Audio engineering theory course

About the course

The course covers the topics essential to studio work, following the curriculum of a German college of audio engineering.

The course runs for 20 sessions, once a week in the evening from 7 pm to 9 pm, via Zoom.

Syllabus

1. 1. Signal levels and acoustics

   • Levels during recording
   • Levels during mixing
   • Human voices

2. 2. Instruments and microphones

   • Instruments
   • Microphones I
   • Microphones II

3. 3. Effects

   • Effects I
   • Effects II
   • Effects III

4. 4. Rough mix

5. 5. Studio workflow

   • Sound-absorbing materials
   • Studio rooms

6. 6. Microphone recording basics

7. 7. MIDI

8. 8. Digital and analogue audio

9. 9. Levels and ratios

10. 10. Automation

    • Synchronisation

11. 11. Mixing

12. 12. Mastering

13. 13. Sound synthesis

14. 14. Sampling

15. 15. Live sound I

    • Introduction
    • Sound reinforcement, sound propagation

16. 16. Live sound II

    • Microphones for PA systems
    • PA mixers
    • PA amplifiers

17. 17. Surround sound

    • Copyright

18. 18. Film sound

19. 19. Mixing practice (online)

20. 20. Mastering practice (online)