COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SURROUND SOUND

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 4012 SURROUND SOUND ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR CIHAN IŞIKHAN

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

Information about some audio virtual coding techniques such as Dolby, DTS, SDDS. Using some plug-ins and controls about coding.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Query relationship between video and sound
2   Investigate relationship between spatial and surround sound
3   Search encoding techniques for surround
4   Use plug-ins about encoding
5   Learn some controls of sound editing software for video

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Spatial sound and using on music technology
2 Surround Sound: Coding Techniques
3 Dolby Encoding: Techniques and Parameters
4 Surround Encoding Plug-Ins and Parameters
5 Election of video and audio examples for project
6 Surround editing for video I: Sound matching for short film
7 Surround editing for video II: Audio editing processing
8 Audio mix down and encoding
9 Creating to audio track on DVD authorizing software and DVD-Video burning
10 Controlling of the project
11 Controlling of the project
12 Controlling of the project
13 Controlling of the project
14 Project delivery

Recomended or Required Reading

Tomlinson Holman, Surround Sound: Up and Running , Second Edition, Focal Press, 2008
Additional Sources:
Cihan Işıkhan, "Insandaki Boyutsal Ses Bilincinin Müziğe ve Müzik Teknolojisine Yansımaları", Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, V. 1 (3), Bahar, 219 237 (2008).
Tim AMYES, Audio Post Production in Video and Film , Secont Edition, Focal Press, 1999

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

After examining the basic parameters and concepts of surround audio editing software, video editing will be made. However, it will be used a computer for audio-video editing in professional sound studio

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is forbidden to take for students who come after starting time of the course until an interval will be given. At the end of each lecture topics will be covered in the next lesson and the students are offered as a subject of their studies. The course begins before the first presentation of the studies.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail:cihanisikhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 5 2 10
Design Project 4 2 8
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.15153
LO.25113
LO.3553355
LO.45151333
LO.5515113