ZD_08 Principles of work in the recording studio

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ladislav Mirvald (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Jozef Cseres, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jozef Cseres, PhD.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 21. 9. 10:00–13:40 N21, Thu 5. 10. 10:00–13:40 N21, Thu 19. 10. 10:00–13:40 N21, Thu 2. 11. 10:00–13:40 N21, Thu 30. 11. 10:00–13:40 N21, Thu 14. 12. 10:00–13:40 N21
Prerequisites
Ability to read technical equipment manual.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will learn about space and technology of sound studio, control room and relationship between them. Students will learn about all modern studio equipment both in the recording hall and in the control room. Students will learn how to handle studio equipment in terms of its functional meaning and market value.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- recognize studio devices and their usage,
- the ability to distinguish between active and passive technologies
- the ability to distinguish between scanning, recording, production, reproduction, control and peripheral technology
Syllabus
  • 1. Recording hall vs. control room vs. machine room
  • 2. principles of movement, ergonomics in recording studio and control room
  • 3. separation of scanning, post-production and reproduction technologies
  • 4. scanning technology and microphones division
  • 5. postproduction technology
  • 6. reproduction technology
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SYROVÝ, Václav and Milan GUŠTAR. Malý slovník základních pojmů z hudební akustiky a hudební elektroniky. 3. vydání. Praha: Akademie múzických umění v Praze (Nakladatelství AMU), 2016, 121 stran. ISBN 9788073313838. info
  • VLACHÝ, Václav. Praxe zvukové techniky. 3., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Muzikus, 2008, 297 s. ISBN 9788086253466. URL info
  • Home recording studiobuild it like the pros. Edited by Rod Gervais. Boston, Mass.: Thomson Course Technology, 2006, xii, 326 p. ISBN 1598630342. info
Teaching methods
Practice in the hall, in the machine room, with equipment.
Assessment methods
1) Attendance at all classes resulting from the ZD_08 schedule. 2) Final test in the field of sound studio, technical terms of theory and practice. - Maximum score 60 points. Minimum score 40 points. 1) Attendance at all classes resulting from the ZD_08 timetable.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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