Sound Recording and Production Minor
Turn up the volume on your creativity.
If you're passionate about music, media or sound design, this minor gives you the technical skills and creative tools to bring your ideas to life. Whether you're tracking vocals in the studio, designing audio for video or mixing live performances, you'll learn how to shape sound in ways that move people.
- Recording and Editing: Learn the full production process—from mic placement to digital editing.
- Mixing and Mastering: Use professional tools to get your tracks stage- or screen-ready.
- Sound Design for Media: Explore how audio transforms music, film and interactive projects.
- Emerging Audio Tech: Discover how AI, machine learning and sound analysis are reshaping the industry.
You’ll build a deep understanding of how sound works—both technically and creatively:
- Set up and operate studio and live sound gear
- Capture clean audio using the right mic for any environment
- Navigate top digital audio software like Pro Tools and Logic
- Edit, arrange and mix multi-track audio
- Compose music and soundscapes for performance, production or post
- Master sound for video with dialogue cleanup, foley and effects
- Mix live shows and manage feedback in real time
- Analyze recordings for both technical quality and artistic impact
- Learn how genre, arrangement and production choices shape listener experience
- Understand how new tech like Music Information Retrieval (MIR) and AI is shaping the future of sound
- Build a foundation in music theory and history to support your craft
The Sound Recording and Production Minor requires 21 credit hours. Minimum GPA in major coursework of 3.0.
Core courses (15 credits)
- Intro to Music Theory and Musicianship
- Music History Survey I or II
- Sound Recording and Production I
- Sound Recording and Production II
- Independent Study
Ensemble or Applied Lessons (300- or 400-level)
- Complete your experience by performing, producing or collaborating with peers.
Electives (Choose two courses | 6–8 credits)
Options include:
- Women and Music
- Orpheus: The Meaning of Music
- World Music
- Rock Music
- Composition Seminar
- Composition Studio
- Special Topics in Music
- Break on Through
- Seminar in American Music
Add the Sound Recording and Production Minor to your degree and bring your creativity to life—on stage, in the studio or behind the scenes.
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