A.K.A. MUS-A132; This introductory course covers a breadth of subjects to familiarize students with vocabulary and essential concepts in music technology. This course goes in-depth in the functionality of digital audio workstations (DAWs), using Ableton Live, using Max, and the ways that music is recorded and made in any digital environment. Essential methods of sound manipulation, signal recording and editing, musical computer programming, and combining audio, MIDI, and effects are presented. By the end of the course, the student will be able to work in DAWs, get around the software, and use their own equipment to record and make music.