2023
Studio and Production Seminar I
Name: Studio and Production Seminar I
Code: MUS01954L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Music
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To provide the students with basic knowledge in studio work, and stage situations, from the musician standpoint, including equipment, acoustics and the ability to communicate properly with sound engineers.
This process will include:
- Learning common terminology from the sound industry
- The ability to use the standard processing tools
- The study of studio and stage organics
- Practical lessons that provide real life experience to the students
- Projection of videos about professional studio work
This process will include:
- Learning common terminology from the sound industry
- The ability to use the standard processing tools
- The study of studio and stage organics
- Practical lessons that provide real life experience to the students
- Projection of videos about professional studio work
Contents
Definition of sound as waves, beats and rhythm
Volume and frequency measurment: Hz , Db
Frequency iexamples in real nstruments
Inatruments frequency table
Frequency output in different physical spaces and at different volume levels
Introduction to reverberation
Natural and artifical Reverberationl
Stage sound
Common elements: PA , Columns , Table , etc
Instruments sound importance: tuning , layout , etc.
Feedback
General stage equalization, staff and PA
Live sound problems: Feedback , Volume , Phase , Definition ( EQ ) Acoustic or amplified ? Hall dimensions
General hall problems: . Materials , Design , Introduction to equipment equalization
Sound processing: Equalization . Compression and equalizer types. Compressors
XLR connection types: jack , minijack , USB , firewire , rca , etc. Balanced , Unbalanced
Mic types and its use
Mix tables: Functioning , and organic types of virtual table
Software tables
Volume and frequency measurment: Hz , Db
Frequency iexamples in real nstruments
Inatruments frequency table
Frequency output in different physical spaces and at different volume levels
Introduction to reverberation
Natural and artifical Reverberationl
Stage sound
Common elements: PA , Columns , Table , etc
Instruments sound importance: tuning , layout , etc.
Feedback
General stage equalization, staff and PA
Live sound problems: Feedback , Volume , Phase , Definition ( EQ ) Acoustic or amplified ? Hall dimensions
General hall problems: . Materials , Design , Introduction to equipment equalization
Sound processing: Equalization . Compression and equalizer types. Compressors
XLR connection types: jack , minijack , USB , firewire , rca , etc. Balanced , Unbalanced
Mic types and its use
Mix tables: Functioning , and organic types of virtual table
Software tables
Teaching Methods
2 weekly hours seminars composed by theoretic explanation of the subjects, open discussion on real life applications, practical classes in studio or stage environment, videos on professional recording.
Evaluation
Continued (40%)
- Weekly presence
- participation in class
Semester evaluation (60%)
- written test
Evaluation
Continued (40%)
- Weekly presence
- participation in class
Semester evaluation (60%)
- written test
Teaching Staff
- André Carvalho Silva Fernandes [responsible]
