Entertainment Studies & Performing Arts Read student evals of this instructor: PDF
Fundamentals of Acoustics & Audio - course X441.3
Spring, 2006 [précis & syllabus] (PDF)
Recording Engineering Theory - course X448.12
Summer, 2008 [précis & syllabus] (PDF)
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BOOKS: Fundamentals BOOK LINK - click picture |
Recording Engineering
Theory BOOK
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E-mailed questions are answered as soon as time permits. The studio can get very busy, making prompt reply difficult.
Please plan ahead, be patient, and check frequently for new e-mail.
Recording Engineering Theory topic outline LINK
NEW ! RECORDING ENGINEERING THEORY FINAL PROJECT GUIDELINES LINK
NEW! COURSE GRAPHIC PAGE LINK
FREE REVERB TESTING AUDIO FILES
Reverb testing loop (WAV file) DOWNLOAD
THE MICROPHONE MUSEUM - many with recorded examples! LINK
Converting voltage decibels to percentage GIF
Free Ear-Training audio recording. Download mp3 file (~3 MB) HERE.
PLEASE READ INFORMATION SHEET AND WARNING FIRST
History of Recording (ea mp3 about 10 MB) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Final Exam answers: Fall 06 Fundamentals of Audio & Acoustics. PDF
Recording Engineering Theory - final exam essay guide HTML
Purdue University Online Writing Lab guide on essay exams HTML
Purdue essay guide as PDF
Download class handouts:
Note - handouts may be zipped files. A suitable de-compression utility such as "Winzip" is required to un-zip such files. Most files are Microsoft Word for Windows 95, and should be compatible with the Macintosh Word import utility. Other files such as Jpeg, MP3 or GIF files are universal and cross-platform compatible.
Please download the Macromedia-generated animated/sound audio short course from Syntrillium, and review it.
Dr. Art Ludwig's Audio site - a veritable e-book on audio topics http://www.silcom.com/~aludwig/index.htm
on-line animated resources:
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/shm/shm.html
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/waveType/waveType.html
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/shm/Q.shm.html
handout: ADDING DECIBELS (.gif)
handout: Foremost AES technical paper on digital "DITHER"
handout: Amplifier clipping diagram (.gif)
handout: acoustics & sound - "BINDER" (PDF)
handout: Excel spreadsheet to calulate sound wave length vs. pitch/frequency
handout: Excel spreadsheet to calculate how far sound travels vs. time
handout: Audio Glossary - zipped Word doc
handout: Characterizing the acoustics of rooms (MS Word doc)
handout: Acoustical Materials Sound Absorption @ 2 kHz chart (MS Word doc)
handout: Floating Floor acoustic contruction diagram ( .GIF file)
handout: Floating Floor acoustic contruction detail ( .GIF file)
handout: Floating wall & ceiling acoustic contruction detail ( .GIF file)
handout: Framing construction and STC sound transmission (zipped Word doc)
handout: Robinson-Dadson Equal Loudness curves (MS Word doc)
handout: Standard Units, notation and typography convention (PDF)
handout: Analog Tape Machine Frequency Response and EQ (zipped Word doc)
handout: Benchmark Media document on clean studio installs (PDF)
DOWNLOADS:
JBL "Sound System Design Reference Manual" (PDF)
LINKS:
AES - Audio Engineering Society - International
AES - Audio Engineering Society - Los Angeles Section
ASA - Acoustical Society of America
Rane Corp. Professional Audio Reference
The Mega Penny Project (large numbers)
U.S. Radio & TV directory
http://soundresources.ning.com/video/look-and-listen
Videos on Resources for studying sound recordings
Please feel free to recommend more links!