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POST 460 — SOUND AND MUSIC SYNTHESIS FOR FILM (CUR-495)

POST 460 — SOUND AND MUSIC SYNTHESIS FOR FILM is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. This course focuses on the integration of perception, theory, and practice using digital electronic sound synthesis to create custom sound effects and music for visual media. Topics will cover the use and creation of digital electronic sound synthesizers, audio mixing, acoustics, and the history of electronic music in film. Students will learn how to use synthesizers to create customized sonic designs as well as how to apply them to film, video, and interactive experiences.

Summary 🟡 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Film and Television Post-Production
  • College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
  • Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
  • Catalog: POST 460
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Course access

  • Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
  • Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
  • Prerequisites:
  • POST 420 is a prerequisite

Verification

Catalog description

This course focuses on the integration of perception, theory, and practice using digital electronic sound synthesis to create custom sound effects and music for visual media. Topics will cover the use and creation of digital electronic sound synthesizers, audio mixing, acoustics, and the history of electronic music in film. Students will learn how to use synthesizers to create customized sonic designs as well as how to apply them to film, video, and interactive experiences. Projects and labs will incorporate real-world examples, practical tutorials, and lectures that will include guests working in audiovisual media, sound design, and electronic music composition for film. POST 420 is a prerequisite for this class.

Resource relevance

Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: electronics.

Notes

Catalog course key: POST 460.

Catalog context

  • Themes: electronics
  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms