Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
5530STE-SEP-PAR
Aims
The aim of the module is to allow students to gain a deeper understanding of the specialist tools and techniques employed during the processes of professional music recording, mixing and mastering. Specifically it will:
• encourage the development of the students' ability to identify, design and create sound qualities that are appropriate in the context of clearly defined recording genres
• help students to define goals and benchmarks for their practical work.
• encourage the application of increasingly sophisticated recording chains and creative technical processes to realise their goals
• connect underlying technical concepts to practical processes
• develop the students' understanding of a range of specialist recording tools and their practical applications
• promote the adoption of professional practises that will allow them to prepare final recording sessions for the mix process using established professional standards and present their final mix sessions in a form that takes account of the expectations of professional clients.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Use advanced analogue and digital production consoles efficiently and effectively
2.
Choose appropriate technical tools and methods to solve defined engineering and production needs
3.
Mix and master multi-track recordings to a defined brief, making use of automation, EQ, effects and dynamics processors as appropriate
4.
Explain the function and application of specialist tools employed in a music recording studio environment
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:• Recording Consoles & Studios - operation of a range of professional recording consoles and their technical integration into the studio environment, encompassing analogue & digital signal paths and DAW control surface options.
• Studio Configuration - introduction to IP networking; configuring studio consoles and DAWs to communicate over IP.
• Genre and Sound Quality - an introduction to defining music genres and identifying their sound qualities.
• Advanced Recording Paths - evaluating and selecting equipment for the recording process.
• Sound Design Techniques - advanced application of reverb, spatial processing, dynamic processing, distortion and other processes in recording, mixing and mastering.
• Magnetic Tape - Lining up tape machines; technical considerations and practical processes when recording to tape; comparing the sound of physical tape recordings to digital emulations.
• Synchronisation - introduction to core concepts; using SMPTE, LTC and MTC; generating and striping time code to tape; chase synchronisation configuration in Pro Tools.
Additional Information:Paul Stakounis is the Module Leader (p.stakounis@lipa.ac.uk)