Advanced Music Recording and Production (MUS-0142)

Fall 2025 · MUS 0142 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Theory and techniques for recording, editing, and producing acoustic music, and principles of audio system design. Topics include acoustics, audio perception, physics and electronics of transducers, analog and digital audio principles, stereo and multitrack recording, mixing, virtual instruments, and synchronization. Additional material in circuit design, signal flow, and analog and digital audio theory. The aesthetics of recorded sound and how circuits and components influence the sound of a recording. Students may not receive credit for both MUS140 and MUS 142. MUS142 is required for the Recording & Production emphasis of the Music Engineering minor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Recommendations: Ability to play an instrument, musical literacy, MATH 30 or 32 or equivalent, PHY 1 and 2 or equivalent, and either MUS 61 or MUS 62.

Course codes: MUS-0142, MUS 0142, MUS0142, MUS-142, MUS 142, MUS142

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