57-342 Sound Recording Workshop

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Sound Recording Workshop centers around the Vlahakis Recording Studio in the School of Music: how the studio works and how to record and edit various types of music. The method of instruction is to learn by doing, and the goal is to achieve professional-sounding results. Equipment includes a complete 24-track Pro-Tools system, professionally designed control room and an interesting array of microphones. All recording is direct to hard disc. The lecture portion will cover the basics of sound, wave propagation, human hearing, psychoacoustics, transducers (microphones and speakers), mixing consoles, signal processors, digital and analog recording systems and signal flow. There are no specific prerequisites for the course, although reading music and/or playing an instrument is helpful.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Summer 2026

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