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Audio Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars, Interviews and Podcasts

Full-day course: 10.00 - 17.00

Aim

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to record and produce recordings of spoken word audio, with specific emphasis being placed upon the recording of lectures, seminars and events. You will learn the basic concepts of recording technologies and through practical exercises you will learn how to confidently apply these to practical situations. The workshop will also introduce you to ideas for delivering new media such as podcasting, and suggest methods for managing your digital recordings.

Audience

This workshop is for those with an interest in producing audio resources along with staff embarking on recording projects, and non-technical staff who wish to gain knowledge in order to oversee recording projects. The workshop assumes no previous knowledge of recording systems or audio theory some basic IT understanding is desired as the workshop will go into some technical depth.

Content

  • Basic principles of digital audio and terminology
  • Introduction and set up of basic recording systems
  • Troubleshoot basic common technical issues
  • Digital audio capture
  • Production techniques
  • Basic software editing functions
  • Delivery of media
  • Creation of 'podcast ready' material
  • Creating simple technical metadata records

Workshop dates and locations

  • Tuesday 21 September 2010
    Full-day course: 10.00 - 17.00
    ILRT, 8-10 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1HH
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