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Module Title	Audio and Sound Design
Module Code	CM555
School	School of Communications
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr. Declan Tuite	Office Number	C177
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The aims of the module are twofold: 1. To develop a critical understanding of the use of sound and music in multimedia. 2. To give students a practical introduction to the planning and implementation of audio and music components in mm projects.

Learning Outcomes

1. Operate a recording studio during a live radio broadcast.
2. Show proficiency in the use and application of location recording technologies.
3. Manipulate, edit and produce sound recordings using digital software.
4. Appraise the work of sound artists.
5. Produce a major sound work for integration into a multimedia environment.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	36	Lectures/Seminars/Studio Workshops
Independent Study	214	Assignments/Technical Learning
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Module Delivery
This module is delivered through a series of lectures, workshops, seminars, resource-based learning and demonstrations.

Multimedia Sound and Music
The semiotics of sound and music; cymatics; sound/colour theories; synaesthesia; sound narratives; silence; acoustic ecology; midi; sampling, generating music.

Technical: Studio
Operate a recording studio, microphone placement and recording to Protools.

Technical: Audio Editing
Edit, manipulate and mix digital audio using Protools.

Project Development
Research, interpret a brief, design and presentation. peer appraisal and critique.

Technical: Film Sound
Film sound operation and best practice.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Barry Blesser & Linda-Ruth Salter: 2007, Spaces Speak; are you listening?: Experiencing Aural Architecture, MIT Press,
David Gibson: 1998, The Art of Mixing,
Sean Cubbitt: 0, Digital Aesthetics,
Altman, Rick, ed.: 1992, Sound Theory/Sound Practice, Routledge,
Nisbett, Alec: 1995, The Use of Microphones, Focal Press,
Jean_Francois Augoyard: 2006, Sonic Experience: A Guide to Everyday Sounds, McGill, Montreal,
Matt Woolman: 2000, Sonic Graphics: Seeing Sound, Thames & Hudson, London,
Alan Licht: 2007, Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories, Rizzoli, New York,

Other Resources

690, Handouts:, Training handouts, 0, 691, Readings, Project Brief, 0, Course related readings, 692, Audio:, Listening examples and exercises, 0, 693, Websites:, Course related URL's, 0, 694, Video, Course related video support, 0,

Programme or List of Programmes

GDEMED	Graduate Diploma in Emerging Media
GDMM	Graduate Diploma in Multimedia
MMM	MSc Multimedia
MSCEM	MSc in Emerging Media

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