66-6756 Silence/Sonorous Objects

This course introduces audio fundamentals focusing on collection and excavation of sound from the natural world, the body, and seemingly inert objects and physical materials. Topics include digital audio fundamentals (e.g. sample frequency, sample size), audio editing, field recording, microphones, contact microphones, electronics skills for contact microphone construction, and sampling / synthesis / sequencing. Readings and screenings will introduce prominent sound artists, artworks, theorists, and relevant concepts critical for contextualizing the use of sound within interdisciplinary art practice.

2 Credits