ST. CLARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOOL INC.

(GRADE 10 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)

LESSON 2

LESSON TITLE: Basic recording equipment of a digital radio studio

LESSON OBJECTIVES :
 Identify the basic recording equipment of a digital radio studio.
 Start a literature search on electromagnetic induction’s role in recording technology.

MOTIVATION:

Pictures of the radio studio control and audio room or

Video clip on a radio station tour, video player, screen, and accessories

INTRODUCTION TO LESSON:
Our lesson for today is all about Basic recording equipment of a digital radio studio,
A computer-based digital audio workstation has four basic components: Computer: Platform
for audio interface & DAW software; provides processing power for audio editing. Audio
interface: Sound card or other hardware to convert analog signals into a digital signals.

PRESENTATION OF LESSON

Activity 1B
My Own Home Recording Studio! For Life…

Objective(s): At the end of the activity, students should be able to:

 Identify the basic recording equipment of a digital radio studio.
 Start a literature search on electromagnetic induction’s role in
recording technology.
Materials:
Reading resource material on Home Recording Studio Start-up
Equipment

Procedure:
You could be an aspiring singer, a music artist, a student who needs to record
audio presentations or simply one planning to have a start-up home recording studio.
Read on the recording technology equipment. Use Table 3 and extend your
understanding of the recording industry by matching the devices in Column B and their
respective functions in Column C with the items in Column A. Write the letter and
number for coding your answer.

Working Principle of a Condenser Microphone - The varying sound

pressure changes the spacing between a thin metallic membrane
and a stationary plate, producing electrical signals which “copy” the
sound pressure.
Salient Features: Works with a wide range of sound frequencies.
Although expensive, it is considered as the
best microphone for recording applications.
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Working Principle of a Dynamic Microphone - The varying sound

pressure moves the cone diaphragm and the coil attached to it
within a magnetic field, producing an electromotive force that
generates electrical signals which “copy” the sound pressure.
Salient Features: Theinverse of a dynamic loudspeaker and
relatively cheap and rugged.

Working Principle of a Headphone or an Earbud - Wires carry the

audio signal from the stereo into the coil and back again. The coil
around the plastic cone becomes an electromagnet when current
passes through it. And because the coil is within a magnetic field, a
force is generated on the coil. In response to the audio signal, the
coil moves together with the flexible
flat crinkly cone moving the air within the headphone/earbud enclosure and in the ear
canal producing sound. Salient Features: Headphones and earphones are small
loudspeakers clamped over the ear/s. Basically, each speaker consists of stereo wires,
plastic cone diaphragms, coils attached to the cone, and magnets built inside cased or
padded sound
Working Principle of a Studio Monitor or a Speaker
- The electric current imaging the audio signal is sent through the
coil that is within the magnetic field. A force is generated that
moves the magnet and the cone attached to it producing the
sound corresponding to the analog or digital signal. Salient
Features: The studio monitor is a dynamic reference speaker
designed to
produce an accurate image of the sound source. Most hobby studio use the active type
studio monitor. It has a built-in amplifier and functions when plugged into an outlet and
a sound source. A dynamic speaker, like the studio monitor, has the same essential parts
as a dynamic microphone. But unlike the microphone or headphone where the voice coil
is attached to the cone diaphragm, on the studio monitor, it is the permanent magnet
that is attached to the cone while the coil is wound around a fixed core.

Table 3. A Home Recording Studio Start-Up Equipment

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Guide Question:
Q1. Which devices on Table 3 are powered, entirely or partially, by electromagnetic
induction (the phenomenon of a changing magnetic or electric field’s effect on
electricity or magnetism)?
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