STUDIO RECORDING FOR MUSICOLOGISTS

STUDIO RECORDING  FOR MUSICOLOGISTS

Dr. Steve Savage, University of California

 

Workshop 1: The Art of Digital Audio Recording

This workshop explores the applied music techniques used on contemporary digital recordings.  Topics discussed will include:

 

• Recording environments
• Microphones, mixers and speakers
• Mic techniques
• EQ, Compression, Delay and Reverb
• Digital editing, mixing and mastering
• Secrets to running a recording session
• How to transition from student to intern to recording engineer

 

They will be given certifications.

 

THURSDAY 19/5/2016 (9.00-12.00)

THURSDAY 26/5/2016 (9.00-12,00)

 

Workshop 2:  Bytes & Backbeats: Music in the digital age. 

This workshop explores the cultural relationships of music creation and distribution where digital technology dominates the landscape.  Topics discussed will include:

 In defense of auto-tune

Creating the hyperreal in classical music recordings Lipsmacks, mouth noises and heavy breathing Why Music is Easy: Hit song science The Benefits of Fraud: Art and artifice in popular music recordings Ignorance is Bliss: Capturing the unintentional performance The Scrubber Tool:  Analogue antecedents of the digital audio workstation.

 

They will be given certifications.

 

TUESDAY 17/5/2106 (9.00-12.00)

TUESDAY 24/5/2016 (9.00-12.00)

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