COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MIXING MASTERING PROCESS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTA 4057 MIXING MASTERING PROCESS I COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ALP VAROL

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

Making practice of the final stage of the audio recording process, mixing and mastering.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Edit with the two track of audio signal.
2   Practice of a mix required by the style of music.
3   Perform pre mastering and mastering process.
4   Know the difference between digital or analog mastering system.
5   Design audio finalizing process.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MTA 2058 - Studio Softwares II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Requirement of edit, mix, mastering process
2 Editing
3 Practise
4 Basics of mixing
5 Mixing
6 EQ in Mixing
7 Automation in Mixing
8 Practise
9 Mastering
10 Dynamic Range in Mastering Process
11 Practise
12 Convert and CD Process
13 Project Studies
14 Project Studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Katz,Bob. 2007, Mastering Audio The Art and The Science , Orlando: Focal Press
Additional Sources:
Gibson, Bill. 2003, Sound Advice On Mixing, USA: Artist Pro
Moylan, William. 2007, Understanding and Crafting the Mix: The Art of Recording, Burlington, USA: Focal Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The theoretical part of the course; the edit, mix and mastering techniques will be given. After that, some developer practices will be applied with students in the audio recording studio onto recording tracks and two track signal data.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.10 + ASG * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% course attendance is mandatory.
Students are responsible for the use of the recording studio and all its equipment.
Students whom wish to practice individually or as a group should inform the course instructor and schedule their practice sessions due to the available studio hours into account.
Students whom wish to practice individually or as a group should take the required hardware components (equipments, etc.) from the course instructor and hand them back at the end of the session.
After starting lesson, students have to wait break time to enter the class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Kuruçeşme, DEÜ TINAZTEPE, Doğuş Cd. No:209 35390, Buca/Izmir

Office Hours

Wed 13.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 5 2 10
Preparation for tutorial exam 2 12 24
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.153531315
LO.2535313335
LO.3535131315
LO.451115
LO.5555111

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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