COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STUDIO II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTA 3154 STUDIO II 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 to use correct and efficient techniques in an audio recording studio with equipments and managing studio projects from beginning to end.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Predict possible problems during audio recording and find some solutions
2   Learn basic principles to using equipments to create sound
3   Adaptation of studio and equipments
4   Use different equipments and techniques to find problems and solutions
5   Perform necessary software usage with keyboard shortcuts
6   Manage all aspects of recording procedure

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MTA 3153 - Studio I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Recording Practices
2 Digital Recording Systems
3 Protools Hardwares
4 Protools Control Surfaces
5 Protools Interconnections
6 Homework solutions
7 Midterm Exam
8 Studio Recording 1
9 Studio Recording 1
10 Studio Recording 1
11 Studio Recording 2
12 Studio Recording 2
13 Studio Recording 2
14 Listening Project and Discuss

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

Protools, which is the fundamental software for today's studios will be used in the lessons. To improve the technique, practices which include some basic signal flow problems will be applied. Students will practice similar to the sectoral base.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 ASG ASSIGNMENT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ATT * 0.10 + ASG * 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 whom wish to practice individually or as a group should inform the course instructor and schedule their practice sessions due to the available studio hours into account.
Students whom 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 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)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 10 6 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for tutorial exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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