ZD_12 Sound Production I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ladislav Mirvald (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Viktor Pantůček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Viktor Pantůček, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 10:00–13:40 N21
Prerequisites
ZD_08 Principles of work in the reco
Passing the course Principles of work in the recording studio ZD_08
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be able to professionally record specific sound situations, musical instruments into individual tracks and basic administration and export to professional quality formats.
Students will be able to distinguish different qualitative levels and the importance of their use.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn
1. operate the equipment of the recording hall (acoustic elements, acoustic blinds, projection screen, lighting)
2. operate sound studio technologies and directing in the sense of putting individual devices into standby mode (reverberation system, mixing console, preampy, machine room)
3. operate elements of the base recording chain (sensing, interconnection, control, recording technology)
4. Connectivity sensing, recording and playback audio technology (analog, digital, optics, wireless)
5. Operate PC recording equipment, basic recording work, recording formats
6. Administration in the sense of controlling the sound recording and sharing with other studio technologies, servers and disk arrays
7. Determining the method of professional sound recording, device specificity, microphone type, cabling, preamps for a given situation
8. Determining the method of professional audio recording, equipment and media specifications, format type and quality
9. Multi-track recording and exporting to basic mono-stereo format
10. administration of recorded sound project
Syllabus
  • 1. equipment
  • 2. putting the sound studio into the operation and switching off
  • 3. a recording chain
  • 4. connectivity
  • 5. recording
  • 6. recording administration
  • 7. professional sound capturing application
  • 8. professional sound recording application
  • 9. multitrack and export
  • 10. project administration
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SYROVÝ, Václav and Milan GUŠTAR. Malý slovník základních pojmů z hudební akustiky a hudební elektroniky. 3. vydání. Praha: Akademie múzických umění v Praze (Nakladatelství AMU), 2016, 121 stran. ISBN 9788073313838. info
  • VLACHÝ, Václav. Praxe zvukové techniky. 3., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Muzikus, 2008, 297 s. ISBN 9788086253466. URL info
    not specified
  • Home recording studiobuild it like the pros. Edited by Rod Gervais. Boston, Mass.: Thomson Course Technology, 2006, xii, 326 p. ISBN 1598630342. info
Teaching methods
Practice in the hall, in the machine room, with equipment.
Assessment methods
1. The student passes the course only with 100% attendance. The practical lesson lasts 45 minutes on the dates specified in the ZDK_12 timetable. Absence is only accepted if the student has notified the practitioner in writing in advance. In the case of an excused absence, you will deliver an excused absence slip - a certificate from a doctor, court, police or other institution - to the study department of your faculty. The excused absence slip must be delivered to the study department within five working days of the absence; absences excused later may not be recognised. Final studio work - organizing the space and technology for audio recording based on the assignment - 3. If the situation and course of study requires, a Final Test will be required - maximum score 60, minimum score for passing is 40.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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