WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO SOUND PRODUCTION IN THE MULTIMEDIA WORLD
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Familiarity with the use of basic computer tools.
None
Attendance is mandatory.
Provide the student with a basic understanding of the characteristics of sound and its proper recording procedures; be able to properly record audio tracks to be used later in the sounding of a podcast or video clip. Basic aspects of creating soundtracks will also be addressed.
What is sound and how it is recorded. Issues related to recording systems, a historical background. Current technologies. Learning in the use of audio production software, using practical examples.
Theoretical part 1CFU
What is sound
Definition of sound wave
Intensity
Height
Timbre
How sound is recorded
Technological evolution of recording/playback systems throughout history (1887-present)
Phonograph, wax discs
Gramophone, shellac records
Turntable, vinyl records (microgroove)
Compact disk player, digital disk
Tape recorder, magnetic tapes
Computer, hard disk
Digital recorders, memory cards
Recording of voices or acoustic instruments
Types of microphones and their characteristics
Electrical/electronic instruments
How to store sounds on a digital medium: analog-to-digital conversion
Practical considerations on how to record a signal
Sound pressure and the decibel
Conventions on signal intensity
Dynamic range, signal distortion
Audio interface
MIDI some mention of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Control Surfaces
Process of making an audio track
Example of sound design
Types of audio playback
Practical part 1CFU
1 Fundamentals of Ableton Live - session view
2 Fundamentals of Ableton Live - arrangement view
3 How to manage the audio of a podcast/radio broadcast
4 Exploring and combining cinematic sounds
5 Using images as inspiration for composition
1 CFU lectures with integration of audio and video examples
1 CFU hands-on computer activity
The workshop is limited to twenty people; students are asked to register in advance.