The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Productions may include: | music recording interactive media product, such as:CDDVDpodcastinternet production, e.g. website audioradio broadcastvoice-over. |
Documentation may include: | production schedulesset-up reportscue sheetstrack sheetsdubbing chartsequipment instructionsOHS requirementsorganisational standardsperformers' requirementssound and audio reportstechnical manuals. |
Relevant personnel may include: | artists, musicians and performersaudio and sound engineersaudio and sound technicians/mixers broadcasterstechnical producersbroadcast technicians and engineersdirectorsproducers conductorsprogram managerscuratorspost-production managerssupervisorssound designers. |
Sound equipment and accessories may include: | amplifiersanalogue to digital converterscablescompact disc (CD) and digital versatile disc (DVD) players and burnerscomputer technology and associated softwaredigital and analogue recording devices:hard disk recorder, e.g. digital audio workstation (DAW)digital audiotape recorder, e.g. S-DAT and R-DATdigital videotape recorder (DVTR)mini disc recorder (MD)modular digital multi-track recorder (MDM)open-reel analogue audiotape recorderdigital audio players, such as:iPodMP3headphonesmicrophones and accessoriesmixing consoles and desksmonitors and speakerssignal processors and plug-ins. |
Production requirements may include: | attributionsaudiencebudgetconfidentialitycontentcontractual arrangementscopyrightdeadlinesdirect quotesdurationintellectual propertyinterviewslocationpurposeschedulestyle. |
Consumables may include: | audiotape, e.g. digital and open-reel analoguecompact discs, e.g. CD-R and CD-RWcue sheets and track sheetsdigital versatile discs, e.g. DVD-/+R and DVD-/+RWmasking tape, marker pens and labelsmini discs (MDs)memory cards, e.g. flash memory cards. |
Microphones may include: | boundary (PZM)capacitor/condenser, such as:electretlavaliermini microphonetransistortubecontactdigitaldirectional, such as:single entry portmultiple entry portmulti/poly-directionaldual-elementdynamic, such as:moving coilribbonheadsetlow and/or high impedancemicrophone systems, such as:adaptive arraybinauralhigh definitionparabolicsurround soundwirelesscordlessFMradio transmitternoise cancellingshotgun. |
Microphone accessories may include: | boom poles, including:aluminiumcarbon fibrefisherhand-heldperambulatorremote pannertripodcables, including:balancedunbalancedclipsconnectors, including:femalemaleXLRhousingpop filtersshock mountsstands, including:deskfloorgooseneckwindscreens. |
Principles of microphone operation may include: | balanced and unbalanced audio transmissiondiaphragm diameter and frequency responsediaphragm mass and transient responsedifferential input and single-ended inputdirectional characteristics, including:omnidirectional (non-directional)unidirectional, e.g. sub-cardioid, wide angle cardioid, cardioid, super-cardioid, hyper-cardioid and ultra-cardioidbi-directionalground loops and ground liftmagnetic inductionmatching high/low impedance (passive/active DI interface)phase cancellation and acoustic comb filteringpickup pattern (polar response pattern)polaritysound response, such as:frequency responsehummaximum sound pressure leveloverload limitproximity effectself-noisesensitivitysignal-to-noise ratiotransductionvariable capacitance. |
Signal processing may include: | amplitude (dynamic) signal processing:compressors, e.g. broadband, split-band, de-esserlimitersexpandersnoise gatespitch shiftersnoise processing, such as:DolbydbxDSPspectrum signal processing:equalisers, e.g. fixed frequency, graphic, parametric and paragraphicfilters, e.g. high/low pass, band pass and notchpsychoacoustic processorstime signal processing:reverberation, e.g. digital, plate and acoustic chamberdelay, e.g. doubling, chorus, slap back and prereverbflanging, e.g. positive and negativephasingmorphing. |
Appropriate recording techniques may include: | articulation and voicingbreathingmicrophone usepitchplaying, singing and performing styletimingtonetuningvolume. |
Production set-up report may include: | console settingseffects settingsmicrophone choicespatch bay wiringprocessor settingstrack sheets. |
Work environment may include: | dubbing theatreoutside broadcastrecording studiosound stage. |