VA546 - Sound Projects

Instructor : Selcuk ARTUT
Email: sartut@sabanciuniv.edu
Web: www.selcukartut.com
Room:2131
Class Hours:TBA

Course Description
The students at this stage are expected to develop an awareness of the pervasive use of sound design for conveying ideas through digital technology. Class lecture/demonstrations are supplemented by weekly labs and culminate in students' compositional projects

Course Objectives
Surround mixing, Midi technologies, Microphone techniques, Studio Recording projects will be the focus of this course. It will involve the selection and use of prerecorded material, as well as the creation of music and audio content. This course deals with learning how to use Max/MSP/Jitter by Cycling 74 to create interactive environments with MIDI (Max), real-time audio processing (MSP), and real-time graphics and video processing (Jitter). Students will create one or two projects in the class, occasional group critiques will be given

Textbook
Reference Books and supplementary notes will be provided
Cubase SX 3 Ignite! [electronic resource] / Eric Grebler, Chris Hawkins. Cubase SX/SL 3 power! [electronic resource] / Robert Guerin.
Reason 3 ignite! [electronic resource] / by Eric D. Grebler and Chris Hawkins
Reason 3 Power! [electronic resource]
Reason 3 overdrive! [electronic resource] / Christopher Lee Martin.
Pro.Tools.7.Session.Secrets/Scott Hirsch and Steve Heithecker

Sound equipment
Computer recording and editing softwares, interactivity sensors, minidisk recorders and soundcards (Sony Sonic Foundy 7.0, Sony Acid Pro 4.0, Steinberg Cubase SX 3, Digidesign Protools LE, Cycling74/MaxMSP/Jitter

Grading Policy
40% Final Project (=5% 1st draft + 10% 2nd draft + 25%final) + 40% Assignments(=10% Sound Identity+ 10% Surround mix + 10% Video Controller + 10% Demo Recording) + 20% Attendance

Weekly Schedule (May due to changes)

Week 1  (20.02.2007)
Introduction, Course Objectives, Students’ expectations

Week 2 (27.02.2007) ADD/DROP
Cubase SX 3: Interface, 3rd party Plugins
Reading:
1-Waves Complete Manuals
2-Cubase.SX.SL.3.Power.eBook
Tutorial:
Cubase SX 3 Video Tutorials
Assignment: Stereo Mixing: Sound Design – Accident Scene
                   
Week 3 (06.03.2007)
Studio equipment, signal routing
Reason 3.0 – Midi Technologies
Sound synthesis methods, sampling
Rewire Protocol
Reading:
1 -Mix.Books,.The.Art.of.Mixing.A.Visual.Guide.to.Recording.Engineering.and.Production
2- Cubase.SX.SL.3.Power.eBook p298
Assignment: Sound Identity project with Cubase + Reason + Rewire
Review: Stereo Mixing: Sound Design – Accident Scene

Week 4 (13.03.2007)
Surround 5.1 Mix
Review: Sound Identity project with Cubase + Reason + Rewire
Assignment: Surround 5.1 Mix – Accident Scene

 Week 5 (20.03.2007)
Submission: Sound Identity project with Cubase + Reason + Rewire

Week 6 (27.03.2007)
Microphones, Sound Recording
Protools LE 6.9
Reading:
Pro.Tools.7.Session.Secrets

Week 7 (03.04.2007)
Interaction
MaxMSP, Physical Interface
Assignment : Video Controller via USB Music Keyboard
Submission: Surround 5.1 Mix

Week 8 (10.04.2007)
Review : Video Controller via USB Music Keyboard

Week 9 (17.04.2007) SPRING BREAK
NO CLASSES

Week 10 (24.04.2007)
Submission : Video Controller via USB Music Keyboard
MA Students Thesis in progress Presentation
Projects Proposal

Week 11 (01.05.2007)
Projects Start

Week 12 (08.05.2007)
Final Projects Progress

Week 13 (15.05.2007)
Final Projects Progress

Week 14 (22.05.2007)
Final Projects Progress 1st draft Submission

Week 15 (29.05.2007)
Final Projects Progress

Week 16 (05.06.2007)
Final Projects Progress 2nd draft Submission

Week 17 (12.06.2007)
Final Projects Progress

Week 18 (19.06.2007)
Final Projects Submission

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Students' Selected Works

Spring2006

Baki Cakici - Hiano [30 mb, requires divx]

Hande Varsat - the invisible [55 mb, requires quicktime]

Hasan Salih Ay - track1.mp3 [42 mb] - track2.mp3 [42 mb]

Giray Özil - chunkyDrum [1.4 mb, requires Windows]

Can Fakioglu - Visual Drum [requires Flash Player]

Asli Narin- Sonic Poems [1] [2] [3] [requires Flash Player]

Ali Halit Diker - Stage light [30 mb, requires Windows Media Player]