VCE Vet Music Sound Production case studies
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VCE VET Music Sound Production is a senior secondary vocational pathway that combines Victorian Certificate of Education studies with a nationally recognised music industry qualification, typically Certificate III in Music (Sound Production). It suits students who want practical, hands-on skills in recording studios, live venues and rehearsal spaces alongside their general VCE program, and it can contribute to a VCE study score in Units 3 and 4. The VCE Vet Music Sound Production case studies are 5 cases and about 3,076 words.
1The Hum That Only Appears at Soundcheck
You are the sound tech for a 5-piece band at a 400-capacity club. The console sits at the back of the room, and the stage is fed by two 30 m multicore runs joined by a coupler under a walkway.
717 words, about 4 min2Mixing a Live Recording With a Clipping Kick
You recorded a 6-song live set at 48 kHz/24-bit into a DAW via a 16-channel interface. The kick drum channel was recorded hot: peaks hit 0 dBFS on the loudest song, and the waveform shows flat-topped sections.
602 words, about 3 min3Stage Plot vs Reality: Feedback at the Worst Moment
You are mixing a 4-piece indie band in a 250-capacity room with a low ceiling and a hard back wall. The stage plot puts the vocalist centre-front with a cardioid dynamic mic on a boom, two guitar amps behind her, and the drum kit upstage.
648 words, about 3 min4The Unlicensed Sample and the Deadline
You are producing a 4-track EP for a hip-hop artist. On track 2 the artist has used an 8-second loop from a 1970s soul record, taken from a vinyl rip, and pitch-shifted it.
543 words, about 3 min5The Overbooked Weekend and the Broken Monitor
You are a freelance live sound tech. You have accepted two jobs on the same Saturday: a 2 pm community festival (4-hour bump-in, 6-hour show, 450) and an 8 pm club gig (2-hour bump-in, 4-hour show, 400).
566 words, about 3 min