Winter quarter
WINTER 2009 AUDIO RECORDING 02 (DRAFT)
Instructor: Zenaida Vergara an Adjunct Member of the Faculty and Media Technician 867-5277
Description: Audio recording 02 is the second in a three-quarter sequence in which students continue work with analog and digital audio recording. The main objectives for the course include: multitrack digital audio production, acoustics and reverberation, signal processing, microphone applications, and continued work with analog multi-track recording and audio console signal flow. Students will complete various exercises and a final project that will be a mix of a multi-track recording.
Credit: Maximum 4 credit hours; Required Textbook: Modern Recording Techniques sixth ed. Huber and Runstein
Hours: The class meets Wednesdays 6-10pm. The Audio Recording course represents 4 hours of in-class instruction per week. Students should plan on 6-8 hours outside class for reading, lab, exercises and completing audio related projects.
Supplies: DVD-R’s CD-R’s or portable hard drive, 1 reel of 1/2" RMG 911 audio tape.
Web site: http://acdrupal.evergreen.edu/audiorecording/
WINTER QUARTER 2009 SCHEDULE FOR AUDIO RECORDING
JAN 7 Week 1 TOPIC: API and Otari review. In-class recording.
ASSIGN: Start week 5 project. Ch. 3 Studio Acoustics and Design
JAN 14 Week 2 TOPIC: Acoustics - Room Modes, Reverberation, Intro to Pro Tools
ASSIGN: Ch. 12 Signal Processors.
JAN 21 Week 3 TOPIC: Analog and digital reverbs. Pro Tools part 2
ASSIGN:
JAN 28 Week 4 TOPIC: Mic Technique - Drum Recording
ASSIGN: Week 5 project
FEB 4 Week 5 TOPIC: Playback projects
ASSIGN:
DUE: Week 5 projects.
FEB 11 Week 6 TOPIC: Mic Technique - Guitar Recording
ASSIGN: Ch. 10 Amplifiers, Ch 14 Monitoring,
Edit reverbs in software or signal processors.
FEB 18 Week 7 TOPIC: Amplifiers, Speakers, PA sound systems
ASSIGN:
FEB 25 Week 8 TOPIC: Time based effects; delays, flangers etc
ASSIGN: Continue Multi-track recording projects
MAR 4 Week 9 TOPIC: Mixing in Pro Tools.
ASSIGN: Finish final projects
MAR 11 Week 10 DUE: Multi-track recording project mix