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Natasha Turner
Hey.
Pierce and I discussed the career oppurtunities in a recording studio field; the artist, studio musicians and arrangers, the producer (manages music work), the engineer (deals with recording, mixing, and malnipulation of sound), the assistant engineer, maintainence engineer (deals with equipment), mastering engineer, the DJ, studio manager, ADR (engineer who works for acting), Folly (making auditory for picture), ANR (artist repitare), mixing for motion picture, and music law.
I personally want to become the artist.
Furthermore, we discussed the distance a sound seen on a computer display, varies from the "centerline" is its amplitude. An amplitude is the maximum extent of a vibration.
Also, when we look at an audio sound bite in a digital audio workstation, the horizontal left-to-right image is called its wavelength. A wavelength is the distance between successive crests of a wave.
Then we looked on to what veloicty is; the speed at which a wave travels through a medium.
To continue, square, triangle, and sawtooth are the basic three wave forms used to create synthesizer sounds. The synthesizer is my favorite instrument.
Furthermore, to create a sound from scratch, four parameters are needed to construct a new sound. A Musical Waveform Envelope is made up of four parts; attack, decay, sustain, and release.
Also, we reviewed what a decibel is; the scale of measuring the volume of a sound.
Then we looked on to what volume a whisper is; approximately 30 db. Also, the volume of an airplane taking off is approximately 120 db.
To continue, we checked out what a popular graph for measuring our ear's sensitivity to loudness is known as the Fletcher Munson Equal Loudness Curve.
After, we reviewed the recommended volume for mixing; 85 db.
Lastly, we went over what would happen if one was to mix too loudly or too softly; it would give an inaccurate representation of the mix.
That concludes mine and Peirce's first lesson on Sound and Hearing!
