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MTEC 62B

COMPOSING & PRODUCING ELECTRONIC MUSIC II · 4 units

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Creating and editing sounds with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, and virtual instruments. Compose and produce music in a variety of styles, including commercial and experimental. Utilize MIDI and virtual instruments for songwriting, arranging, and orchestration. Program analog synthesizer modules, including oscillators, filters, ADSR envelope generators, and LFOs. Overview of third party virtual instruments and plugins. Create, edit, and arrange drum beats. Emulate acoustic instruments, violin sections, brass, woodwinds, and choir. Organize sound libraries and virtual instrument templates for music production, TV, film, websites, and video games. Work can be done in any major DAW that supports AU, AAX, or VST instruments, including Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Live, etc.

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Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTC

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in MUS 66C.

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