recording sessions (PDF)
16 Ensemble microphone techniques (PDF)
17 Workshop: recording session 1 (PDF)
18 Delay and reverb (PDF)
19 Workshop: recording session 2 (PDF)
20 Workshop: recording session 3 (PDF)
21 Analog and digital audio fundamentals and mediums (PDF)
22 Workshop: recording session 4 (PDF)
23 Workshop: recording session 5 (PDF)
24 Dithering and mastering (PDF)
25 Formats and distribution (PDF)
26 Studios (PDF - 1.2MB)