Recording Techniques 2 furthers students understanding of the recording environment.  It allows the student to become more familiar with the recording equipment, procedures and techniques, and to further their awareness of music recording and editing processes. 

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1. Understand & define key audio concepts and principles 
2. Apply theory and principles to practical situations, 
3. Describe sonic characteristics in technical terms 
4. Organize resources ( musicians, equipment and venues ) to undertake a sound recording 
5. Plan & Document the use of resources including details of setup and settings used.  

Two 750-word written assignments (15% each) [LO 1-3] written work will  be assessed on accuracy and thoroughness

Weekly practical 'set tasks' (20%) [LO 2]

Two practical assignments (25% each) [LO 4-5]

Practical work will be assessed on production values including: 

• Sound quality of each instrument recorded  
• Balance between instruments 
• Recording levels 
• Signal routing
• Spill ( leakage between microphones)
• Timbre of each instrument 
• Use of panning, equalisation and effects where appropriate
• Transparency and musicality of edits
• Compliance with labelling and file management requirements 

Students undertake lectures/workshops and recording/mixdown sessions as appropriate. These may be delivered weekly or in intensive blocks (average of three hours per week).

Prerequisite: MUSM2160

Incompatibility:  MUSM1264

Recording Techniques 1, MUSM 2160