The document discusses different aspects of audio production such as sound studio design considerations for different types of recordings, common audio file formats, surround sound systems, phone line quality issues for radio call-ins, sound effects creation processes, and the typical stages of sound production including recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. It also briefly covers concepts like dynamic range and limiting and suggests sources to research audio production job roles.

1. Rajiv Ariaraj
National Diploma Media

2.  The design of a sound studio is dependant on what
kind of sound the studio is trying to record.
 For example, what do you think the differences will be
for a studio designed to record a band compared to a
orchestra, compared to a voice over's?
 Generally speaking every studio will have a “live
room” and a “control room”.
 A control room is where sound engineers monitor the
sound levels and record what is happening in the live
room.

5.  Now that the majority of sound recording is digital, the
type of computer formats that we use to edit sound is
important.
 What kind of file format do you have on your iPod?
 Mp3 – is a compressed music format that revolutionised
the music industry.
 WAV – is an older audio format. It is higher quality than
mp3 and used in professional environments but it does
take up more computer space.
 AIFF - ?

6.  When listening back to sound, you can have
different setups to create different
experiences. Particularly for home cinemas.
 Surround Sound
 5.1 Surround
 7.1 Surround
 Quadraphonic Sound

8.  In live radio shows, you often have guests phoning in to talk to the
presenter.
 When a standard telephone line is used to in call in shows, you can
hear the sound quality difference.
 Usually phone lines will be played to the radio on a delay. This is
because if someone swears live, the producer has a few seconds to
bleep out the sound BEFORE it reaches the audience.
 If a guest is needed for a interview, but cannot make it to the
studio, you can also use a ISBN (integrated services digital
equipment) for a much higher audio quality.
 http://radiofail.wordpress.com/

9.  When recording for a film or TV programme, sounds
often have to be created from nothing. There are two
major sound effects processes for film: Sound Design
and Foley.
 Sound Design is creating sounds for special effects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A6z8QkVHk4
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl7lFPZeIOE
 Foley Artists – put sounds to images on screen that
the microphone didn’t pick up.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwBxNj_0B_Y&fe
ature=related

10. 1. Initiation – Recording live sounds.
2. Editing – Putting in fades, cutting clips,
checking sounds levels.
3. Mixing – Adding in other sounds, putting
the audio into stereo or surround.
4. Mastering – Synching pictures to sound,
preparing it for broadcast.

11.  Dynamic Range – The difference between
the loudest and softness parts of a audio clip.
 Limiting – A device or option that limits the
highest volume on a sound device.

12.  Find and summarise at least 7 job roles that
are associated with audio production.
 Sources you may find useful:
 http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs.ht
m
 http://www.amps.net/
 Your Booklet
 This PowerPoint

13.  Find and Summarise Job Roles
 Listen to the podcast on legal issues
www.soundcloud.com/radio_feature and summarise the
legal issues faced by audio producers.
 Summarise and conduct your own research on:
 Sound Studio Layout
 Recording and Playback Formats
 Phone Lines
 Sound Effects (give an example of how a fictional sound
was created by a sound designer)
 The Sound Production Process