Assessment 1
The presentation of a piece of recorded work supported by a discussion relating your own work to current practice and practitioners in the music industry. Personal goals and identified development needs will be described in your presentation. [LOs 2, 3, 4, 5]

Assessment 2
Time constrained class test on a leading digital audio system [LO 1]

Formative assessment:
You will be asked to complete work in a studio situation in a time-constrained manner, in order for you to rehearse working to a given brief with clear time limitations.

In this module you will explore a leading recording and editing system in order to develop your skills and further understand the application of software in a professional environment. You will study the essential features of Pro Tools software. You will also use Pro Tools hardware to produce a high quality music project.

This module will comprise two parts: first you will develop your skills and produce an individual piece of work for an end use that you have identified, demonstrating your ability to use recording and editing systems to a professional standard. You will present your work to your peers and tutor(s), showing your ability to evaluate your work and relate it to the current recording industry. Your reflective presentation will explore how your own work relates to current practice and named practitioners in the sector, and will offer the opportunity for you to evaluate the skills you need to develop to reach your own identified goals. Your wider knowledge of the sector will support your skills development in the second part of the module.

The second part of the module is designed to reflect the content of AVID¿s official 101 and 110 course programmes, and you will be prepared to undertake these tests at external providers should you wish to do this.

To support your work you will be studying the following areas:
-Managing sessions and tracks
-Recording audio and MIDI
-Working with virtual instruments
-Editing midi and audio
-Workflow efficiency
-Mixing processes

Technical skills instruction and workshops
Live brief seminars and group tutorials
Presentation techniques
Research workshops
Equipment demonstrations
Group tutorials with formative feedback
Individual tutorials

Avid Pro Tools Reference Guide.
Burgess, R. (2013) The Art of Music Production. Oxford University Press, USA
Gibson D. (2005) The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering and Production 2nd ed. Boston, MA. Thomson Course Technology PTR
Gottleib, G. (2007) Shaping Sound in the Studio and Beyond: Audio Aesthetics and Technology. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology PTR
Izhaki R. (2013) Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools. Oxford: Focal Press
Rumsey F. (2003) Desktop Audio Technology: Digital Audio and MIDI Principles. Oxford: Focal Press
Rumsey, F; McCormick, T. (2014) Sound and Recording
Savage, S. (2011) The Art of Digital Audio Recording. Oxford. Oxford University Press

Whilst we are recommending the core reading list detailed here as essential to develop your knowledge and understanding of the subject, there may be an additional core list in your Module Handbook which will be specific and localised to the equipment and software that is for use in your college

Staffordshire University Online Resources
Academic Skills Guides: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/support_depts/infoservices/learning_support/academic_skills/
Harvard Referencing Guide: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/support_depts/infoservices/learning_support/refzone/harvard/index.jsp

Suitable Pro Tools laboratory software

Students will have access to studio space and college library and computer resources. University learning resources are available on campus at Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, and online via the partner Need to Know pages of the university website.
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses_and_study/partnerships/current_students/email/index.jsp