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Learning by Ear: Creating Sound without Fury

Learning by Ear: Creating Sound without Fury. Mary Ellen Bornak bornakm@bucks.edu John Sheridan sheridaj@bucks.edu. Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA. Sounding Us Out. John’s a jazz guitar. Mary Ellen’s a beach. Discussion Sound Bites:. Sound and cognition

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Learning by Ear: Creating Sound without Fury

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  1. Learning by Ear: Creating Sound without Fury Mary Ellen Bornak bornakm@bucks.edu John Sheridan sheridaj@bucks.edu Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA

  2. Sounding Us Out John’s a jazz guitar Mary Ellen’s a beach

  3. Discussion Sound Bites: • Sound and cognition • Sound and learning • Instructional design • Digital sound • Sound Production • Sound Workstation

  4. Dual Cognitive Processing Multiple input Visual, auditory Multiple process Eye, ear Multiple paths

  5. Dual Process Learning Single Memory Process Visual working memory (Animation and text) Dual Memory Process Visual plus auditory memory (Animation, text, and sound) Result: Out-Performance Retention, recognition, transfer

  6. Audio Listening Skills Listening skills help students: • Identify main ideas • Recall details • Sequence events • Draw conclusions • Identify perspectives • Predict outcomes

  7. Auditory Stimulation • Transfers to reading skills • Results in more reflection • Utilizes familiar brain paths Captures imagination, drama,

  8. Audio Demonstrations Renowned speakers, leaders model: Oral clarity, style, coherence, expression, rhetorical devices, strategies

  9. Instructional Strategies Real life aspect News broadcasts, interviews Instruction Explain assignments Teacher presence Penn’s Prof. Bill Berner demonstrates expertise http://mediamogul.seas.upenn.edu:8080/ramgen/physics_lab/real/reflectionrefraction.rm

  10. Instructional Strategies • Memory Aid Rhythm and sound Photo, text and sound Language class Storytelling Effective teaching Experiential literature • Richness of web Culture, language http://wiredforbooks.org/carol/ http://wiredforbooks.org/macbeth/

  11. Audio Teacher Presence Spinal Cord Protection By the vertebral column, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid, andvertebral ligaments.

  12. Adding Narration to Slides Merlot: Charles Ansorge LTA PowerPoint: Tutorials

  13. Portable Station Decisions High-end ProTools MBox Low-end FreeTools No XP version Windows Recorder IPod Audacity • Considerations: • Platform • PC, Mac • Web • File format • Capture • Compression

  14. High-End Hardware Setup • Computer • MBox • Condenser mic • Low-impedence mic cable (2)

  15. Add-On Equipment Portable mic stand Gooseneck mic holder Headphones

  16. Mic Choice Key to Quality Sound Handheld mics, Imic and Lavelier

  17. Software Choices Sound recording ProTools Windows Recorder (free) Audacity (free) Sound editing ProTools Audacity (free) File conversion ProTools Jukebox (free)

  18. Free Recording Software Windows Sound Recorder

  19. Basic Mic, Free Recorder Sound Recorder Mic basics: Quality Position

  20. Hardware Ready to Record Laptop • MBox • Mic • Mic Stand • Cables • Headphones

  21. On Call: Our Portable Studio 1. Request 2. Script assured 3. In-office setup

  22. Script Is Ready…Now Start with clean sound environment Survey office noise Heater Air Conditioner Telephone Hallway noise Interruptions

  23. Prepare for the Worst Unexpected Noise Grass blowing outside the window Security guard’s squawking radio Bad Takes Don’t stand on the cables Plan for Retakes

  24. Checklist Reminders • Set headphone volume • Set mic level • Highest without clipping • Loudest passage • Record a take • Don’t rush • Affects quality • Talent performance • Playback • Check for clean signal • Do Multiple takes

  25. Working with Pro Tools Copy and paste Editing Fades (in, out, cross) Repair wave form Mixing Effects, equalization Compression Volume peaks Reverb Dialogue depth

  26. Mixing/Final Outputin Pro Tools Automation • Mix • Mute • Effects Set Output Levels Final Mix Down

  27. Audio Mastering Data File format • AIFF, Wav, MP3 or real audio? Sampling rate • 44.1 kHz for CD quality Bit depth • 16-bit depth for CD quality Bounce to disk • Mono • Stereo

  28. From .wav to .mp3 Jukebox File Converter Interface

  29. Show Time: Walt’s Welcome Page

  30. Putting Heads Together To Take Home Ideas • Share successful uses • Ideas to cut costs • Embed or stream? • Equipment – high-end, low-end • References and tutorials • Any software/recommendations

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