INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Mladen Milicevic, Office - Xavier Hall 312, Tel. 338-457

Email: MMilicev@lmu.edu

WEB: http://myweb.lmu.edu/mmilicevic/

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Emphasis:

Aesthetic issues and recording studio procedures.

Objectives:

To familiarize the student with the artistic considerations related to music recording.

To provide a basic understanding of studio recording processes.

Content:

• Usage of the control room STUDIO L
• Recording session set-up procedures.
• Microphone selection and placement.
• Procedures for recording "live" music in a studio setting.
• Introduction to stereo mixing considerations.

ESTIMATED COST FOR THE CLASS:

You will have to spend at least $ 20.00 for the tapes and $ 20.00 for the textbook.

TEXTBOOKS:

The texts for the course is Tonmeister Technology : Recording Environments, Sound Sources, and Microphone Techniques by Michael Dickretter : $19.95; ISBN: 0961720018. Please buy the books as soon as possible and bring them and Course Handbook with you to EVERY CLASS.

Since you are enrolled into the Recording Arts Program - DO NOT SELL YOUR TEXTBOOKS - you are going to need them, for more advanced classes but also later on in professional life!!!

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WWW:

This class will be computer intensive to some extent. If you have a home computer and a modem, you are urged to get an Internet provider and install Netscape or any other WEB viewer so that you can access the World Wide Web. Otherwise, all of the computer labs on campus have access to the World Wide Web. You will be asked, on a regular basis, to search the INTERNET for material relevant to this class and for your own information. You should visit RECA 355 class WEB-PAGE where you will find on-line all the materials relevant to this class.
http://www.lmu.edu/acad/personal/faculty/mmilicevic/classes/

EMAIL:

Every student enrolled in this class is required to obtain an E-mail account and submit it to me by the end of first week of the classes. If you already have an E-mail account just drop me a note with your E-mail address. If you do not have an E-mail account you should apply for one A.S.A.P. All students should receive an e-mail account from the Student Help Desk located on the lower level of Hilton Business Center. Returning students will maintain their accounts from last year and new students will need to go in person (with ID) to have an account created. Each student will complete and return a short application form. Accounts are created within 2-3 days, after that a representative from the Student Help Desk will contact the person and give him/her a login name and a password. For more info, you can call 8-7777, option 3, 3. You can also contact the Student Help Desk via e-mail at: stdnthlp@stdntpop.lmu.edu

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance will be taken at each class meeting. Absence from more than 10% of the scheduled class sessions, whether excused or unexcused, is excessive and GRADE PENALTIES will occur according to these rules: If you miss 10% of the classes your FINAL CLASS GRADE will go down for the whole lettergrade. For every additional 10% you will lose another lettergrade. There are lots of things that I am going to talk about which are NOT covered in your textbook. Class participation is mandatory. I will take five minutes at the beginning of every class to randomly check your familiarity with the material that was assigned as reading or discussed in class.

BEHAVIOR:

Students are expected to behave according to the LMU Academic Honesty and Integrity as outlined in Undergraduate Bulletin, page 39.

GRADING:

GRADING PENALTIES

There is absolutely NO smoking, eating, or drinking allowed in the classroom (STUDIO L). I will take 5% off your final grade for every student caught and for all the students in his/her presence.

GRADING SCALE:

A 97% - 100% superior

A- 93% - 96% outstanding

B+ 89% - 92% very good

B 85% - 88% good

B- 81% - 84% better than average

C+ 77% - 80% above average

C 73% - 76% average

C- 68% - 72% below average (this is not a passing grade in courses requiring a minimum grade of C )

D 64% - 67% poor

F 63% - below failure

YOU CAN SEE YOUR GRADES ON THE WWW

As the semester progresses I will add all the grades that you receive to your confidential personal web page. You may access this page by entering your 8-digit password at the end of this URL:

http://www.lmu.edu/acad/personal/faculty/mmilicevic/classes/reca355/grades/*******.htm

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

Last day to drop this class with a grade of "W" is Friday, March 26.

If you do not get your E-mail account set up and send me an E-mail massage by the end of the first week of classes-YOU WILL LOSE 10% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE AUTOMATICALLY!!!