Elements and Performance Criteria

Replay requirements may include:
sound effects
voice overs
music
multi-tracking

Source materials may include:
voice
musical instruments
CD
cassette
radio and TV broadcasts
live effects

Replay mechanisms or platforms may include:
CD player
DAT machine
mini disk player
hard disk recorder
reel-to-reel machines
cassette decks
PC

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills:

optimum recording levels for a range of devices
operating techniques for different recording devices, both digital and analogue
operating techniques for a range of audio equipment to complete a signal chain
safety issues associated with recording material
copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that impacts on the recording and replay of material
literacy skills sufficient to interpret cue documentation and source materials
techniques for creation and adaptation of cue sheets

Linkages to other units

It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following unit:

CUESOU07A Apply a general knowledge of audio to work activities
This unit has linkages to a range of other audio units, and combined assessment and/or training with those units may be appropriate.

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

ability to correctly use equipment to record and edit source materials for use as audio effects in a live production
knowledge of recording and replay devices

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the recording and editing of sound effects for use in a live production
use of industry-current equipment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

evaluation of audio materials compiled/edited by the candidate
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of equipment and techniques
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (eg people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

source materials
recording and replay devices

Communicating ideas and information
Determining need for replay materials (1)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Preparing records of source materials (1)

Planning and organising activities
Organising resources and recording schedules (2)

Working with others and in teams
Rehearsing cues (2)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Making calculations (1)

Solving problems
Sourcing effects to meet a particular need (1)

Using technology
Using audio equipment (1)