COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HOME RECORDING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTF 3001 HOME RECORDING ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Faculty Of Fine Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ALP VAROL

Offered to

Graphic
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Cinema and Television
Textile Design
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Accessory Design
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile and Fashion Design
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide the students learn the necessary theoretical knowledge in home recording techniques, theory and equipment, software and practical skills that required for miking sound sources and musical instruments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Record music in a home system.
2   Relate some recording equipment connections
3   Use recording software.
4   Relate possible miking techniques to various sound production environments and situations.
5   Recognize the sound sources and musical instruments which will be miked in the studio or home studio.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Home Recording Equipment and Properities
2 Computer and Connection
3 Recording Room and Monitoring
4 Outboard and Enhancer Equipment
5 Microphone
6 Microphone Techniques
7 Recordings Methods, Recording Softwares and Plug-Ins
8 Cubase
9 Cubase
10 Midterm Exam
11 Cubase
12 Vokal and Musical instruments Recording
13 Effect, EQ, Dynamic Processing
14 Editing Softwares

Recomended or Required Reading

Barlett, Bruce. Barlett, Jenny. 2009, Practical Recording Techniques, Oxford, USA: Focal Press
Additional Sources:
Pejrolo, Andrea. 2005, Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production, Oxford: Focal Press
Owsinsky, Bob. 2009, The Recording Engineer s Handbook, USA: Course Technology

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be carried out with presentations and discussions of the home recording systems. Some recording techniques, miking instruments and needed software knowledge will be given by the instructor.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 ASG ASSIGNMENT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ATT * 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.70% course attendance is mandatory.
2.Students are responsible for the use of the recording studio and all its equipment.
3.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 13 2 26
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 4 2 8
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 10 2 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51