Sound Recording 3a: Location (U00890)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-MRecord3a

An introduction to sound recording with particular emphasis on location work. Topics covered by the course include: sound recording and its cultural context (1); introduction to recorded sound; sound editing; recording techniques; live recording; session recording; spatial audio; sound production; and sound recording and copyright. The numbers admitted to this course are limited.

? Keywords : music technology sound recording

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Composition 2

? Prohibited combinations : This course is not available to students on the BA Humanities and Social Science.

? Costs : Purchase of recording media.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	18:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Lectures week 1,2,4,7,9,11; Demonstrations held in the Electroacoustic Music Studios in smaller groups (assigned in Freshers' Week) weeks 3,5,8 and 10.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

+ Students will be able to make recordings in various styles on location with confidence and with an awareness of the technical and aesthetic issues such recordings involve.
+ They will gain a basic understanding of the cultural and aesthetic issues that surround the making of instrumental and vocal sound recordings.
+ They will be able to instigate and manage a recording session on location.
+ They will be able to edit and master recording sessions onto CD with technical confidence using a recording studio based around a hard disk recording system.
+ They will have a basic understanding of sound recording and copyright law

Assessment Information

One location recording of a small ensemble (30%); One multi-microphone location recording of a large ensemble (40%); One report on both recordings (no more that 1,500 words) including a list of takes where necessary (15%); One set of course work comprising three short recording projects assigned throughout the semester (15%).