Course detail

Studio Practice 2

FEKT-BPC-SP2Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course aims to familiarize students with the recording process - editing techniques, additional editing (artificial reverb) and the final processing of a record – the mastering of the record and documentation. The course includes practical exercises, computer skills, familiarity with specific music software and learning basic functions and techniques, personal music recording, voice recording, fades, etc. Students will also learn to perform a comparative analysis of recordings of different artists of the same piece (comparing the quality of the interpretation, processing methods of records, room acoustics, etc.).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. MgA. Jana Jelínková

Department

Hudební fakulta (HF JAMU)

Entry knowledge

The knowledge of basic concepts of musical acoustics, tempo, expression and dynamic signs, and musical instruments tuning is required as well as musical intervals, scales and modes, chords and basic harmonic connections, and timbres. Students who enrol on the course should be able to analyze song regularities, assess the implications for the interpretation, describe musical instruments in terms of creating tone and techniques, and create instrumentation study for combinations of instruments.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation of study results follows Rules for Studies and Examinations of BUT and Dean's Regulation to the Rules for Studies and Examinations of BUT. Credit is given for creation of individual sound recording.
To obtain the credit it is necessary to complete at least 10 exercises during semester. Other forms of the checked instructions are specified by a regulation issued by the guarantee of the course and updated for every academic year.

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the recording process, additional record editing and finalizing in terms of the sound director.
The student will be able to:
- use artificial reverberation in the creation of audio recordings,
- use techniques for mastering in the creation of the final record,
- create documentation of musical recordings,
- analyze recordings of various artists of the same piece,
- operate computer programs for recording and processing musical recordings,
- create a professional speech recording.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FORRÓ, D. Domácí nahrávací studio. Praha: Grada Publishing, spol. s r. o.. 248 s. ISBN 80-7169-231-X. (CS)
FORRÓ, D. Počítače a hudba. Praha: Grada Publishing, spol. s r. o.. 320 s. ISBN 80-85623-57-9. (CS)
ŠÍP, L., Nahrávání a reprodukovaná hudba, Praha, Stát. hudeb. vyd. 1961. (CS)
VLACHÝ, V. Praxe zvukové techniky. Praha: Vydavatelství MUZIKUS, 1995. 257 s. ISBN 80-901537-6-3. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's

    specialization AUDB-ZVUK , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Laboratory exercise

24 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. MgA. Jana Jelínková

Syllabus

  1. Recording session.
  2. Rawmixes and different approaches to postproduction.
  3. Recording session.
  4. Creative approach to recording and postproduction.
  5. Current technical guidlines for music recordings, technical standards of platforms.
  6. Presentation of projects.

Students may volunteer to participate in recording of chamber opera perforamces during semester.