Advanced Music Technology: Professional DAWs

Advanced Music Technology: Professional DAWs
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Year 1

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Advanced Music Technology: Professional DAWs

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Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to 
  • operate the essential functions of a DAW's Mix window
  • operate the essential functions of a DAW's Edit window
  • develop an efficient workflow in a professional Digital Audio Workstation
  • utilize professional plugins for audio production and enhancement
  • utilize Virtual instruments effectively
  • integrate MIDI data to create rhythms and melodies
  • produce basic audio mixes using software and hardware tools.

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What do you already know about professional Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)?

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Professional Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)
A digital system designed for recording, editing, and playing back digital audio.

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Recording concepts and historical milestones
Covering historical milestones and the essentials of signal flow theory.

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Signal flow theory in analog and digital systems
The path audio signals take from source to output in audio equipment or software.

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Studio protocol and infrastructure
The set of rules and conventions used in a recording studio to ensure efficient and professional sessions.

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Critical music technology nomenclature
Delves into the studio protocol, infrastructure, and key music technology terms.

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Efficient DAW workflows
Learn to navigate and utilize the Mix and Edit windows, develop an efficient workflow, and apply keyboard commands within a professional studio environment.

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Professional plugins and their applications
Focuses on the use of professional plugins, virtual instruments, and MIDI data to create and troubleshoot audio productions.

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Virtual instruments and control interfaces
Software-based instruments that generate audio signals based on digital inputs and control data.

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Integration and creative use of MIDI data
Integration and creative use of MIDI data to create rhythms and melodies.

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Basic techniques in audio mixing
Culminating in the ability to produce basic audio mixes.

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Definition List
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW): A digital system designed for recording, editing, and playing back digital audio. Signal flow: The path audio signals take from source to output in audio equipment or software. Studio protocol: The set of rules and conventions used in a recording studio to ensure efficient and professional sessions. Critical music technology nomenclature: Delves into the studio protocol, infrastructure, and key music technology terms. Plugins: Software components that add specific capabilities to a larger software application, such as effects or virtual instruments in a DAW. Virtual instruments: Software-based instruments that generate audio signals based on digital inputs and control data.

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Slide 15 - Open question

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Slide 16 - Open question

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Slide 17 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.