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  • Course schedule

    Go to http://www.fh-sbg.ac.at/stundenplan/ and type "mgaggia"

  • Handouts & Links

    Please refer to the Handouts & Links section on the Music Production page.

  • Recommended Literature

    Books

    "The Mixing Engineer's Handbook" - Bobby Owinsky [Artist Pro - ISBN 0-87288-723-5]
    Amazon Link:
    http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0872887235/qid=1097192491/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/302-1312139-5166442

    "The Mastering Engineer's Handbook" - Bobby Owinsky [Artist Pro - ISBN 0-87288-741-3]
    Amazon Link:
    http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0872887413/qid=1097192379/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_10_3/302-1312139-5166442

    "das Tonstudio Handbuch"     - Hubert Henle [CG Carstensen - ISBN 3-910098-14-2]
    Amazon Link:
    http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3910098193/qid=1097192507/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/302-1312139-5166442

    ... or buy in Salzburg from:
    KeyWi Music - Betriebsgebiet Puch Nord 3 - A-5412 PUCH
    Telefon +43 (0) 662 848410
    Fax +43 (0) 6245 71394 30
    http://www.keywi.com

    Magazines

    Keyboards - http://www.keyboards.de
    Production Partner - http://www.production-partner.de
    c't (Magazin für Computertechnik) - http://www.heise.de/ct
    Computer Music - http://www.computermusic.co.uk

  • Further Suggested Literature

    "das Homerecording Handbuch" - Roland Enders [CG Carstensen - ISBN 3-910098-13-4]
    "das Effekte Praxisbuch" - Frank Pieper [CG Carstensen - ISBN 3-910098-16-9]
    "How to build a small budget recording studio from scratch" - Mike Shea [McGraw-Hill - ISBN 0-07-138700-5]

  • Internet Resources

    please visit the Free Audio/MIDI/DSP Resources page!

  • Detailed course plan

    In-depth knowledge about the typical mixing and mastering tools: analogue and digital mixers; tape and hard disk recording systems, MIDI sequencers; mixing effects: EQs, filters, dynamics, modulation and ambience effects, distortion types, enhancer/exiter, special effects; mastering effects: phase linear EQ, multiband compression, brickwall limiter, stereo enhancer, psychoacoustic processors; restoration effects: denoiser, declicker.

    Practical examples and application of the theoretical principles in the context of music productions in different musical styles.

    Overview about stereo (A-B, X-Y, M/S, ORTF, OSS) and surround microphone setups; details about microphone techniques that require specific mixing setups.

    Mixing: advanced signal routing, mixing automation, stereo and surround mixing setups in digital mixers;
    setting levels, stereo and surround pan, EQs, insert and aux send/return effects, etc.

    Mastering: overview of different Mastering requirements depending on musical style and different delivery media (CD, Vinyl, DVD-Audio, music for picture, etc.); specific functions: normalizing, trim, fade in/outs and crossfades, noise reduction, dithering/noise shaping, PQ editing, ISRC, cue lists; AD/DA converters.

    Information about the acoustic requirements for mixing and mastering control rooms; recommended monitoring systems setups (stereo, quadro, 5.1 and 7.1 surround).

    Additional research about specific topics through recommended books, internet links, musical examples, etc.

 
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