ExplorationSoundDesign

Intro to Sound Design & Engineering — Course Repo

This repository contains a complete, mobile/Chromebook‑friendly sound design & engineering course for high school students.

• Sessions: 22 (60 minutes each), meeting 4×/week
• Primary Tools: BandLab (web/mobile), phones (iOS/Android), Chromebooks
• Hands‑on Gear: Korg/littleBits Synth Kit

Structure

sound-design-course/
├── README.md
├── syllabus.md
├── bandlab-setup.md
├── station-cards/
│   ├── record-foley.md
│   ├── synthesis-korg-littlebits.md
│   ├── edit-mix-bandlab.md
│   ├── analysis-metering.md
│   ├── troubleshooting.md
│   ├── safety-care.md
│   └── file-management.md
└── lessons/
    ├── s01-...md
    ├── s02-...md
    └── … s22-...md

Quick Start

1. Read syllabus.md for the full arc, projects, rubrics, and checklists.
2. Set up tech using bandlab-setup.md.
3. Print/laminate station cards from station-cards.
4. Teach from lessons: each day has student steps + teacher playbook.

ClassHub import

This course now includes a lightweight LMS-import layer for the ClassHub course_ingest workflow:

• classhub_import/public_overview_classhub.md
• classhub_import/teacher_plan_classhub.md
• classhub_import/README.md

Those files are formatted to match the ingest parser described in the sibling selfhosted-classhub repo, so you can generate a ClassHub coursepack without manually rewriting the whole repo.

Station Cards

Need a pep talk for each workflow? Scope the station-cards README for one‑liners and a printable cheat‑sheet map.

• Record / Foley
• Synthesis (Korg/littleBits)
• Edit / Mix (BandLab)
• Analysis / Metering
• Troubleshooting
• Safety & Care
• File Management

Lessons

Each day has an objective and recommended support cards. The lessons README maps the whole 22‑day run.

• S01 — What is Sound? + Critical Listening
• S02 — Phone Recording 101
• S03 — Editing Basics in BandLab
• S04 — Field Recording Walk
• S05 — Curate & Clean
• S06 — Sampling I: Phones to Sampler
• S07 — Synthesis I (littleBits): Oscillators & Waves
• S08 — Synthesis II (littleBits): Filters & Envelopes
• S09 — Groove & Humanization
• S10 — EQ as Sculpture
• S11 — Compression without Fear
• S12 — Time‑Based FX: Reverb & Delay
• S13 — Foley I: Everyday Objects → Cinematic
• S14 — Foley II + ADR Lite
• S15 — Creative Resampling & Texture
• S16 — Spatial & Automation
• S17 — Mix Session Organization
• S18 — From Mix to Master (Gentle)
• S19 — Picture Lock: Sound to Video
• S20 — Final Project Studio Day
• S21 — Final Touches & Peer Review
• S22 — Showcase & Reflection

Policies

Our classroom vibe riffs on Corita Kent's Ten Rules—skim shared/policies before you spark up the laptops.

License

© /home/sandbox — Educational use permitted; please attribute. Adjust license as needed for your institution.