From cavemen beating rocks to the invention of the digital synthesizer, this course explores the history and application of music technology — examining the human fascination with recording sound, and how you can get started.

Why do we record sound? Sound is all around us, but it isn't permanent. What you hear can't be touched or seen.

Recording sound is a way of preserving it — it is a record of the things we have heard, and the sounds we have created. It's a way of holding onto what would otherwise be ephemeral.

Luke Harrald, Christian Haines, and Stephen Whittington are composers and lecturers at the University of Adelaide.

In this course, the instructors provide you with an introduction to music technology — from recording equipment and techniques to the pioneers and innovations that made modern music composition and recording possible.

Most of us can create music nowadays. You don't need a recording contract, or a huge studio — simply a good idea.