Summer Tech Class Resources

Below you will find lists of resources that we utilized or discussed during the Topics in Music Technology course.

Personal Learning Network Tools

  • Feedly – Web service for RSS subscriptions. Allows users to subscribe to websites they visit frequently and organize content
  • Pocket – A read it later service. Allows users to send web articles or videos that they may wish to review at a later time
  • Diigo – Repository for storing and organizing internet-based resources for later use

Online Technology Training Resources

  • Lynda – subscription-based resource for learning software and technology skills. Includes detailed videos for popular music applications such as GarageBand, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and Pro Tools. Additionally, resources are available about songwriting with tech, recording and production techniques, and software programming
  • Play With Your Music – music MOOC developed by NYU
  • edX – Repository of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)
  • Coursera – Repository of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)
  • udemy – Repository of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)
  • Scratch – programming language developed to allow children a way to engage in computer programming

Applications we used during the week

  • WordPress – online service for creating websites
  • Soundcloud – web service for sharing, storing, and embedding audio files
  • Scribd – web service for sharing, embedding, and storing documents (.docx, .pdf, .xlsx, etc…)
  • YouTube – you know this one…
  • Vimeo – a competing service to YouTube
  • Dropbox – cloud-based document storing system, allows easy sharing and transmission of large files
  • BandHub – internet-based service for musical collaboration
  • Splice – internet-based service for sharing and collaborating in digital audio workstations (GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live)
  • SoundTrap – internet-based digital audio workstation

Your Games – the Games you scored this week!

Hardware we Used in Class

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