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 Audio Engineering and Production- Course Format

Course Objective: The students will be taught about Sound and Audio Engineering

fundamentals and the techniques involved in Audio production.

Course Outcome: - This course will enable the students to be creatively and technically

operational with the Technologies and Production systems in the Audio Industry.

TheoryModule 1: Sound Theory

Sound waves-Frequency - Wavelength - Phase - Amplitude - The velocity of sound waves -

Sound waves and obstacles - Diffraction -Units used in sound - Decibels - Inverse Square

Law - Effect of Boundaries - The response of the ear - Loudness - Fletcher and Munson

Curves - Musical pitch - Timbre - The brain’s perception of sound - Frequency ranges inmusic - Basic Acoustics - Reflection - Absorption - Refraction - Diffraction - Acoustic

materials - STC - RT-60 - TL - CD.

Evaluation Test 1

Module II: Analog Audio

Input Transducers - Microphones - Polar responses -Types of Microphones - Production of 

the different polar responses - Phantom power - Balanced wiring - Metering - Technical

monitoring - Aural monitoring - Output Transducers - Loudspeaker - Professional and

domestic standards - Stereo - Methods of producing inter - channel differences - loudspeakermatching - Microphone techniques for stereo - Headphones for stereo monitoring.

Module III: Audio Engineering Fundamentals

Sound mixers - The basic channel - Filters - Equalizers - Talkback-Manual control of levels -

Electronic level control - Signal processors - Dynamic processors - Effect processors - Audio

lines and Patch bays - Analog Recording devices and systems - The fundamentals of 

magnetic recording - Noise reduction - Multi track systems - Tape speeds - Transport controls

- Head alignment - Routing - Recording - Editing - Basic Analog Mixing.

Evaluation Test 2

Module IV: Digital Audio

Basic Principles – Analog vs Digital – Analog to Digital Converter – Digital to Analog

Converter – Application of Digital Audio – Digital audio hardware - formats - Storage

medium – Digital mixers – Digital audio workstation –Editing – Mixing - Mastering – Audio

Post production for Video.

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  Module V: Basics of Live Sound Engineering

Need for Sound Reinforcement - Technology - Basic PA systems - Full Range sound

Reinforcement systems - Choice of Equipment - Signal flow - FOH - MOH - Indoor systems

- Outdoor Systems - Applications - Safety - Ear safety - Electrical safety - Mechanical safety

- Fire safety.

Evaluation Test 3

Practical

Module VI: Audio Pre Production (practical)

Survey & Research

Two column Scripting

Audio Three Column Scripting

Module VII: Radio Production (practical)

Recording and editing of narration with BGM

Interview Production (Indoor & Outdoor)

Radio Edit 

Module VIII: Basic Music Production (practical)

Basic Live Mixing

Live multi-tracking of one instrument and vocals using Zoom H4Overdubbing of one instrument in stereo and vocals 

Module IX: Sound designing (practical)

Miking Techniques

Recording SFX (Indoor & Outdoor)

Ambient Sound Sampling

Module X: Audio for Video (practical)

Location Sound

Automated Dialogue Replacement

Music and Effects track 

Final Project

Text Book: 

Michael Talbot-Smith, “Sound Engineering Explained”, 2nd Edition, Focal Press,2002.