Music Audio and Recording Technology

Major Requirements   
MUSB 111 Music Business and the Internet  3 
MUSB 226 MIDI and Computer Applications  3 
MUSB 227 Studio and Performance Production Operations  4 
MUSB 228 Audio Technology  4 
*Program Specific Electives  6 

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to:

Cite examples of the expanding role the Internet and World Wide Web has in all aspects of the music business

Explain how the Internet/World Wide Web is a dynamic source of information in all areas of the music industry

Demonstrate the basics of MIDI hardware and software and their respective applications to recording, editing, arranging, mixing, and printing of music

Create new music in a digital audio format using audio loop technology and/or rendering MIDI files

Create audio recordings in compliance with current industry standards

Configure equipment for portable and installed sound systems, recording devices, and audio editing computers

Differentiate various output standards including streaming, static web, digital media formats, audio for video, audio aspects of film, and many non-music media

Interpret metering signals, digital over indications, and loudness perception to identify possible flaws in processed audio and attempt to avoid these flaws

Apply for a Full-Ride Scholarship

Are you a future student and ready to apply to HACC? 
By applying to HACC, you have the opportunity to apply for a full-ride scholarship! HACC will fund two years of your education – enough to complete your associate degree.

Thanks to the support of the HACC Foundation, the College is able to offer FREE money to support future students, like you, in reaching your educational goals. Six full-ride scholarships are available – one from each of the five campuses and one through HACC’s Virtual Learning Program. 

Please note that current students are not eligible for the full-ride scholarships. However, there are more than 250 scholarships available for current students.

What should you know about the full-ride scholarship?

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees for a full academic year. 

The scholarship will automatically renew each term for up to six consecutive terms if you maintain your eligibility.

Once you apply to the College and receive a HACC ID and email address, you may apply for the full-ride scholarship. You do not have to register for classes before applying for the scholarship.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible, you must:

Apply to HACC

Take 12-15 credits each term for no more than six consecutive terms (two years)

Live in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill or York county

Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0

Provide a 480 SAT reading score, 21 ACT or comparable scores on the College’s placement test

Maintain a GPA of 3.0 while enrolled at HACC

Participate in at least two HACC student organizations