COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STUDIO I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTA 3153 STUDIO I COMPULSORY 3 2 0 6

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ALP VAROL

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

Learning the working principles of hardwares and softwares with their connections in the audio recording studio and making some basic practices to earning the ability of finding solutions in recording procedure.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Efficient and accurate use of the studio equipments
2   Determine the order of using equipments
3   Win the ability of the hardware adaptation
4   Find the problems in equipment connections and creating solutions
5   Earn to manage the studio recording projects with the basic functions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MTA 2056 - Audio Signal Flow and Routing II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of audio recording studio
2 Studio connections
3 Studio signal flow
4 Studio MBB Connections
5 In-Line Mixing Console 1
6 In-Line Mixing Console 2
7 In-Line Mixing Console 3
8 Recording modes and Cue
9 Dynamic Processing- Processors 1
10 Dynamic Processing- Processors 2
11 Midterm Exam
12 Solution of Midterm ExaM
13 Digital Mixing Console 1
14 Digital Mixing Console 2

Recomended or Required Reading

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. 2009, Sound And Recording, Oxford, USA: Focal Press
Additional Sources:
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 theoretical part of the course will give the basic studio usage and connection techniques. After that, some practices will be applied with students in the audio recording studio for fundamental applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% course attendance is mandatory.
Students are responsible for the use of the recording studio and all its equipment.
Students who wish to practice individually or as a group should inform the course instructor and schedule their practice sessions due to the available studio hours.
Students who wish to practice individually or as a group should take the required hardware components (equipments, etc.) from the course instructor and hand them back at the end of the session
After starting lesson, students have to wait for the break time to enter the class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

www.alpvarol.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 13 2 26
Student Presentations 10 5 50
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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