Dr. Lipscomb's Music Technology Handouts

To view these documents, you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader and the Shockwave plug-in.

Dreamweaver

• Peter Webster's excellent introduction to the Basics of Dreamweaver
• Dreamweaver Site Maintenance

QuickTime

• Intro to QuickTime Pro
• A QuickTime 6 workshop, created by Ray Riley at Alma College

Director

• Intro to Director - interface elements, animation (basic keyframe & advanced techniques), behaviors, interactivity, Shockwave, and scripting with Lingo (with examples)
  • Director's Hierarchy of Events
  • Scripting with Lingo
• Using Sound in Director
  • Advanced Sound Capabilities
• Movie in a Window (MIAW) and NetLingo

Flash

• Intro to Flash - comparison to Director, interface elements, using layers (including guide & mask layers), complex graphics, symbols, animation (keyframe, frame-by-frame, and motion tweening), adding sound, using the library, and scripting with ActionScript (with examples)
  • keyboard shortcuts (from Macromedia)
• Using Flash (from Macromedia)
• ActionScript Reference (from Macromedia)

Streaming Audio

• Real Media
  • Creating Real Media for Streaming
  • Intro to Streaming (from Real)
  • Helix Users Guide for Windows (from Real)
  • Production Guide (from Real)
  • Scripting Guide (from Real)

Other Software

• PowerPoint Basics
• Using MIDI in Finale
• Using Logic Audio (created in collaboration with Virgil Moorefield)
  • Logic Environment Tutorial

Other Miscellaneous Handouts & Links to more info

• MacLab (MAB 222) - [more lab info, including available software & hardware]
• KDMS lab (Kresge 22) - [more lab info, including available software & hardware]
  • Setting up the Korg synthesizer
• Handouts
  • Intro to Music Technology (MUS_TECH 259-0)
    • Home Page template [ZIP | Stuffed]
    • Beethoven Quartet No. 14, op. 131 [GIF | PDF]
    • MIDI connections [handout | answers]
    • Midterm Project [instructions | grading sheet]
    • Final Project [requirements | grading sheet]
      • Selected textbook project forms (Williams & Webster's Experiencing Music Technology)
        • Project #1: Classmates
        • Project #3: Resources
        • Project #4: Setting up the Computer
        • Project #5: Organizing Your Desktop & Software Backup
        • Project #6: Formatting a Disk & Virus Checking
        • Project #7: Surfing the Web
        • Project #12: Evaluation of CAI Software
        • Project #13a: Music Newsletter
        • Project #13b: Desktop Publishing Project
        • Project #14: Finale Note Entry
        • Project #15: Finale MIDI
        • Project #26: Multimedia Storyboard
        • Project #27: Scanning in Photoshop
        • Project #29: Hyperstudio
        • Project #30: Creating a Home Page