Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to:
- Plan and implement a professional mixing and mastering session
- Apply professional mixing and mastering techniques for music production
- Work with customers
- Collaborate in an international student team

Content (course unit)

- Working as a mixing and mastering engineer
- Developing and implementing mixing and mastering techniques for a music production
- Hardware and Software for mixing and mastering
- Current copyright issues

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of the subject.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Location and time

Online, Mediapolis Autumn2022

Exam schedules

No

Assessment methods and criteria

Student is able to:
- plan and implement the record production process by using professional mixing and mastering techniques
- apply mixing and mastering techniques during the record production process to achieve an end result which is as successful as possible from the artistic, productional and economic points of view
- work with the customers
- collaborate in an international student team.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, learning assignments, field work, project work and essays.

Learning materials

Agreed at the beginning of the course

Student workload

50 lectures, 50h assignments, 35h self study.

Content scheduling

2/3 Mixing, 1/3 Mastering

Completion alternatives

No

Practical training and working life cooperation

No

International connections

No

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/tamk?search=tamk%20assessment%20criteria&page=2198

Student hands in the assignments. Assignments shows descent skills. Student attend at least 40% of classes. Student shows descents participation in classes.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/tamk?search=tamk%20assessment%20criteria&page=2198

Student hands most of the assignments in time. Assignments shows good skills. Student attend at least 60% of classes. Student shows active participation in classes.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/tamk?search=tamk%20assessment%20criteria&page=2198

Student hands all assignments in time. All the assignments shows exceptional skills. Student attend at least 80% of classes. Students shows very active participation in classes.