Recording music and sound

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Recording music and sound provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • This free course, Recording music and sound, provides an historical introduction to music and sound recording in the creative industries and offers some guidance about making your own recordings. ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Recording production
    • 1 Recording production
    • 1.1 Recording roles
    • 2 Early revolutions in sound recording
    • 2 Early revolutions in sound recording
    • 2.1 The pre-recording era
    • 2.2 Edison
    • 2.3 Bell and Tainter
    • 2.4 Berliner
    • 2.5 Popularising recordings
    • 2.6 Good times and bad
    • 3 Magnetic recording
    • 3 Magnetic recording
    • 3.1 Magnetic tape recorders
    • 3.2 Tape at home
    • 3.3 Multi-track tape recording
    • 3.4 Editing
    • 4 Practical recording
    • 4 Practical recording
    • 4.1 Microphone distortion
    • 5 Recording log
    • 5 Recording log
    • 5.1 General notes
    • 5.2 Notes on each take
    • 5.3 Field recording notes
    • 6 Microphone placement
    • 6 Microphone placement
    • 6.1 Minimising noise
    • 6.2 Mains Hum
    • 7 End-of-course quiz
    • 7 End-of-course quiz
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements