Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

This unit is the fifth in a sequence of six production units which integrate the technical skills and aesthetic principles necessary for the realization of professional standard recording projects. The focus of this unit is pre-production skills and the planning and documentation of recording projects.

Aims

This unit aims to develop your practical studio skills to an industry standard and to select, plan, document and co-produce professional standard creative works.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1) Operate a professional recording studio using a range of studio production techniques.
2) Investigate approaches to selecting and evaluating material suitable for a sound production project.
3) Plan and manage the setup and preparation of a recording production.
4) Produce an accurate and effective recording session plan.
5) Manage a collaborative production role in recording sessions.

Content

This unit addresses content such as:

- Critical listening and arranging for recording
- Creative application of outboard processor functionality
- Criteria for selecting and evaluating material for production
- Session management and planning
- Set up and preparation of recording production

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

This unit is delivered in intensive mode by a combination of seminars and tutorials/workshops, plus critical listening sessions and self-directed learning activities. Intensive all-day workshops will occur several times during the semester - dates to be announced at the start of the semester.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

FACULTY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
To access complete Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit.Grading
You will be awarded a final grade on a 1 to 7 scale.

You will be given written and verbal feedback on your assignment.

Assessment name: Session Plan
Description: A session plan, which conceptualizes and documents the range of artistic and technical procedures needed to produce a professional quality recording.
Relates to objectives: 2 to 4
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Portfolio
Description: Portfolio of recordings completed during the semester and a comprehensive written report.
Relates to objectives: 1 to 5
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Late Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required Text(s)
There is no set text for this unit

Required Resources

- Blank media (recordable CDs, DVDs)
- Pair of enclosed headphones with appropriate 6.5 and 3.5mm adaptor
- Portable hard disk drive (USB and/or firewire)

Recommended References
Bartlett, Bruce, (c1991) Stereo Microphone Techniques, Boston : Focal Press
Bartlett, Bruce (2006) Recording Music on Location, Burlington : Elsevier
Ballou, G. (Ed.) Handbook for sound engineers: The new audio cyclopedia, Focal Press, Boston.
Borwick, J. (1987) Sound Recording Practice, Oxford University.
Cope, David. (2001) Virtual Music. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Crombie, David. (1986) The New Complete Synthesizer. London: Omnibus Press
Cunningham, M. (1996) Good Vibratios - A History of Record Production, Castle Communications
Eisenberg, E. (1988) The Recording Angel: Music, Records and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa. London: Pan Books.
Huber, D. and Runstein, R. (2010) Modern Recording Techniques(7th Edition. Boston : Focal Press.
Holtzman, S. (1994) Digital Mantras, The MIT Press.
Katz, Mark. (2004). Capturing Sound: How technology has changed music. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Manning, P. (2004) Electronic and Computer Music. Oxford University Press.
Massey, H. (2000) Behind the Glass - Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits. San Francisco: Backbeat Books.
Miranda, Eduardo. (1998) Computer Sound Synthesis for the Electronic Musician. Oxford: Focal Press
Miranda, Eduardo. (2001) Composing with Computers. Oxford: Focal Press
Moore, Allan F. (2012) Song means: analysing and interpreting recorded popular song. Ashgate Popular and Folk Music series, Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate.
Moylan, W. 2002. The Art of Recording: Understanding and Crafting the Mix. Amsterdam and London: Focal Press
Pacey, Arnold. (1999). Meaning In Technology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Petzold, C. (1999). Code: The hidden language of computer hardware and software. Redmond: Microsoft Press.
Rowe, R. (2001). Machine Musicianship. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Rowe, Robert. (1993) Interactive Music Systems: Machine listening and composing. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Zak III, A.J. (2001) The Poetics of Rock: Cutting Records, Making Tracks. London: University of California Press.

Risk assessment statement

A Statement that informs students of any risks involved and how students will be guided through the hazards. Risks may be associated with
· constructions tasks (including art work)
· laboratory work
· hazardous materials or tools
· fields trips or industrial visits
· handling animals

QUT has a formal risk assessment process which can be used to determine the types or risks and how you should handle them.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 25-Sep-2012