MTSU - RIM 4290 Schedule - Dr. Joseph Akins

Go Over the Syllabus

Discussion of Final Project

Listen to Student Projects

Top 20 Things Motif

Homework Assignment: Chapter One Questions

Out of Class Assignment

Homework due: Chapter One Questions

Preparing Pro Tools for MIDI - MIDI Studio, Input Devices, Input Filter, MIDI Tracks vs. Instrument Tracks, MIDI Input and Ouput Selecting

Lab assignment: Chapter One Lab

MIDI Signal Flow

Volume Control

Routings for instrument plug-ins (monotimbral)

Lab due: Chapter One Lab

Routings for instrument plug-ins (multitimbral)

Routings for hardware instruments

Using Reason

Homework: Recording MIDI in Pro Tools

Recording MIDI - the Standard MIDI File (SMF)

Dr. Rex Loop Player and the SMF

Introduction to Redrum - Creating a Patch (a kit) and a Pattern

Creating a SMF from Redrum

Homework Due: Recording MIDI in Pro Tools

Saving a SMF with the Motif

Recording MIDI - Pencil Insertion

Lab assignment: Chapter Two Lab

Recording MIDI - Real-Time and Step Input

Editing MIDI - Windows for MIDI Editing, The MIDI Editor

Lab due: Chapter Two Lab

Editing MIDI - More on the the MIDI Editor, Selecting and Manual Editing

Introduction to EZ Drummer

Homework Assignment: MIDI Editing in Pro Tools

Lab Assignment: Drum Programming Lab

Introduction to Kong

Quantization, Change Velocity, Change Duration, and Transpose

Homework Due: MIDI Editing in Pro Tools

Split Notes, Real-Time Properties, MIDI Mirroring, Paste Merge

TBA

Lab Due: Drum Programming Lab

Listen to Labs in class

Review for Exam

MID TERM EXAM

Go over Exams and Listen to Drum Programming Labs

Sampling with Reason's NN19, NNXT and the BV512 Vocoder

Programming Bass and Using Trilian

More Trilian (video, in class practice, listening)

Programming Strings, Tweeking the Motif and GPO. Using Omnisphere

Programming Synth Sounds, The Moog Voyager

Work on labs

Work on labs

Listen to Final Projects

Listen to Final Projects

TBA

Final Listen to Final Projects

Final Exam Proficiency