BTEC NATIONAL SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA LEVEL 3 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY (Production) UNIT 9: Delivering a Music Product Summary of Learning Outcomes: 1 Know how to plan and set up recording sessions that encompass a variety of techniques 2 Be able to undertake a range of roles in the recording and production of contrasting multi-track material 3 Be able to complete effective stereo mixes of the multi-track recordings 4 Be able to edit and master the material. Context Scenario: You are part of a Production Team commissioned to produce new music for a start-up record label. Each Producer needs to submit a 15min Mastered CD of the work music that they have worked on. You should aim to participate in a variety of roles including Producer, Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer and Musician. Assignments Summary Assignment 1 – Plan and Record. LO1 (P1M1D1) LO2 (P2M2D2) Produce a planning portfolio for a series of recording sessions. Your plans will be posted as blogs on tumblr and for each track you will include: Role Allocation: Who will do what. Production Schedule: times for planning meetings, rehearsals, recording sessions, overdubs, mixing and mastering. Recording Session Schedule: Placing Mics, Routing Cables, Setting up Headphones, Setting Levels, Rhythm Section, Vocals, Over dubs. Studio Diagram: where the mics/screens/musicians/instruments will be placed with evidence of the reasons Track List: Routing, mic choice/placement (reasons), Headphone mix info. The Session: Document the session with photos/videos of the set up, and a review of the process- did it go to plan, what issues arose and how were they solved, did the team work well? Include feedback from peers and tutor. Assignment 2 – Mixing LO3 (P3M3D3) . Mixing should be done in Logic X and a variety of monitoring environments should be used to check the mix. In you mixes you should seek to address the following: level balance; tonal range; stereo image; clarity; control of dynamics; processing eg reverb, chorus, echo, auto-tuning, normalising, harmonising; control of dynamics eg gating, compression, limiting; Post a Rough Mix on your blog for feedback from the group with screen shots of your settings. Add feedback to your blog. Post a Final Mix of each track on your blog with screen shots of your settings.
Internal verifier: Chris Donnelly Assignment Writer: John Crossley Assessors: Chris Donnelly/ John Crossley Grading Criteria: Unit 9 P1 identify how to plan and set up recording sessions that utilise both microphones and directly recorded source material, taking into consideration the needs of the performers M1 describe how to plan and set up recording sessions that utilise both microphones and directly recorded source material, taking into consideration the needs of the performers D1 explain the planning and setting up of recording sessions that utilise both microphones and directly recorded source material, taking into consideration the needs of the performers P2 record and/or produce multitrack material competently using given resources and personnel M2 record and/or produce multi- track material competently selecting resources and personnel D2 record and/or produce multitrack material competently selecting and justifying resources and personnel P3 produce stereo mixes of the multi-track recordings competently using given resources M3 produce stereo mixes of the multi-track recordings competently selecting resources D3 produce stereo mixes of the multi-track recordings competently selecting and justifying resources P4 edit and master the stereo material competently using given parameters.
Assignment 3 – Mastering LO4 (P4M4D4) You will take the tracks that you have produced and undertake a mastering process, to complete your 15 min cd. You need to consider the following: track sequencing; track numbering; topping and tailing; track markers; cross-fades; processing eg equalise, normalise, phase; control of dynamics eg compression, limiting
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M4 edit and master the stereo material competently selecting parameters. D4 edit and master the stereo material competently selecting and justifying parameters.