FINAL PROJECT NOTES:

Using everything you have learned this semester, create a high-quality audio production of your choosing! Pick something that you have always wanted to create, or push your ideas into a new experimental avenue to try something new! You will have access to all of the tools we have in class. Feel free to bring any additional equipment from home that you may be interested in! Parameters are below:

Runtime: 2:30 seconds minimum. (Addendum: You can do a shorter runtime on a case-by-case basis, but you have to run your idea by me first!)

Subject: Anything you choose! Ideas to help narrow down your focus:

• a more refined version of your large project from the middle of the semester.
• Buintegrate what you have currently learned into some art you have made in another class or outside of class.
• *EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE THAT ADDS A VISUAL ELEMENT TO THIS AUDIO PROJECT. Credit is equal to 1/2 a letter grade! (difference between a B and a B+, a B+ and an A-, etc.)
• A piece of music.
• Remix found audio you have found from an outside source. (Royalty free music or audio clips available under a creative commons license.

I will grade based on the following:

• Sound EQ:  Levels and volume are properly managed. Mastering work is done to improve the overall quality of your audio.
• Elimination of artifacts:  Noise pops, moments that are too loud or too soft, abrupt cuts (unless otherwise directed, etc.)
• Audio presentation and upkeep: How do you start it? End it? How do you divide your project sections up? Any boring areas? How do you keep it interesting throughout?

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:

This weekend: Record!

Next week: Produce!

April 29th: Final Class! Present your final!