{ "id": "audio-engineering-recording-2", "title": "Audio Engineering & Recording II", "course_url": "/learn/courses/audio-engineering-recording-2.html", "audience": "student", "lesson_count": 73, "mapped_checkpoint_count": 73, "rows": [ { "id": "AER2-U01-L01", "lesson_number": 1, "title": "Find the frequency region", "assignment": "Reference labels and one bounded diagnostic test.", "practice_steps": [ "Label the three reference regions.", "Listen to the phrase and name one region of interest.", "Test a small broad EQ change on a copy where supported.", "Record whether the observation survives a context comparison." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a labeled sketch explaining the sound behavior you observed, and cite the relevant lesson or source. Separate a listening observation from a physical measurement.", "standards": [ "sound" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "References correct", "Observation bounded", "Test conservative", "Claim limited" ], "assessed_focus": "Connect the observed sound to its physical or digital cause and use a labeled sketch or graphic to explain it.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U01-L02", "lesson_number": 2, "title": "Can you hear 3 dB?", "assignment": "Six-trial record with choices, revealed order and reflection.", "practice_steps": [ "Set comfortable playback with the louder file first.", "Run six short order-varied comparisons with a teacher or partner.", "Record louder choice and confidence before reveal.", "Check results and describe any uncertainty or order effect." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Playback fixed", "Order varied", "Responses recorded first", "Purpose understood" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U01-L03", "lesson_number": 3, "title": "Now compare 1 dB", "assignment": "Trial log and cautious comparison of results.", "practice_steps": [ "Run six short comparisons with order varied.", "Write choice and confidence before each reveal.", "Compare consistency with the 3 dB trials.", "Name one condition that could affect the results." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Trials recorded", "Playback consistent", "Confidence included", "Generalization bounded" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U01-L04", "lesson_number": 4, "title": "Set a reference and log uncertainty", "assignment": "Reference/setup log and limits statement.", "practice_steps": [ "Choose and document a comfortable playback setup.", "Use the reference before judging a short mix.", "Repeat the reference after the comparison to check setup consistency.", "Record uncertainty and any changed conditions." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the figures or observations in a spreadsheet or other digital table. Show each calculation or comparison and explain the decision it supports.", "standards": [ "data" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Setup documented", "Reference repeated", "Conditions tracked", "No false calibration claim" ], "assessed_focus": "Show the input data, calculations or comparisons, and a conclusion that can be reproduced from the records.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U02-L01", "lesson_number": 5, "title": "Choose the stereo geometry", "assignment": "Geometry plan with purpose and capability status.", "practice_steps": [ "State source, room and intended stereo impression.", "Draw a coincident or spaced arrangement with actual directions/spacing.", "Explain likely level/time relationships.", "Have the teacher verify the practical setup or label the work as a plan." ], "evidence_requirement": "Include a labeled placement sketch and microphone information from its manufacturer. Record whether you made the capture yourself, observed a demonstration, or analyzed supplied audio. Practical microphone operation requires a witnessed capture.", "standards": [ "mic" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Purpose clear", "Geometry documented", "Mechanism distinguished", "Capture status honest" ], "assessed_focus": "Compare microphone behavior, justify placement and connections, and check the result against the recording purpose.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U02-L02", "lesson_number": 6, "title": "Capture a repeatable source", "assignment": "Two-channel recording/analysis and controlled-conditions log.", "practice_steps": [ "Record or inspect a complete two-channel test.", "Check that both channels carry intended content and note their levels.", "Change one teacher-approved geometry variable for a second take if available.", "Save conditions and compare without silently normalizing the raw evidence." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the original recording, setup details and playback check. A proposed setup or supplied recording does not demonstrate your own capture skill.", "standards": [ "capture" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Channels checked", "Conditions documented", "Variable bounded", "Confounds acknowledged" ], "assessed_focus": "Select and connect the equipment, record the planned material, and replay it to verify the capture.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U02-L03", "lesson_number": 7, "title": "Test timing and polarity separately", "assignment": "Separate timing/polarity tests and bounded diagnosis.", "practice_steps": [ "Save the original pair and route.", "Try a polarity reversal on one channel and compare.", "Restore polarity, then test one small time adjustment separately.", "Record which change helped, its cost and what cause remains unproven." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Baseline preserved", "Tests independent", "Spatial cost considered", "Cause not overclaimed" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U02-L04", "lesson_number": 8, "title": "Evaluate mono compatibility", "assignment": "Stereo/mono evaluation with method and decision.", "practice_steps": [ "Document the summing method.", "Compare a located foreground phrase in stereo and mono.", "Test one revision only if a meaningful problem exists.", "Retain the original and explain the final compromise." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Actual sum confirmed", "Foreground tracked", "Revision controlled", "Tradeoff explicit" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U03-L01", "lesson_number": 9, "title": "Map room contributions", "assignment": "Room map and a controlled observation.", "practice_steps": [ "Map source, microphone and major nearby surfaces.", "Identify a pause where room contribution is audible.", "Test one source or microphone move where available.", "Record the observation and distinguish real capture from synthetic analysis." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a labeled sketch explaining the sound behavior you observed, and cite the relevant lesson or source. Separate a listening observation from a physical measurement.", "standards": [ "sound" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Environment mapped", "Tail located", "Variable controlled", "Evidence type stated" ], "assessed_focus": "Connect the observed sound to its physical or digital cause and use a labeled sketch or graphic to explain it.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U03-L02", "lesson_number": 10, "title": "Compare signal and noise", "assignment": "Window/method record and a ratio explanation.", "practice_steps": [ "Choose wanted and quiet time windows.", "Record the same type of level estimate for each if a suitable meter exists.", "Explain the limitations of the estimate, including residual room/source sound.", "Predict why lowering the playback fader alone does not remove recorded noise selectively." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Windows named", "Meter method consistent", "Ratio understood", "Limits disclosed" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U03-L03", "lesson_number": 11, "title": "Trace gain through stages", "assignment": "Gain-stage diagram and an overload diagnosis.", "practice_steps": [ "Draw input gain, converter, track processing, fader and output where present.", "Label which meter observes each available point.", "Identify an upstream overload scenario followed by a quiet final meter.", "Describe the earliest useful test and a prevention action." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Stages ordered", "Meters located", "Upstream fault recognized", "Test targets cause" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U03-L04", "lesson_number": 12, "title": "Run a controlled capture test", "assignment": "Controlled capture record with raw evidence and conclusion.", "practice_steps": [ "State one hypothesis and variable.", "Record a baseline and changed condition, or prepare an explicitly unperformed protocol if capture is unavailable.", "Retain raw files and label any matched listening copies.", "Report the result, tradeoff and remaining uncertainty." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Hypothesis specific", "One variable controlled", "Raw evidence retained", "Tradeoff evaluated" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U04-L01", "lesson_number": 13, "title": "Plan inputs and cues", "assignment": "Input/cue plan with actual session mode.", "practice_steps": [ "List sources, inputs, track names and performer roles.", "Choose simultaneous or sequential capture based on actual resources.", "Draw one monitoring route and identify possible duplicate monitoring.", "Prepare take names and a recovery plan." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the plan in a digital document. Include the intended result, resources, timing and a response to one likely change.", "standards": [ "plan" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Input list feasible", "Cue route clear", "Mode honest", "Take/recovery plan ready" ], "assessed_focus": "Use a digital plan to connect the intended result to available time, equipment, people and a workable fallback.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U04-L02", "lesson_number": 14, "title": "Record a small ensemble", "assignment": "Multitrack sources and take log with capture mode.", "practice_steps": [ "Verify each input and its recorded playback.", "Capture two short takes or overdub passes.", "Keep original tracks aligned and independently saved.", "Log source, take and any changed setting." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the original recording, setup details and playback check. A proposed setup or supplied recording does not demonstrate your own capture skill.", "standards": [ "capture" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Inputs verified", "Independent takes saved", "Alignment retained", "Changes logged" ], "assessed_focus": "Select and connect the equipment, record the planned material, and replay it to verify the capture.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U04-L03", "lesson_number": 15, "title": "Comp with originals retained", "assignment": "Comp, originals and edit-boundary decision.", "practice_steps": [ "Select a short preferred phrase from each take.", "Create a new comp version without replacing originals.", "Check linked timing, room continuity and complete attacks/decays.", "Retain or reject the join with a located reason." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the original and edited versions. Identify the changed passage and audition its entrance, join and ending.", "standards": [ "edit" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Originals retained", "Comp purpose clear", "Related tracks considered", "Context boundary verified" ], "assessed_focus": "Retain the source, make the intended edit, and audition the boundaries and the finished passage.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U04-L04", "lesson_number": 16, "title": "Hand off the session", "assignment": "Multitrack package and actual recovery report.", "practice_steps": [ "Export aligned source/stem files and a reference.", "Record start, tempo if relevant, routing and processing dependencies.", "Open the copied project or reconstruct from the delivered files.", "Document differences and correct a missing source if found." ], "evidence_requirement": "List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.", "standards": [ "archive" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Alignment documented", "Dependencies clear", "Copy tested", "Differences reported" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify each file’s purpose, preserve the source material and verify that the transferred or reopened project works.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U05-L01", "lesson_number": 17, "title": "Find what disappears", "assignment": "Time-located observation, two hypotheses and two tests.", "practice_steps": [ "Write the intended foreground and its role.", "Choose a three-second window in mix-a and record the time.", "Describe an observation without naming a processor.", "Propose two possible causes and a different test for each." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a labeled sketch explaining the sound behavior you observed, and cite the relevant lesson or source. Separate a listening observation from a physical measurement.", "standards": [ "sound" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Foreground named", "Time window located", "Observation separated from cause", "Two distinct tests proposed" ], "assessed_focus": "Connect the observed sound to its physical or digital cause and use a labeled sketch or graphic to explain it.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U05-L02", "lesson_number": 18, "title": "Try the smallest change", "assignment": "Baseline/test exports, changed setting and one benefit/one cost.", "practice_steps": [ "Import melody, pad and pulse at a common start point. Leave stretching off or verify unchanged duration.", "Save a baseline. Lower only the pad level, keeping the other parts fixed.", "Compare the same passage in the full mix; adjust the comparison listening level only as needed and document it.", "Keep or reject the change based on melody clarity and musical support." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Common starting alignment", "Single intentional variable", "Contextual comparison", "Benefit and cost identified" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U05-L03", "lesson_number": 19, "title": "Make a fair A/B", "assignment": "Two labeled tests and a decision table: purpose, changed variable, result, limitation.", "practice_steps": [ "Version A: leave a short gap in the pad at a chosen melody entrance.", "Version B: if EQ is available, make one small tonal change to the pad; otherwise test a different pad level and label the alternative accurately.", "Compare each separately against baseline at similar playback loudness.", "Select one approach and explain what the alternative did less well." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Two distinct tests retained", "Variables and routes named", "Fair comparison attempted", "Tool substitution honestly recorded" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U05-L04", "lesson_number": 20, "title": "Defend and transfer", "assignment": "New-window A/B pair, decision record and response to peer feedback.", "practice_steps": [ "Write a new brief and time-located observation.", "Test one change and preserve the original.", "Ask a peer for one specific observation without telling them which version you prefer.", "Submit a 60–90-second spoken explanation or 150–200-word written record, with the A/B audio and your final decision." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "New problem or time window", "Reproducible comparison", "Evidence-based keep/reject decision", "Peer feedback considered critically" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U06-L01", "lesson_number": 21, "title": "Compare transient and sustained sources", "assignment": "Envelope observations and source-specific goals.", "practice_steps": [ "Mark a transient and a sustained interval.", "Predict intermittent versus continuous reduction under a shared threshold.", "Test or inspect the supplied dynamics examples.", "State a different musical goal for each source." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Envelope described", "Prediction sensible", "Context considered", "Goals distinct" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U06-L02", "lesson_number": 22, "title": "Set detector and ratio", "assignment": "Settings and a detector-behavior observation or bounded proposal.", "practice_steps": [ "Name the symptom and actual detector options.", "Set a moderate ratio and threshold for occasional action.", "Test one detector change where supported; otherwise explain the proposed test.", "Record what triggered reduction and its cost to the phrase." ], "evidence_requirement": "Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.", "standards": [ "tech" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Problem identified", "Controls actual", "Trigger behavior observed", "Capability stated" ], "assessed_focus": "Demonstrate the relevant controls or file operations and explain what changes at the input and output.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U06-L03", "lesson_number": 23, "title": "Test attack and release", "assignment": "Separate timing tests and chosen settings.", "practice_steps": [ "Preserve baseline settings.", "Compare two attack values with release fixed.", "Restore attack and compare two releases.", "Choose a result and locate one retained transient or recovery behavior." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Tests separate", "Next event considered", "Benefit located", "Cost acknowledged" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U06-L04", "lesson_number": 24, "title": "Explain the source-dependent choice", "assignment": "Two source decisions with paired evidence.", "practice_steps": [ "Document separate goals and baselines.", "Create one controlled processing version for each.", "Reduce loudness bias when judging.", "Explain the final choices, including any rejected processing." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Source goals distinct", "Comparisons controlled", "Level bias considered", "Choices defended" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U07-L01", "lesson_number": 25, "title": "Hear spill in context", "assignment": "Annotated timeline and treatment decision.", "practice_steps": [ "Listen in context if related tracks exist.", "Mark wanted events and unwanted intervals.", "Name material that must not be removed.", "Decide whether treatment is justified or whether placement/arrangement would be a better earlier fix." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a labeled sketch explaining the sound behavior you observed, and cite the relevant lesson or source. Separate a listening observation from a physical measurement.", "standards": [ "sound" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Context considered", "Intervals located", "Wanted material protected", "Claim realistic" ], "assessed_focus": "Connect the observed sound to its physical or digital cause and use a labeled sketch or graphic to explain it.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U07-L02", "lesson_number": 26, "title": "Compare gating and expansion", "assignment": "Three-way comparison and a continuity judgment.", "practice_steps": [ "Listen to the same event and its complete ending in all versions.", "Identify the quieter gaps and any damaged decay.", "Choose a treatment based on the intended source role.", "State that the supplied envelopes model behavior rather than emulate a named device." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Gaps compared", "Tails evaluated", "Choice contextual", "Model understood" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U07-L03", "lesson_number": 27, "title": "Control the detector", "assignment": "Trigger log, settings and a retest.", "practice_steps": [ "Mark correct and false triggering moments.", "Adjust one available detector/timing control on a copy.", "Replay the same window and record whether false behavior decreases.", "Check that quieter wanted events still pass." ], "evidence_requirement": "Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.", "standards": [ "tech" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Trigger moments identified", "Single change made", "Quiet events checked", "Result documented" ], "assessed_focus": "Demonstrate the relevant controls or file operations and explain what changes at the input and output.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U07-L04", "lesson_number": 28, "title": "Reject chatter and lost endings", "assignment": "Final treatment with rejected-test evidence.", "practice_steps": [ "Identify an unwanted opening/closure or document a clean result.", "Test one timing/range correction where available.", "Compare with the dry source in context.", "Export the chosen passage and verify its full endings." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Decays checked", "Correction bounded", "Dry comparison retained", "Export verified" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U08-L01", "lesson_number": 29, "title": "Separate reflections from repeats", "assignment": "Three-version description with one clarity observation.", "practice_steps": [ "Locate the first repeat or reflected energy.", "Describe whether later events remain distinct.", "Identify an impact on phrase clarity.", "Separate observation from an imagined room description." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a labeled sketch explaining the sound behavior you observed, and cite the relevant lesson or source. Separate a listening observation from a physical measurement.", "standards": [ "sound" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Events located", "Density distinguished", "Clarity described", "Room claim bounded" ], "assessed_focus": "Connect the observed sound to its physical or digital cause and use a labeled sketch or graphic to explain it.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U08-L02", "lesson_number": 30, "title": "Set time and feedback", "assignment": "Timing calculation and two isolated tests.", "practice_steps": [ "Calculate a quarter-note interval for a chosen tempo.", "Compare a tempo-related time with a different time at fixed blend.", "Restore the chosen time and test a modest feedback change.", "Record buildup, clarity and the reason for the final choice." ], "evidence_requirement": "Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.", "standards": [ "tech" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Interval correct", "Time test controlled", "Feedback separate", "Buildup checked" ], "assessed_focus": "Demonstrate the relevant controls or file operations and explain what changes at the input and output.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U08-L03", "lesson_number": 31, "title": "Shape onset and decay", "assignment": "Onset/tail observations and control-specific reasoning.", "practice_steps": [ "Mark the direct onset and next phrase entrance.", "Test one predelay change or predict it using the model.", "Restore the baseline and test decay separately.", "Choose a compromise that protects both attack and next entrance." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Regions separate", "Controls distinguished", "Next phrase checked", "Compromise justified" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U08-L04", "lesson_number": 32, "title": "Test depth in context", "assignment": "Depth decision with baseline, render and limits.", "practice_steps": [ "State the intended near/far relationship.", "Adjust one send/blend or timing parameter.", "Compare the same passage and identify a benefit and cost.", "Export with a complete tail and test playback." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Depth intent clear", "Variable isolated", "Foreground protected", "Tail verified" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U09-L01", "lesson_number": 33, "title": "Inspect the route", "assignment": "Baseline session inventory and located observations.", "practice_steps": [ "Create a named working copy and retain downloaded originals.", "Import all stems at time zero without automatic alignment changes.", "List track/output routes and source durations.", "Write initial symptoms with time locations before editing." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Baseline retained", "Starts preserved", "Route inspected", "Symptoms recorded first" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U09-L02", "lesson_number": 34, "title": "Rank evidence", "assignment": "Hypothesis table with tests and priorities.", "practice_steps": [ "Choose two located symptoms.", "Write competing causes for each.", "Design a single-variable test for the strongest hypothesis.", "Rank the next actions and explain the priority." ], "evidence_requirement": "Record the digital source’s author or organization, location and date. Explain why it answers this question and what it leaves unresolved.", "standards": [ "research" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Symptoms specific", "Causes compete", "Tests distinguish", "Priority explained" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the source, check its authority and relevance, and distinguish a verified fact from an unanswered question.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U09-L03", "lesson_number": 35, "title": "Test repairs separately", "assignment": "Separate repair versions and a test log.", "practice_steps": [ "Test one timing or level hypothesis.", "Record the predicted and actual result.", "Restore baseline before a second independent test.", "Combine only supported repairs and verify the full ending." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Tests isolated", "Predictions retained", "Results compared", "Combined state verified" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U09-L04", "lesson_number": 36, "title": "Submit the fault report", "assignment": "Fault report, baseline and corrected audio.", "practice_steps": [ "Write a concise report for each supported repair.", "Link filenames and time windows.", "Include one rejected test and why it was rejected.", "State a remaining uncertainty and the next discriminating test." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Report reproducible", "Files/time located", "Rejection reasoned", "Confidence calibrated" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U10-L01", "lesson_number": 37, "title": "Draw insert and auxiliary paths", "assignment": "Two diagrams and a mute prediction.", "practice_steps": [ "Draw a serial insert path.", "Draw a parallel send/return path.", "Mark summing points and final output.", "Predict what should remain audible when the return is muted." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Serial path correct", "Parallel path correct", "Sum points labeled", "Mute prediction sound" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U10-L02", "lesson_number": 38, "title": "Create a bus", "assignment": "Routing snapshot and mute-test record.", "practice_steps": [ "Create a bus for two sources where supported.", "Route them deliberately and identify any remaining direct outputs.", "Test bus mute and source mute separately.", "Record whether the result is a subgroup, parallel route or analysis-only plan." ], "evidence_requirement": "Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.", "standards": [ "tech" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Intended mode stated", "Duplicate route checked", "Mute tests performed", "Status accurate" ], "assessed_focus": "Demonstrate the relevant controls or file operations and explain what changes at the input and output.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U10-L03", "lesson_number": 39, "title": "Blend a parallel return", "assignment": "Parallel comparison and actual route/settings or analysis.", "practice_steps": [ "Name the intended benefit.", "Keep the direct path unchanged and add a processed branch at low return level.", "Increase blend gradually and check overall headroom.", "Compare level-aware baseline/final and state a cost." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Goal defined", "Direct retained", "Blend controlled", "Level/tone distinguished" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U10-L04", "lesson_number": 40, "title": "Check timing and level", "assignment": "Route validation and final decision.", "practice_steps": [ "Reduce gains before summing.", "Test branch bypass/direct-only states.", "Check for a timing-related tonal change and inspect available compensation.", "Choose a verified route and document unresolved timing limitations." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Sum level safe", "Bypass state tested", "Timing considered", "Limits documented" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U11-L01", "lesson_number": 41, "title": "Name groups and destinations", "assignment": "Session organization map and tested link behavior.", "practice_steps": [ "Name foreground, support and pulse tracks.", "Identify actual groups, buses and outputs.", "Test one small linked level change and undo it.", "Draw which audio routes versus control links exist." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Roles named", "Routes mapped", "Link tested", "Group/bus distinguished" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U11-L02", "lesson_number": 42, "title": "Write one move", "assignment": "Automated project and located explanation.", "practice_steps": [ "Name the target event and parameter.", "Write or record one move in the actual automation system.", "Check its start, end and following section.", "Save a named version and document where the editable data lives." ], "evidence_requirement": "Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.", "standards": [ "tech" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Purpose located", "Move saved", "Endpoints checked", "Storage identified" ], "assessed_focus": "Demonstrate the relevant controls or file operations and explain what changes at the input and output.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U11-L03", "lesson_number": 43, "title": "Resolve a routing conflict", "assignment": "Conflict report with baseline, test and restored state.", "practice_steps": [ "Describe the exact unexpected behavior.", "List automation and duplicate-path explanations where plausible.", "Test one reversible state change or mute.", "Restore the desired mode and repeat the passage to verify the fix." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Symptom precise", "Causes distinguished", "Test reversible", "Final mode verified" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U11-L04", "lesson_number": 44, "title": "Verify the rendered move", "assignment": "Project recovery and render verification.", "practice_steps": [ "Save and reopen the project.", "Confirm the move and its stored data.", "Export and play independently.", "Record any discrepancy, correction and retest." ], "evidence_requirement": "Demonstrate the operation yourself where equipment is available. Identify the controls used and verify the result; keep proposed operations separate from completed demonstrations.", "standards": [ "tech" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Project reopened", "Data found", "Audio checked independently", "Claims separated" ], "assessed_focus": "Demonstrate the relevant controls or file operations and explain what changes at the input and output.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U12-L01", "lesson_number": 45, "title": "Hear before the reveal", "assignment": "Case observation and a bounded goal.", "practice_steps": [ "Choose Case A, B or C from the case sheet.", "Record two located observations before suggesting a fix.", "State the desired musical result.", "Save your initial answer before the reveal." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Case identified", "Observations located", "Goal clear", "Initial response retained" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U12-L02", "lesson_number": 46, "title": "Classify competing causes", "assignment": "Competing-cause table and test choice.", "practice_steps": [ "Name two plausible causes for the case symptom.", "Identify one observation supporting each and one that would weaken it.", "Choose the earliest useful test.", "Keep uncertain causes labeled as hypotheses." ], "evidence_requirement": "Record the digital source’s author or organization, location and date. Explain why it answers this question and what it leaves unresolved.", "standards": [ "research" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Causes genuinely compete", "Evidence distinguished", "Test discriminates", "Uncertainty retained" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the source, check its authority and relevance, and distinguish a verified fact from an unanswered question.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U12-L03", "lesson_number": 47, "title": "Choose the first test", "assignment": "Test record with prediction, outcome and next action.", "practice_steps": [ "State the hypothesis and predicted result.", "Perform a reversible edit/bypass test, or design a capture test where equipment is unavailable.", "Record the actual observation separately from prediction.", "Choose the next step based on that evidence." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Prediction explicit", "Test reversible", "Observation separate", "Next action follows evidence" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U12-L04", "lesson_number": 48, "title": "Compare with the documented method", "assignment": "Source-attributed case reflection and transfer test.", "practice_steps": [ "Read the relevant source-method reveal.", "Compare your first test with the documented principle.", "State one source-dependent adjustment or limitation.", "Write a short transfer plan for a different recording." ], "evidence_requirement": "Record the digital source’s author or organization, location and date. Explain why it answers this question and what it leaves unresolved.", "standards": [ "research" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Source attributed", "Principle identified", "Recipe limits understood", "Transfer test specific" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the source, check its authority and relevance, and distinguish a verified fact from an unanswered question.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U13-L01", "lesson_number": 49, "title": "Set a repeatable reference", "assignment": "Reference plan and limitation.", "practice_steps": [ "State the mix question.", "Choose a reference passage with a comparable role.", "Document device, level setting and time window.", "Name one arrangement difference that limits the comparison." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Question specific", "Passage relevant", "Setup documented", "Limit identified" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U13-L02", "lesson_number": 50, "title": "Compare without a level trick", "assignment": "Comparison method and located observation.", "practice_steps": [ "Preserve original files.", "Set a repeatable comparison window.", "Adjust playback level and state the matching method.", "Write one tone/balance observation that remains after level adjustment." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Originals retained", "Window consistent", "Method stated", "Non-level observation clear" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U13-L03", "lesson_number": 51, "title": "Listen on two systems", "assignment": "Two-system translation log.", "practice_steps": [ "Name both systems and conditions.", "Record foreground, bass/body and ending observations.", "Identify a recurring issue versus a system-specific difference.", "Mark any unperformed test explicitly." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Same artifact used", "Conditions logged", "Recurring issue identified", "Inference bounded" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U13-L04", "lesson_number": 52, "title": "Prioritize the revision", "assignment": "Prioritized revision record and final choice.", "practice_steps": [ "Rank observations by impact and confidence.", "Choose one revision and predict its effect.", "Export and retest the same passages.", "Approve, reduce or reject the change with a reason." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Priority supported", "Prediction explicit", "Retest consistent", "Decision reasoned" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U14-L01", "lesson_number": 53, "title": "Separate mixing from mastering", "assignment": "Mix-versus-delivery decision note.", "practice_steps": [ "List one source-balance issue and one delivery-format issue.", "Choose which belongs back in the mix.", "Preserve the original stereo mix.", "Define a restrained finishing goal or justify no processing." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Domains distinguished", "Concern located", "Original retained", "Goal bounded" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U14-L02", "lesson_number": 54, "title": "Read the recipient specification", "assignment": "Recipient checklist and measurement-capability record.", "practice_steps": [ "Read delivery-brief.txt.", "Make a checklist of format, channels, range and stated level method.", "Identify which checks your tools can perform.", "Record an approved alternative or unresolved requirement clearly." ], "evidence_requirement": "Record the digital source’s author or organization, location and date. Explain why it answers this question and what it leaves unresolved.", "standards": [ "research" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Brief transcribed", "Metrics distinguished", "Capabilities honest", "Ambiguities visible" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the source, check its authority and relevance, and distinguish a verified fact from an unanswered question.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U14-L03", "lesson_number": 55, "title": "Compare a controlled finishing change", "assignment": "Original/revision and finishing decision.", "practice_steps": [ "Name the finishing goal.", "Make one conservative tonal or dynamic test on a copy.", "Compare with level bias reduced and check all sections.", "Keep or reject the change and record any format-conversion choices." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Goal defined", "Change controlled", "Whole piece checked", "Choice justified" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U14-L04", "lesson_number": 56, "title": "Verify output and source archive", "assignment": "Final checklist and recoverable archive.", "practice_steps": [ "Inspect actual properties against the brief.", "Measure only with the documented available method.", "Play independently and record results.", "Archive original mix, project and dependencies, then test recovery." ], "evidence_requirement": "List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.", "standards": [ "archive" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Properties verified", "Metric appropriate", "Playback complete", "Editable archive tested" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify each file’s purpose, preserve the source material and verify that the transferred or reopened project works.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U15-L01", "lesson_number": 57, "title": "Identify the last working stage", "assignment": "Stage-by-stage fault map.", "practice_steps": [ "List expected and actual behavior.", "Record evidence at each available stage.", "Identify the last proven stage.", "Choose the next boundary to test." ], "evidence_requirement": "Label the parts, connections and direction of flow. Use the model to explain one result or predict the effect of a specific change.", "standards": [ "model" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Evidence stage-specific", "Known input used", "Boundary identified", "Baseline retained" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the parts and connections, then use the diagram or sequence to explain or isolate a problem.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U15-L02", "lesson_number": 58, "title": "Test a fault hypothesis", "assignment": "Hypothesis/test record with predictions.", "practice_steps": [ "Write two plausible causes.", "Choose one reversible discriminating test.", "Predict results for each cause.", "Run the test in the prepared copy or document a clearly labeled card result." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Causes plausible", "Test discriminates", "Prediction first", "Scope controlled" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U15-L03", "lesson_number": 59, "title": "Record the repair and rollback", "assignment": "Repair, verification and rollback record.", "practice_steps": [ "Record the original setting or baseline file.", "Apply one supported correction.", "Retest and save a named fixed version.", "Reopen and document both the result and how to restore the prior copy." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a brief annotation to each selected item: your role, the task, a decision you made, the result and one skill to develop next.", "standards": [ "portfolio" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Previous state retained", "Change exact", "Retest succeeds or reported", "Reopen verified" ], "assessed_focus": "Select relevant work, identify individual contributions, and explain the process, result and next learning step.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U15-L04", "lesson_number": 60, "title": "Confirm the musical outcome", "assignment": "Final fault report with musical verification.", "practice_steps": [ "Verify intended source identities and timing.", "Check full playback and ending.", "Compare with the brief/reference.", "Write closure or a specific remaining issue with the next test." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Sources identified", "Whole passage checked", "Brief satisfied or limits stated", "Closure evidenced" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U16-L01", "lesson_number": 61, "title": "Define the listener", "assignment": "Capstone brief and evidence plan.", "practice_steps": [ "Write the 60–90-second listener brief.", "Assign at least three source roles.", "Name actual equipment and capture/analysis mode.", "Define observable capture, mix and recovery criteria." ], "evidence_requirement": "Prepare the presentation digitally and identify its intended recipient. Explain why you chose these examples and this format.", "standards": [ "audience" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Listener intent clear", "Roles realistic", "Mode honest", "Criteria observable" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the intended recipient and adapt the selection, format and explanation to that recipient’s needs.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U16-L02", "lesson_number": 62, "title": "Design the session", "assignment": "Session plan with contingency and actual test.", "practice_steps": [ "Create input and placement/cue maps.", "Prepare versioned source and project locations.", "Name one likely failure and a feasible fallback.", "Test the route and revise the plan from the observed result." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the plan in a digital document. Include the intended result, resources, timing and a response to one likely change.", "standards": [ "plan" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Route feasible", "Files prepared", "Fallback meaningful", "Test informs plan" ], "assessed_focus": "Use a digital plan to connect the intended result to available time, equipment, people and a workable fallback.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U16-L03", "lesson_number": 63, "title": "Capture and keep options", "assignment": "Source set, condition log and decision pair.", "practice_steps": [ "Capture or assemble the planned source roles.", "Retain two options for one meaningful decision.", "Document changed variables and confounds.", "Select the foundation with a located reason." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the original recording, setup details and playback check. A proposed setup or supplied recording does not demonstrate your own capture skill.", "standards": [ "capture" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Sources complete", "Options retained", "Variables traceable", "Selection evidenced" ], "assessed_focus": "Select and connect the equipment, record the planned material, and replay it to verify the capture.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U16-L04", "lesson_number": 64, "title": "Review the production evidence", "assignment": "Production audit and verified foundation.", "practice_steps": [ "Compare captured material with the brief.", "Classify recapture/edit/mix issues.", "Resolve the highest-priority capture problem where feasible.", "Reopen a saved copy and confirm the chosen foundation." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the original recording, setup details and playback check. A proposed setup or supplied recording does not demonstrate your own capture skill.", "standards": [ "capture" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Brief checked", "Issues classified", "Priority acted on", "Foundation reopened" ], "assessed_focus": "Select and connect the equipment, record the planned material, and replay it to verify the capture.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U17-L01", "lesson_number": 65, "title": "Locate the three decisions", "assignment": "Three-decision evidence plan.", "practice_steps": [ "Choose three distinct engineering decisions.", "Name purpose, variable and time window for each.", "Locate the baseline and revision files.", "Identify one claim that still needs a cleaner test." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Decisions distinct", "Purposes clear", "Evidence located", "Uncertainty identified" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U17-L02", "lesson_number": 66, "title": "Run controlled comparisons", "assignment": "Comparison set, feedback and revision evidence.", "practice_steps": [ "Prepare three baseline/revision pairs.", "State whether level is the variable or a comparison bias to reduce.", "Collect one specific feedback point.", "Test a related revision and document its result." ], "evidence_requirement": "Retain the starting state, the proposed change and its result. Explain what the test established and what you would try next.", "standards": [ "design" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Purpose defined", "Comparison fair", "Feedback specific", "Revision tested" ], "assessed_focus": "State the problem and expected result, test a controlled change, and use the result to choose the next action.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U17-L03", "lesson_number": 67, "title": "Test translation", "assignment": "Translation report and final-priority decision.", "practice_steps": [ "Log device and listening conditions.", "Collect observations at matching locations.", "Prioritize one recurring problem or justify no revision.", "Test the corrected export and record the compromise." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Conditions recorded", "Locations matched", "Priority reasoned", "Retest documented" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U17-L04", "lesson_number": 68, "title": "Approve a revision", "assignment": "Approval record with criteria and final version identity.", "practice_steps": [ "Evaluate each original success criterion.", "Record accepted limitations and unresolved failures separately.", "Choose and name the approved version.", "Save its settings and link the decision evidence." ], "evidence_requirement": "Name the musical aim and two listening criteria. Mark the exact passage supporting your decision; explain one benefit and one cost of the chosen version.", "standards": [ "compare" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Criteria applied", "Limits classified", "Version fixed", "Evidence linked" ], "assessed_focus": "Name the musical purpose, compare the same passage fairly, and support the decision with audible details.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U18-L01", "lesson_number": 69, "title": "Build the handoff", "assignment": "Final handoff package and manifest.", "practice_steps": [ "Collect final audio, project and permitted source files.", "Write roles, alignment, format and dependency notes.", "Include the three-decision evidence set.", "Copy the package and confirm the final filename matches the approval record." ], "evidence_requirement": "List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.", "standards": [ "archive" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Final identified", "Sources aligned", "Dependencies/commitments clear", "Evidence included" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify each file’s purpose, preserve the source material and verify that the transferred or reopened project works.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U18-L02", "lesson_number": 70, "title": "Reopen independently", "assignment": "Independent recovery report with reviewer/method and limits.", "practice_steps": [ "Open the recipient copy independently of the working session.", "Check source identities and alignment.", "Play the reference separately and compare key locations.", "Repair missing dependencies where possible and record actual retest results." ], "evidence_requirement": "List the working files and their purposes. Reopen the saved or transferred copy and record the playback result.", "standards": [ "archive" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Recipient copy tested", "Identities/starts checked", "Reference compared", "Failures honestly resolved or stated" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify each file’s purpose, preserve the source material and verify that the transferred or reopened project works.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U18-L03", "lesson_number": 71, "title": "Present the evidence", "assignment": "Evidence presentation and portfolio links.", "practice_steps": [ "Prepare a three-minute presentation or equivalent written portfolio.", "Show three decisions and one rejected test.", "Include the feedback-to-revision example.", "Link recovery evidence and accessible descriptions." ], "evidence_requirement": "Prepare the presentation digitally and identify its intended recipient. Explain why you chose these examples and this format.", "standards": [ "audience" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Evidence concise", "Choices causal", "Feedback traceable", "Access supported" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify the intended recipient and adapt the selection, format and explanation to that recipient’s needs.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-U18-L04", "lesson_number": 72, "title": "Plan the next skill", "assignment": "Competency reflection and next-exercise brief.", "practice_steps": [ "List three independently demonstrated competencies.", "Identify one analysis-only or untested practical skill.", "Design a bounded next exercise and necessary resources.", "Define the artifact and criterion that would establish progress." ], "evidence_requirement": "Keep the goal and progress comparison in your digital portfolio. Identify a practical next exercise and how you will judge improvement.", "standards": [ "goals" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Demonstrated skills evidenced", "Limits clear", "Exercise feasible", "Success observable" ], "assessed_focus": "Identify a personal skill to improve, choose a practical task and compare the result with the starting point.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." }, { "id": "AER2-FINAL", "lesson_number": 73, "title": "Final portfolio and practical review", "assignment": "Portfolio evidence references, final handoff/recovery result, practical-skill record and next learning step.", "practice_steps": [ "Locate evidence from the course tasks or modules for each final criterion. Include the original, a justified revision, and the verification result.", "Preserve the listening copy, editable recovery materials and applicable source permissions. Use your teacher-selected DAW.", "Name skills operated independently, skills completed with assistance and skills only analyzed. Arrange required practical opportunities before asking for final acceptance.", "Present your decisions in accessible text or a school-approved recording with a transcript. The reviewer must be able to inspect the evidence." ], "evidence_requirement": "Add a brief annotation to each selected item: your role, the task, a decision you made, the result and one skill to develop next.", "standards": [ "portfolio" ], "assessment_criteria": [ "Brief and intent", "Documented capture or analysis scope", "Source preservation", "Editing continuity", "Processing and listening judgment", "Controlled revision after feedback", "Delivery and recovery", "Accessible explanation and source credits" ], "assessed_focus": "Select relevant work, identify individual contributions, and explain the process, result and next learning step.", "alignment_scope": "The named work assesses this part of the standard; consult the official source for its complete scope." } ], "teacher_assessment": { "instructions": "Assess the work named in each row. Record the file or portfolio entry, the criterion, the result and the next action. Use a practical observation for equipment operation. Give feedback on the learner’s decisions as well as the finished result.", "levels": { "3": "Criterion met, with independent verification or a successful application in another situation.", "2": "Criterion met: the required work is complete, accurate and supported by evidence.", "1": "Some relevant work is present, but the intended result has not been demonstrated.", "0": "The required evidence has not been submitted or demonstrated." }, "self_guided": "Read the evidence requirement before starting. Save the work, check each criterion and revise any missing or unsuccessful part. Use a peer or instructor for tasks that require feedback or a witnessed practical demonstration." }, "teacher_practice": [ { "standard": "teach", "task": "Prepare and teach “Set a reference and log uncertainty.” Demonstrate the task, then have learners complete it independently.", "evidence": "A teaching plan, demonstration or teach-back, and learner work showing the result.", "criterion": "State the learning objective, teach a workable activity and show how the resulting student work demonstrates the objective." }, { "standard": "adapt", "task": "Adapt one practical assignment for a learner with limited equipment, a different way of accessing instructions, or a different way of presenting the result.", "evidence": "The original task, the adapted route and the shared assessment criteria.", "criterion": "Name a specific access or learning need and provide a usable alternative that preserves the intended skill." }, { "standard": "assess", "task": "Use “Final portfolio and practical review” to assess the learner’s decisions and finished work. Plan feedback and a second attempt for one unmet criterion.", "evidence": "An annotated rubric, specific feedback, revised work and a brief comparison.", "criterion": "Score the work against stated criteria, identify the misconception and provide feedback and a suitable next activity." } ], "readiness": { "pathway": "specialize", "fit": "About 16–18 after Audio Engineering & Recording I; younger experienced learners may qualify by practical review.", "prioritySkills": "Critical listening; advanced capture; dynamics and space; troubleshooting and delivery.", "priorSkills": "Can record, edit, route, export, and reopen a multitrack session.", "equipment": "DAW, headphones, supplied comparison files, interface and microphones for capture labs.", "expectedTime": "45 planned hours.", "teacherGuidance": "Teacher-led practical checks and hearing-safe listening are required.", "teacherEditionUrl": "/learn/courses/teaching-audio-engineering-recording-2.html" } }