Week 1 (1/12)⌗

Monday (1/12)⌗

• Syllabus overview
• Semester Introduction
• Finding the textbooks in the DSU Library
• Some extra resources about Reaper

Assignment: Written Assignment 1 - Edison’s List

Wednesday (1/14)⌗

• Review Edison homework
• Hearing and Listening + Using Nearfield monitors

Reading: The Studio as Compositional Tool by Brian Eno. Submit a written response to D2L.

Friday (1/16)⌗

• Discuss Eno reading:
  • Recorded lecture on The Studio as a Compositional Tool
  • Questions
• Continue: - Hearing and Listening + Using Nearfield monitors
• Watch at home if we run out of time:
  • Setting up a Home Studio Environment

Week 2 (1/19)⌗

Monday (1/19)⌗

• No class (MLK Day)

Wednesday (1/21)⌗

• Supplemental Monitoring
• Low-end Mixing References
  • Notes on Bass References
• Listen to your favorite music and analyze its mix. These might become your reference mixes later.

Friday (1/23)⌗

• Pre-mixing Checklist
• Resources:
  • Presonus Monitor Station Reference
  • Mixing resources:
    • Sound on Sound
    • TapeOp
    • Pensado’s Place
• Lecture:
  • Short Video on SPAN

Homework: Create a list of six mix references (three styles of music). Listen on various speakers and write a paragraph for each explaining your choices.