Music Production Fundamentals

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Use computing and IT resources as relevant to the domain
• Work independently and demonstrate critical self-awareness

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Recording and sound equipment, processes and techniques
• Basic MIDI and audio editing techniques
• Fundamentals of music and sound mixing in the Digital Audio Workstation

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Deploy a range of editing techniques to manipulate music and sound on computer
• Use a range of techniques to capture music/sound using software
• Produce an appropriate mix of musical material combining a number of sources.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Identify and utilise connections between technical parameters and audio outcomes.
• Select appropriate tools to control specific audio features.
• Assess the quality of a recording and identify potential issues.

Topics will typically include fundamentals of:

the music production process, microphones and recording techniques, digital audio, effects processing, basic sound synthesis and sampling, MIDI sequencing and audio mixing, critical listening.

Teaching methods include:

• Lecture/demonstrations.
• Group tutorials and practicals.

Learning activities include:

• Independent study/research
• Practical work using recording and production equipment.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.