360 Spatial Audio Production: Advanced Techniques

University College London

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In London

£ 250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    10h

  • Duration

    5 Weeks

  • Start date

    Different dates available

In this practical evening course you'll explore advanced techniques and principles for creating high-quality soundtracks for 360 videos.
You'll learn practical techniques for capturing spatial audio, using industry standard tools including Sennheiser microphones, Zoom field recorders, the Facebook Audio 360 suite of tools and Reaper digital audio workstation.
You'll learn how to perfect your techniques for recording, editing and mixing ambisonic spatial audio, and combining the finished mix with a 360 video, ready for delivery.
By the end of the course, you should have the knowledge and practical and creative skills to make high quality spatial audio productions, add them to video and deliver onto multiple platforms.
The course involves lectures and practical exercises. There's an emphasis on helping you to get excellent results quickly and highlighting common problems you may encounter.
Sessions are held on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9pm, over five weeks.
This course is run by the Open City Docs School, based in UCL's Department of Anthropology.

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London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

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About this course

To attend this course you should have some filmmaking knowledge and, ideally, some basic 360 audio engineering knowledge.

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Subjects

  • Quality
  • Design
  • Sound
  • Sound Design
  • Quality Training
  • Production
  • Spatial audio
  • HRTFs
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Ambisonics

Course programme

Each session will cover the following:

Session 1 - Advanced concepts in spatial audio
  • Fundamentals of spatial audio
  • Advanced human hearing, head-related transfer functions (HRTFs), and psychoacoustics
  • Key differences between spatial and traditional audio
  • Ambisonics and other spatial formats
  • Learning how to identify ‘good’ and ‘bad’ spatial audio
  • Critical listening exercises and understanding what the medium can offer
  • Using 360 audio as a creative storytelling tool for increased immersion
Session 2 - Advanced recording techniques for 360 video
  • Recording audio for 360 video
  • Advanced onset, wild-track, and spatial sound design techniques (Sound Particles)
  • Advanced A-Format, and lapel radio microphones and using field recorders
  • Spatial foley recording
  • Use of voiceover and headlocked stereo (diegetic vs non-diegetic)
Session 3 - Advanced editing and manipulation of 360 audio
  • Advanced editing and automation of spatial audio with Reaper (digital audio workstation)
  • Advanced use of the Facebook Audio 360 workstation suite of plugins and tools
  • Other freeware 360 audio tools including AmbiX, Blue Ripple and IET
  • 360 ambisonic reverberation and room simulation
Session 4 - Advanced spatial mixing, immersive sound design, music and headlocked stereo
  • Spatial mixing and automation in Reaper
  • Immersive sound design techniques and resources
  • Use of reverberation for increased realism
  • Basics of binaural headphone delivery and speaker arrays
Session 5 - Exporting, encoding, and muxing for delivery
  • Exporting master audio mixes from reaper
  • Target output levels, optimisation, and good monitoring practices
  • Encoding and muxing for multiple delivery platforms including Youtube, Facebook, and Samsung Gear VR
  • Uploading, sideloading and checking before final delivery
  • Future developments and ways to stay current

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