Audio Production Techniques for the Internet

University of Helsinki
August 2002
Lecture outline

Kai Lassfolk

Updated 2002-08-19

Introduction

Schedule

Monday 19th
Place: Porthania, 6th floor, multimedia class
  1. 10-12: Introductory lecture
  2. 13-15: Sound editing
Tuesday 20th
Place: Department of Musicology, studio, Vironkatu 1, floor 1b
  1. 10-12: Recording studio techniques
  2. 13-15: Studio workshop

Stages of an audio production

Equipment, software etc.

Hardware: Software:

Sound recording and processing techniques

Net-based audio distribution formats

Qualitative requirements:

Pulse code modulated audio signal (PCM)

Pulse code modulation is used commonly in recording and sound processing as well as in Audio CD:s.

Compressed audio and musical signal

Internet-based audio distribution formats

Sound exmaples: J.S.Bach; Partita E major, Gavotte en rondeau (excerpt), Sirkka Väisänen, violin.

Sound editing with Audacity

Audacity is a free, multiplatform sound editor available at audacity.sourceforge.net.

Example data for sound editing examples can be found here.