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MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - COMPONENT 3, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - SYNTHESISERS, MUSIC…
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - COMPONENT 3
ERA 1
1930-1963
TAPE/DISK
MONO
CAPTURE
AUDIO CAPTURE
Single microphone
, Single take recordings
Carbon Mic
Ribbon Mic
Poor
Signal to Noise Ratio
Necessary
high gain
Limited frequency
Response
Poor Low and High End
(Cymbals & Upright Bass)
METHOD
Vinyl Disk
Disk
crackle
Analogue
Saturation/Distortion
Analogue Tape
Flutter
/Wow
Analogue
Saturation/Distortion
INSTRUMENTATION
GENRES
OF ERA
Bebop
Jazz
Blues
Rock n Roll
Country
INSTRUMENTS
Acoustic Guitar
Drums (Poor High End Capture)
Upright Bass (Poor Low End Capture)
Vocals
Hollow-Body Guitar
Brass
MIX
Ambience
Echo Chamber
Specficaly choose
ambient
recording
space
Processing
No Post Production Processing
ERA 2
1964-1969
EARLY MULTITRACK RECORDING
CAPTURE
AUDIO CAPTURE
Condenser
Microphone
Wide Frequency Response
Sensitive
to
Sound Pressure Levels
Usually
Flat Frequency Response
Dynamic
Microphone
Not Sensitive to SPL
Often
boost to high
ends and
low end roll off
METHOD
Analogue Tape
Multi (4) track recording
Overdubbing
INSTRUMENTATION
GENRES
OF ERA
Folk
Jazz
Soul
(Early) Prog/Psych Rock
INSTRUMENTS
New Electric Guitar (Les Paul + Stratocaster)
Drums
Bass Guitar
MIX
Poor Balance
still on Drums
'
Limited
' Number of
Tracks
Extreme Panning
(Hard Left Right and Centre)
Experimentation with FX
ERA 3
1970-1995
FULL MULTITRACK RECORDING
CAPTURE
AUDIO CAPTURE
Increased clarity
and quality in parts
METHOD
24 Track Analogue Tape
Machine
INSTRUMENTATION
GENRES
OF ERA
Funk
Disco
Punk
Reggae
New Wave
Dub
Synth Pop
INSTRUMENTS
Synthesisers
Used to replicate previously acoustic instruments
LF + FM Synthesis
Drum Machines
MIX
Increased FX Experimentation
Full Stereo
Field
Much
Post Production Processing
ERA 4
CAPTURE
INSTRUMENTATION
MIX
ERA 5
CAPTURE
INSTRUMENTATION
MIX
QUESTION 5
FORMAT
Mix
Instrumentation
Capture
Comparison, limited 5 marks of A03 (content)
AO4 comparison/evaluation necessary
QUESTION 6
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - SYNTHESISERS
FILTER
AMP
LFO
WAVEFORM
Sawtooth
Triangle
Square
Sine
Noise Generator
OSCILLATORS
Pitch
Cents
Semitones
Mix
(Between Oscillators)
ENVOLOPE
ADSR
Attack
Delay
Sustain
Release
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY - COMPONENT 4
Complete Section A First
SECTION B (Q6)
AO3
Only worth 5 Marks
AO4