Introduction to Technology for Musicians
2025_Spring
2025_Spring
  • Introduction to Technology for Musicians
  • Badge Requirements
  • Final Exam
  • Appendix
    • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
    • Copyright & Licensing
    • Software Suggestions
    • Hardware Suggestions
    • Audio Recording
    • Audio Mixing (exercise)
    • Sound Reinforcement
    • Dorico Reference
    • Audio Synthesis & MIDI
    • Still Photography - Portraits
    • Stop Motion
    • Single Camera Video - Recording
    • Single Camera Video - Editing
    • Multicamera Video - Recording
    • Multicamera Video - Editing
    • DaVinci Resolve - Saving
    • DaVinci Resolve to Logic Pro
    • Electroacoustic Music
    • Music Video Student Project Examples
  • For instructor only
    • Planning for next semester
    • Student Websites
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  • Audio Interfaces:
  • Portable Audio Recorders:
  • Microphones:
  • Microphone Stands:

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  1. Appendix

Hardware Suggestions

There are many other fine products out their that may very well be better than these, but I can vouch for the dependability of these items based on my years of experience using them.

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Audio Interfaces:

  • best bang for the buck = interfaces

    • I suggest getting

  • best professional, "future proof" = interfaces

Portable Audio Recorders:

  • best bang for the buck = H series audio recorders

    • as of 2019: stick with series numbers 2 and above (H2n, H4n, H5, H6); the H1 is not good

  • professional, still affordable, hardware limiters, and blows Zoom recorders out of the water = MixPre series

Microphones:

  • for use in live situations (with a PA system) =

  • solid, dependable, affordable microphones of all kinds =

Microphone Stands:

  • solid microphone stands worth the money =

    • I especially like the $60

Focusrite
Metric Halo
Zoom
Sound Devices
Shure SM58
Røde
König & Meyer
K&M 21070