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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MZT 5020	STUDIO RECORDING TECHNIQUES II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR FERIDUN ÖZIŞ

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

To have the knowledge of the correct and efficient use of studio equipment. To provide necessary skills in hardware use and routing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The ability to foresee and solve problems in recording sessions,
2	To be able to create a unique sound in a project
3	To shorten the time required to get used to new equipment and studio environment
4	The ability of adapting different hardware to the studio
5	Competency in studio hardware and software usega
6	Ability of directing projects in the studio

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Recording Practice
2	Digital Recording Systems
3	Protools Hardware
4	Protools Control Interfaces
5	Protools interconnections
6	Project review
7	Midterm
8	Studio Practice 1
9	Studio Practice 1(Multitrack Recording)
10	Studio Practice 1(Bouncing)
11	Studio Practice 2
12	Studio Practice 2 (Multitrack Recording)
13	Studio Practice 2 (Multitrack Recording)
14	Studio Practice 2 (Bouncing)

Recomended or Required Reading

Main
Owsinsky, Bob. (2009). The Recording Engineer s Handbook, USA: Course Technology
Miles Huber, David. E.Runstein. (2009), Modern Recording Techniques, Oxford, USA: Focal Press
Rumcey, Francis. MC Cormic, Tim. (200. Sound And Recording, Oxford, USA: Focal Press

Supplementary
Collins, Mike. (2009). Protools 8 Music Production,Recording, Editing,and Mixing , Oxford, USA: Focal Press
Barlett, Bruce. Barlett, Jenny. (2009). Practical Recording Techniques, Oxford, USA: Focal Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be held with lectures, presentations, course notes and books to provide the usage abililties for ProTool, which is the main working environment in recording studios. Applications will be held as groups and interpreted in class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

There will be 1 midterm, 2 projects and a number of quizes.

Assessment Criteria

The midterms will be theoretical and practical and they will focus on the practical studio skills of the student. The basic use of the studio, signal routing and the use of time will be evaluated. The projects will be evaluated on the basis of equal participation of all group members, routing skills, hardware use and problem solving skills.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is required.
Students arriving after the start of the lesson will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

feridun.ozis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Preparing assignments	1	8	8
Preparing presentations	3	7	21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	5	70
Preparation for midterm exam	1	8	8
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	5	2	4	4	3	4	1	1	2	5	2	4	1	1
LO.2	5	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	5	2	4	2	2
LO.3	5	2	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	5	2	4	2	2
LO.4	5	2	4	4	3	4	1	1	2	5	2	4	1	1
LO.5	5	4	4	4	3	4	1	1	2	5	2	4	1	1
LO.6	5	4	4	4	2	4	2	2	2	5	2	4	2	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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