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Updated in [July 27th, 2023]

This course provides students with an exploration of practical contemporary synthesis techniques in the context of creating a musical composition. It focuses on the musical and emotional implications of synthesizer components and techniques such as envelopes, LFO’s, filters, oscillators, modulation, and audio effects. Through frequent peer feedback on both the synthesizer patches and musical composition, students will develop their technical and musical capabilities. Upon completion of the course, students will have a solid foundation in practical contemporary synthesis techniques within an industry standard synthesizer, will have created a piece of music to demonstrate their skills, and will have developed the ability to critique synthesizer patches based on their appropriateness, emotional impact, category, and expressiveness.