? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : ACE-3-MRecord3a

An introduction to sound recording on location, including: microphone placement, recording media, sound editing and production, and stereo recording. Lectures will include technical and contextual topics. The numbers admitted to this course are limited.

? Keywords : music technology sound recording

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Compositional Studies 2b

? Prohibited combinations : This course is not available to students on the BA Humanities and Social Science.

? Costs : Purchase of recording media.

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 3 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 16:10 18:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : 3 lectures in the semester. Other classes taught in tutorial groups. Students assigned to groups in Freshers Week.

- Students will make sound recordings in a variety of concert/location situations with technical and aesthetic success.
- They will understand contemporary recording media and processes.
- They will understand the history and cultural context of sound recording.

Two sound recordings made on location and edited in the studio (50% each).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Nathalie Caron
Tel : (0131 6)50 2422
Email : nathalie.caron@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Michael Edwards
Tel : (0131 6)50 2431
Email : Michael.Edwards@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.music.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/