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==Objectives== | |||
*Students will be familiar with the fundamental aspects of various types of recording media, including wax/vinyl, magnetic tape, optical, and digital media. | |||
*Students will understand strengths and limitations of various recording methods/media. | |||
*Student will be familiar with the general features of microphones & speakers and how they transduce sound. | |||
*Student will understand the difference between analog and digital methods of recording (including "sampling rate") | |||
*Student will be familiar with various methods and techniques of digital audio compression and file types. | |||
*Student will be able to critically assess recordings as a type of musical trace or sound representation. | |||
*Student learn various ways that recordings, and thus all elements of sound, can be edited or manipulated. | |||
==Resources== | |||
== | ===='''Readings'''==== | ||
*Elsea, ''UCSC Electronic Studios'': | |||
**[http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-20/teces_20.html Microphones] | |||
**[http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-19/teces_19.html Analog Recording] | |||
**[http://artsites.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-16/teces_16.html Digital Recording] | |||
*''Music Technology Musician'': | |||
**[http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/lesson-7-microphones.html Lesson 7 - Microphones] | |||
**[http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/lesson-5-digital-sampling.html Lesson 5 - Digital Audio/Sampling] | |||
**Lesson 8 Subsection on Sound Systems (page [http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/distortion.html 1], [http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/types-of-pa-speakers.html 2], [http://musictechmusician.weebly.com/getting-wired-up.html 3]) | |||
*[https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/electricmotors.html#loudspeakers Wolfe, ''Physclips'': How Loudspeakers work.] | |||
*[http://computationalculture.net/reflections-on-the-mp3-format/ “Reflections on the MP3 Format: Interview with Jonathan Sterne,”] Geert Lovink, ''Computational Culture #4'' (November 2014) | |||
**More essays by Jonathan Sterne on compression and fidelity can found [https://sterneworks.org/text/ here] | |||
== | ===='''Listening and Videos'''==== | ||
== | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE6Qn4ZiEyo ''Soundfly'': "Guide to Microphones"] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_crXXbuEKE ''Into the Ordinary'': "How do microphones work? Dynamic Microphones & Speakers"] | |||
==Class Activities== | |||
== Notes == | *Discussion and definition recording methods throughout history. Bring in physical objects when possible. | ||
*Experimentation with recording sounds using different media and with different types of compression, and comparison of results. | |||
*Sampling demonstration: Demonstrate sampling of a continuous variable and errors in reconstruction due to sampling rate. A child's growth curve or day-to-day temperature measurements are good examples. | |||
*Microphone recording demonstrations based on polar patterns and placement. | |||
*Gear ID: Identify type of media, microphone, or speaker. | |||
==Assignments== | |||
*Compression of an audio file using various methods. | |||
*Create an online shopping list: Create a recording scenario for students to shop for appropriate recording gear. Employ Sweetwater sound buying guides for [https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/live-sound-microphone-buying-guide/ microphones] and [https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/pa-speaker-buying-guide/ PA speakers]. | |||
==Notes== | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024
| This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module. |
Objectives
- Students will be familiar with the fundamental aspects of various types of recording media, including wax/vinyl, magnetic tape, optical, and digital media.
- Students will understand strengths and limitations of various recording methods/media.
- Student will be familiar with the general features of microphones & speakers and how they transduce sound.
- Student will understand the difference between analog and digital methods of recording (including "sampling rate")
- Student will be familiar with various methods and techniques of digital audio compression and file types.
- Student will be able to critically assess recordings as a type of musical trace or sound representation.
- Student learn various ways that recordings, and thus all elements of sound, can be edited or manipulated.
Resources
Readings
- Elsea, UCSC Electronic Studios:
- Music Technology Musician:
- Lesson 7 - Microphones
- Lesson 5 - Digital Audio/Sampling
- Lesson 8 Subsection on Sound Systems (page 1, 2, 3)
- Wolfe, Physclips: How Loudspeakers work.
- “Reflections on the MP3 Format: Interview with Jonathan Sterne,” Geert Lovink, Computational Culture #4 (November 2014)
- More essays by Jonathan Sterne on compression and fidelity can found here
Listening and Videos
- Soundfly: "Guide to Microphones"
- Into the Ordinary: "How do microphones work? Dynamic Microphones & Speakers"
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition recording methods throughout history. Bring in physical objects when possible.
- Experimentation with recording sounds using different media and with different types of compression, and comparison of results.
- Sampling demonstration: Demonstrate sampling of a continuous variable and errors in reconstruction due to sampling rate. A child's growth curve or day-to-day temperature measurements are good examples.
- Microphone recording demonstrations based on polar patterns and placement.
- Gear ID: Identify type of media, microphone, or speaker.
Assignments
- Compression of an audio file using various methods.
- Create an online shopping list: Create a recording scenario for students to shop for appropriate recording gear. Employ Sweetwater sound buying guides for microphones and PA speakers.