Audio Production Media studies week 1 - 4 Acoustics, audio types, microphones

Resources to support the teaching of Audio production originally planned for the BTEC course unit 4. Lessons provide opportunities for students to explore and analyse: \- types of audio - music, speech, silence, noise etc. \- why audio is used - create mood, ambience, rhythm, reinforce images, introduce era etc. YouTube link examples to help students understand different purposes. \- the difference between pleonastic and contrapuntal audio \- Acoustics in different locations including theatres, empty & full rooms, open spaces etc. \- digital audio file formats - mps. dvd, AIFF etc. \- mono and stereo \- direct sound and reverberation \- interior and exterior recording \- record own audio using editing software \- a range of microphone types including: lavalier, boundary, direct connected, parabolic, noise cancelling etc. \- polar response in microphones