Take any session you’ve worked with so far (or a new one) and demonstrate the effective use of one in-the-box bussing technique and one application of an outboard processor. See a list of techniques and hardware below. You might think of other things to tray—get them improved by your instructor before proceeding. For each technique, describe: [...]

Attend the upcoming concert (required for the course), and submit responses via e-mail to your instructor by class time the following day.

Read the questions before the concert, but all of your work should be done in reflecting after the concert; you shouldn’t need to write or use electronic devices during the concert for this assignment. Just [...]

This is the last assignment using this song—are you sad?

Submit your final mix of the class practice session, using all techniques at your disposal, being sure to include some effects as described in the text and in class.

Also submit an alternate mix, one that is slightly different, e.g., vocals slightly higher or lower, [...]

Create and post two distinct mixes of the 317 demo session, using a variety of approaches to using dynamics processes as described in the textbook, in class, etc. You may re-use some techniques in both mixes, but find a way to use dynamics processing to make each mix distinct but still serious. Post your two [...]

Create and post two distinct mixes of the 317 demo session, using a variety of approaches to using EQ/filters as described in the textbook, in class, etc. You may re-use some techniques in both mixes, but find a way to use EQ to make each mix distinct but still serious. Post your two mixes along [...]

Take your favorite mix from the balance assignment and pan the tracks, making three distinct mixes. Post them in a new post in the Panorama Study category, along with a discussion of the strengths and unique features of each mix. More than just saying what you did, explain the effect you think resulted from your [...]

Here is a real student recording session (including many quirks you’re likely to encounter in your recording projects). We’re going to use it for several weekly assignments to give you some mixing experience bit-by-bit before you have to do it all yourself.

The first assignment is balance, just using the faders. Here are some steps [...]