This course aims to cover the basics of the technology and devices used to record, manipulate and play back audio and video. Those who sometimes struggle to find their way through a jungle of acronyms, standards and technical choices, or those who just wanna get an overview might find this course useful. Topics of this course are (among others) the right choice of video formats and camera settings, the question how video can be displayed in exhibitions with the equipment of the HFBK, how to best proceed when recording or playing back sounds, which technologies can be used to stream video, how multichannel audio installations would work and much more.