Maricopa Community Colleges  MUC196AA   20026-20062 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/28/02
MUC196AA 20026-20062 LEC
LAB 		3 Credit(s)
0 Credit(s) 		3 Period(s)
2 Period(s)
Studio Music Recording II
Emphasis on signal-processing equipment, mixing consoles, and advanced musical recording session procedures, production, and engineering. Includes mix-down and resultant master tape of a musical recording session. Prerequisites: MUC195AA.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MUC196AA   20026-20062 Studio Music Recording II
1. Demonstrate the correct use of all console components. (I)
2. Describe factors taken into consideration when working with speakers. (II)
3. Identify and correctly use common signal-processing equipment. (III)
4. Demonstrate correct use of effects equipment. (IV)
5. Demonstrate correct use of various electronic percussion units. (V)
6. Demonstrate multi-track recording using appropriate procedures. (VI)
7. Demonstrate correct overdubbing techniques. (VII)
8. Conduct a successful mix-down, including imaging and equalization. (VIII)
9. Edit a tape by cutting and splicing and taking musical determinants into consideration. (IX)
10. Identify and describe marketing procedures for recorded materials. (X)
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MUC196AA   20026-20062 Studio Music Recording II
    I. Console Components
        A. Preamps
        B. Equalizers
        C. Mixing amplifiers
        D. Faders
        E. Channel selection/switching matrix
        F. Pan pots
        G. Talk-back
        H. Monitormaster control
        I. Echo send
        J. Mute
      II. Speaker Considerations
          A. Room
          B. Crossover networks
          C. Speaker phasing
        III. Signal-Processing Equipment
            A. Equalizers
            B. EQ frequencies for common instruments
            C. Real-time analyzer
            D. Filters
              1. High pass
              2. Low pass
            E. Band pass filters
              1. Notch
              2. Variable
            F. VU meters
            G. Compressors
            H. Expanders
            I. Limiters
          IV. Effects Equipment
              A. Reverberation devices
              B. Time delay/discrete repeat
              C. Variable tape speed
              D. Phasing
              E. Backward signals
              F. Doppler
              G. Chorus/unit
              H. Vocoder
            V. Electronic Percussion Units
                A. Linn drum
                B. Oberheim dx
                C. Drumulator
              VI. Multi-Track Recording Procedures
                  A. Placements
                    1. Microphones
                    2. Instruments
                    3. Vocal
                  B. Channel assignment
                  C. Monitoring
                  D. Special effects
                VII. Overdubbing
                    A. Synchronization of tracks
                    B. Ping-ponging
                  VIII. Mix-down
                      A. Imaging
                      B. Equalization levels
                    IX. Editing
                        A. Cutting
                        B. Splicing
                        C. Musical determinants
                      X. Marketing Procedures for Recorded Materials
                          A. Promotion
                          B. Sales
                          C. Printing
                          D. Graphics
                          E. Manufacturing (Disc-mastering)
                          F. Copyright protection
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