Spring 2027

Fundamentals of Music Production

Fundamentals of Music Production introduces digital audio recording and editing theory, covering signal flow and hands-on DAW operation.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Audrey Martinovich

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the science of sound, including concepts like the Nyquist Theorem, how we perceive pitch and amplitude, resonance, and how audio becomes digitized.

  • Practice all phases of a recording project from pre-production to recording, editing, and mixing.

  • Record high-quality audio applying various stereo and mono recording techniques.

  • Use recording industry standard software and virtual instruments to create musical compositions.

Source: UW Guide

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MUSIC 422

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AUDREY MARTINOVICH is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 150
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Audio signal flow concepts.
  • Industry-standard recording software and hardware.
  • Recording equipment including microphones and virtual instruments.
  • Computer-based (“in the box”) music production.

Skills

  • Operation of a digital audio workstation for recording and editing.
  • Management of recording projects from pre-production through mixing.
  • Creation of musical compositions using industry-standard software and virtual instruments.

Grades

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MUSIC 422 · Spring 2027

Fundamentals of Music Production

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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