| COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| VCD3150 | Audio Production | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YAHYA BURAK TAMER |
| Course Objectives: | The main objective of the course is to introduce the student to the phases of an audio production. The attendant will be exercising on levels such as: Digitalization of acoustic sound elements, editing audio via digital audio workstations, mixing multi-track sound, using spectral shapers & dynamic compressors. The principles of audio production will be evaluated through applications and design projects. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Analyze the phases of audio production 2) Recognize the concepts of multi-channel audio mixing 3) Recognize the concepts of spectral balance of audio tracks 4) Recognize the concepts of dynamic balance of audio tracks 5) Apply audio mixing principles via high-end digital audio workstation software 6) Recognize the concept of automation in audio mixing phase 7) Perform audio mastering to maintain spectral balance 8) Perform audio editing to enhance audio interference 9) Evaluate various audio production approaches 10) Create audio tracking / mixing / mastering projects in order to complete production |
| Fundamentals of Audio Production & Sound Design, Multi-channel audio, Working with high-end digital audio workstations, mixing multi-channel audio, Concepts of sound intensity & spatiality, Concepts of equalization & dynamic control, Concepts of dynamic processing, Automation & editing techniques, Introduction to mastering audio, Spectral & Dynamic control during the mastering phase, Spectral shaping, routing & grouping audio, Production analysis. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to the course, Class curriculum evaluation | - | |
| 2) | Fundamentals of Audio Production & Sound Design | Read pp 91-122. Russ Martin. 2009. Sound Synthesis and Sampling. Focal Press: New York | |
| 3) | Introduction to Multi-channel audio. Working with high-end digital audio workstations | Read pp 151-196. Miranda, Eduardo Reck. 2002. Computer Sound Design: Synthesis Techniques and Programming. Focal Press: Oxford. | |
| 4) | Introduction to mixing multi-channel audio. Concepts of sound intensity & spatiality Assignment #1 | Read pp 48-91. Holmes, Thom. 2008. Electronic & Experimental Music: Technology, Music and Culture. Routledge: New York. | |
| 5) | Mixing Multi-channel audio Concepts of equalization & dynamic control Assignment #2 | Prepare Assignment #1 | |
| 6) | Mixing Multi-channel audio Concepts of dynamic processing Assignment #3 | Prepare Assignment #2 | |
| 7) | Mixing Multi-channel audio Automation & editing techniques Project #1: Mixing audio | Prepare Assignment #3 | |
| 8) | Introduction to mastering audio Assignment #4 | Prepare Project #1: Mixing audio | |
| 9) | Spectral & Dynamic control during the mastering phase Assignment #5 | Prepare Assignment #4 | |
| 10) | Spectral shaping, routing & grouping audio | Prepare Assignment #5 | |
| 11) | Production analysis Final Project | - | |
| 12) | Review Final Project Evaluation #1: One to one sessions | Prepare for Final Project progress evaluations. | |
| 13) | Review Final Project Evaluation #2: One to one sessions | Prepare for Final Project progress evaluations. | |
| 14) | Review Final Project Evaluation #3: One to one sessions | Prepare for Final Project progress evaluations. | |
| Course Notes: | |
| References: | Russ Martin. 2009. Sound Synthesis and Sampling. Focal Press: New York. Manning, Peter. 2004. Electronic and Computer Music. Oxford University Press: New York. Holmes, Thom. 2008. Electronic & Experimental Music: Technology, Music and Culture. Routledge: New York. Miranda, Eduardo Reck. 2002. Computer Sound Design: Synthesis Techniques and Programming. Focal Press: Oxford. Demers, Joanna. 2010. Listening Through the Noise: The Aesthetics of Experimental Electronic Music. Oxford University Press: New York. Adlington, Robert eds. 2009. Sound Commitments: Avant‐garde Music and the Sixties. Oxford University Press: New York. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 15 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | % 20 |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | 1 | % 30 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 39 | |
| Presentations / Seminar | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 10 | |
| Quizzes | |||
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| Final | 6 | 24 | |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
| 2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
| 3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
| 4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
| 5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
| 6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
| 7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
| 8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
| 9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
| 10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
| 11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
| 12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
| 13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
| 14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. |