What you will learn in The Technology of Music Production Course
- Sound Fundamentals: Understand the nature of sound, how it travels, and its properties.
- Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Setup: Learn to set up your DAW, record audio, and utilize basic audio editing techniques such as trimming, fades, and merging.
- Audio Effects: Define and apply different categories of audio effects—Dynamic Effects, Delay Effects, and Filter Effects—in your recording projects.
- Music Synthesis: Discuss the role filters play in music synthesis and understand how they affect the input signal
Program Overview
Welcome to The Technology of Music Production
⏳ 1 hour
Focus: Introduction to the course, its structure, and objectives.
Content: Overview of the course structure and introduction to sound fundamentals.
Sound and Signal Flow
⏳ 2 hours
Focus: Exploration of the nature of sound, its properties, and how it travels.
Content: Introduction to sound waves, signal flow, and how they interact in music production.
The DAW
⏳ 4 hours
Focus: In-depth study of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), focusing on editing tools essential in contemporary music production.
Content: Learn how to record, edit, and mix audio using a DAW.
The Mixer
⏳ 1 hour
Focus: Examination of the basic functionality of both hardware and software mixing boards.
Content: Covers volume, pan, mute, solo, busses, inserts, sends, and submixes.
Dynamic Effects
⏳ 2 hours
Focus: Study of tools to modify the dynamics of tracks, including compressors, limiters, gates, and expanders.
Content: Learn how to apply dynamic effects to shape the sound of your music.
Filter and Delay Effects
⏳ 1 hour
Focus: Introduction to tools that affect the quality of sound, such as equalization and delay effects.
Content: Understand how filters and delays modify sound and their role in music production.
Final Project
⏳ 2 hours
Focus: Application of learned concepts in a final project, demonstrating the integration of recording, editing, and mixing techniques.
Content: Complete a hands-on project to apply your skills in a real-world music production scenario.
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Job Outlook
- Music Production: Roles in recording, mixing, and mastering music.
- Sound Engineering: Positions in live sound reinforcement and studio engineering.
- Music Technology: Careers in developing and managing music software and hardware.
- Education: Teaching positions in music production and audio engineering.
Specification: The Technology of Music Production
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