Sound Production Practical 5

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Subject guarantor:

Tomáš ZIKMUND

Name of lecturer(s):

Tomáš ZIKMUND, Aleš DVOŘÁK, Oldřich SLEZÁK, Václav ROUBAL

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The exercise purpose is a greater development of professional skills in recording musical instruments or musical group and the processing of the music signal for use in a autonomic sound piece. The exercises, in particular, contribute to a growth in experience in recording in unknown concert or temple spaces. Exercises are executed in team collaborations with a musical director or independently. Individual exercises include stereophonic and multichannel formats. As well are cross-overs into so non-artificial music.

Mode of study:

Interactive instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Knowledge of Sound technology, music acoustics, musical instrument and the human voice acoustics. Professional skills at the HAMU Sound Design bachelor's degree level.

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Recording of solo instruments (singing), chamber ensembles, chamber orchestras, symphonic orchestras with soloists, choral ensembles, Recording vocal-instrumental pieces with organ. Modifying and combining microphone systems, use of spot. Live mixing with simutaneous execution of time, dynamics, color and spatial signal adjustments in recording a piece or sound design of a stage piece. Post-production mixing, editing, color adjustments, overal dynamics and space of an arranged recording and automizing the signal processing. Programming an extensive stage piece. Ambiophonic performance.

Recommended or required reading:

Zvukový materiál z archivu Zvukového studia Hudební fakulty AMU.

Zamazal, Václav: Hudební nástroje před mikrofonem, Editio Supraphon 1975

Dickreiter, Michael: Mikrofon-Aufnahmetechnik, S.Hirzel, Leipzig, 2003

Walne, Graham: Sound for Theatre, Whitstable, Kent, 1990

Schoeps: Surround Brochure, 2006

Streicher, Ron: Decca Tree ? It's not just for stereo any more, 2010

Wittek, Helmut: ... about stereo and Surround, Karlsruhe 2007

Katz, Bob: Mastering Audio, Focal Press, Oxford (GB) 2002

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Exercises

Assessment methods and criteria:

Activity in exercises.

Course web page:

Note:

The practicals, in part, originate from the sound needs of other studies at the Music and Dance faculty and practical offerings at the HAMU Sound studio. As well a secondary opportunity is recording at Czech Radio, the Rudofinum and in the instructors activities in his own practice.

Schedule for winter semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Sound Design (Mg) (compulsory subject of the main qualification)