Introduction to Sound Production 1

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Subject guarantor:

Martin PINKAS

Name of lecturer(s):

Martin PINKAS

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is the practice of basic skills in working with sound material.

Mode of study:

Interactive instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Basic knowledge of acoustics, electro-acoustics, music signal theory and music theory. Assured knowledge in working with Macintosh and PC operating systems.

Course contents:

Sound categories - the spoken word, ambient noise, atmospheric, music

Recording the spoken word, microphone selection, exteriors, interiors, studio

Stylizations of speech, Commentary, reports.

Editing the spoken word and music - destructive form

Recordings of ambient noise, mono vs. stereo. Stylizations of ambient noise for film and radio use.

Archiving, sound banks.

Recommended or required reading:

Zamazal Václav, Hudební nástroje před mikrofonem, Editio Supraphon 1975

Vlachý Václav, Praxe zvukové techniky, Muzikus 1995

Bláha Ivo, Zvuková dramaturgie audiovizuálního díla, AMU 2004

Assessment methods and criteria:

Activity in exercises.

Course web page:

Note:

None.

Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

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