Course Description
This class is designed specifically for songwriters and aspiring songwriters, musicians, beat makers, sample manipulators and scratch artists using digital audio workstations (DAWs) as composition tools. This course also introduces basic concepts of lyric writing, audio engineering, mixing, and signal flow. The primary goal of the course is to explore the DAW platform as a tool in the songwriting process. Students will explore recording, editing, compression, equalization, and the use of virtual instruments. No specific prior mathematics, engineering, or computer training are required. Students will be required to use Macintosh computers in the DAW lab for some of the assignments.
Fall 2025
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
August 18, 2025
Classes End:
December 2, 2025
Location:
02408 Broughton Hall
Class Days:
T H
Class Start Time:
10:15am
Class End Time:
11:30am
Class Type:
Studio
Credits:
2.00
Restrictions:
None