Unit 25: Sound Recording

Learning Aims for this unit will include…

A – Understand sound recording equipment, techniques and technology

B – Produce a portfolio of sound recordings that shows the effect of

location and acoustics on recorded sound

C – Produce recorded unedited sound in different acoustic settings

Unit 25: Sound Recording – theory complete!

Your first assignment launches… Monday 17th October at 9am

We now move onto…
Unit 24: Sound Editing

Learning Aims for this unit will include…

A - Understand the reasons for editing factual and fictional recorded digital sound

B - Investigate the equipment, techniques and procedures for editing

recorded digital sound

C - Edit recorded digital sound for media artefacts.

Unit 24: Sound Editing
Our first focus… Section A
Sound Editing -
Introduction

When sound is digitally recorded it often needs to be edited, ‘cleaned up’ in order
to make it useable, whether for a television or radio programme, a film, for
inclusion as web content, or as the soundtrack of a computer game. Sound, when
accompanying a visual image, such as a TV programme, film, web page or game
play, often does not receive the same attention to quality as the visual image.
Sound Editing – Technical aspects
In this unit, you will be introduced to the reasons for
the need to edit pre-recorded digital sound files in
WAV or AIFF format. You will become familiar with
the range of techniques that are employed when
editing digital WAV and AIFF sound files, along with
the procedures and Digital Audio Workstation
software (DAW) for MAC platform that are used to
complete the editing.

The pre-recorded digital sound files that you will edit

may be sound recordings that you have made
yourself, as part of a moving image or audio
programme, as well as some ‘found sounds’ or audio
stings / bumpers sourced from elsewhere.
Sound Editing – Future Progression

This is a skilled area in the

media industry that demands
practice and understanding of
the background reasons, the
techniques and procedures, and
the actual craft that sound
editors need to accomplish their
role to a high standard. Progress
to employment in the sound
design & engineering industry
is possible, as is developing the
skills gained from this unit in
higher education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsG8tZB7I70
Reasons for editing sound recordings

When editing audio content it may be necessary to compress and summarise a sound
recording in order for it to fit a specific space or timeframe. An example here could be a
sound effect (foley) that specifically matches the action seen on screen as a door creaks
shut. Another could be the live mixing of the opening of a news broadcast where the
newsreader has a set amount of time to announce the headlines.

BBC News Headlines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTdBdtKxwLg (first 2 mins)

‘A Quiet Place’ sound design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnozP8OWeik
Sound editing activity – BBC Sound Effects Archive

Create your own sound effects mix… https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/

Sound editing activity – Freesound.org

Source sound effects from their archive… https://freesound.org/