workshops 2009

Sound resources

March 25-27, 2009 - from 10:00 to 17:00

syllabus (pdf)(mainly in Dutch).

Shops

Microphones

Dynamisch: usually for live vocal situations
Condensator: for studio instruments
field mics, usually condensators, see Aevox.be for good quality field mics, see Sony ECM for payable quality (but with more noise)
see also microphone guides on websites mentioned below

Audio recorders

Flash memory recorders: Edirol, M-Audio MicroTrack, Zoom
Sony minidisc recorders
DAT-recorders (digital audio tape)
Line input on your Mac will not work with microphones (no preamp)

Mixers

Behringer (cheap)
Mackie
Digitaal: Yamaha O1V

Studio Nearfield Monitors

Behringer Truth B series (cheap – quality compromise)
Yamaha (budget range to expensive range) – passive HS series and active MSP series)
Genelec 8000 series (very expensive, except the small ones)
Mackie (expensive)
Dynaudio (best quality and very expensive)
Tapco (budget, good quality)
KRK (good quality)

Software editors

WaveLab (PC only)
Soundtrack Pro (Mac only, combines exports with FinalCut)
Audacity (free)
Audition
Peak (Mac only; expensive)

Software sequencers / multi-track editors

Cubase of Nuendo
Logic 8 (Mac only)
Ableton Live
ProTools

Interfaces

Behringer: cheap – not advisable
Apogee: most expensive and purest quality, for profs only
Digidesign Mbox: popular, combines with Digidesign ProTools
Echo audio interfaces
E-Mu (best and most-known sampler brand in 1990ies)
M-Audio: multi-outputs models, best budget buy
MOTU Traveller: 8 outputs
RME Fireface 400 or 800: multi-outputs models, expensive, best quality

Sites

www.freesound.org
www.soundsnap.com

These workshops are open for all HISK Candidates/Laureates and KASK students. Seats are limited.
If you are interested in participating contact Gert Aertsen tech[at]hisk.edu or Hendrik Leper hendrik.leper[at]hogent.be

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