OUTLINE - topics to be covered, not necessarily in this order
Introduction, goals. The recording chain. Analog vs digital signals. Reading: Huber and Runstein 1
Basic physics, sinusoids, waves and wave propagation. Lab 1: Studio orientation, microphone comparison, placement. Reading: Huber and Runstein 2
Basic electronics, circuits, cables, Microphones In-class mixing console/mik/cables/DAT how-to session Video: Shaping your Sound Using Microphones
Field Trip: University Centre Auditorium Reading: Huber and Runstein 4 Lab 2: Digital recording and editing of audio (spoken word) using ProTools
Video: Shaping Your Sound Using Mixing Consoles Introduction: Sonic Solutions mastering system Reading: Huber and Runstein 11
Digitization, Nyquist theory Reading: Huber and Runstein 6 Lab 3: Mastering on Sonic Solutions/edit guitar recording
Digital recording ,DATs, ADATs, 96k/24 bit high-resolution standard Time domain vs. frequency domain representations of sound. Reading: Huber and Runstein 6 (cont'd)
Hearing, the decibel, logs Amplitude envelopes vs spectral envelopes, formants
Hearing continued: cents, jnd, perceptual coding (mpX) Reading: Huber and Runstein 12
Introduction to MIDI recording, synthesizers vs. samplers MIDTERM EXAM
MIDI sequencers, .virtual. multitrack recording vs. acoustic multitracking, digital effects via Yamaha ProMix01 Final Project: Recording project of your choice Huber and Runstein 14
Stereo miking techniques: M/S, ORTF, etc. Recording the UVic orchestra Reading: Huber and Runstein 15
Room acoustics, sound reenforcement Reading: Huber and Runstein 13
Review Reading: Huber and Runstein 16, 17
Demos:
Macintosh software: MAX/MSP, SoundEdit16, Pro Tools. Microphone placement, in-class recording session, making audition tape (recital hall) Microphone array techniques (7-channel recording) with portable direct-to-disk system Standing waves Phase reversal (spkr demo), interference and room nodes Digital recording (DAT) editing, sampling and creating samples. Video tutorials on studio techniques Sound reinforcement: UVic Centre Auditorium Spectral analysis using MSP, 512 band EQ for example