Session 1: Mastering is something that ideally is done by a seasoned professional, however, it’s not always possible to afford to pay an experienced mastering engineer. We’ll discuss some of the basics of mastering in class, such as sequencing, sweetening, and loudness. For more information please see the article linked below.
In order to complete your final projects you will be required to mix down and render your audio to a two track master. This master will most likely be a .wav or .aiff file which can be transferred to either CD or DVD. This process used to be completely manual, but today we have the aid of computer automation allowing us to produce much more precise mixes in a fraction of the time.
Final Project Milestone #1
Due: Session 1, Week 11
Demonstrate that you are making progress on the final project. The following is a list of what I am expecting you to illustrate to me during the scheduled milestone.
1. Show an example of the visuals that you are using for your final project.
2. Open and play an Audition document that includes at least one track of audio.
3. Make sure that you have a master fader applied to your document.
Session 2: How do you import movies into Audition? How do you then display the movie? How do you get the audio from the QuickTime movie onto a track in Audition? This is very important when producing audio for video that need to be synchronized to picture. These are some of the things we’ll be covering over today.
Final Project Milestone #2
Due: Session 2, Week 12
Illustrate your progress on the final project. The following is a list of what I am expecting you to show me for the scheduled milestone.
1. Show an example of the visuals and sound combined for your final project.
2. Open and play an Audition document that includes several tracks of audio for the final.
3. Show one example of automation in your document.
4. Demonstrate the use of non-destructive effects in your Audition document.