DESCRIPTION

Computers are paramount in the production of contemporary music. The invention of the sequencer has enabled us to create and record music through a piece of software. The sequencer is used in numerous applications from recording in a studio, sequencing a dance track or audio production for the visual image. It is important not only for producers but also musicians to gain an understanding of how sequencing works. Through the skills provided by this unit, individuals will be able to use the key concepts within the area of sequencing and apply them to their own practice.

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COURSE CONTENT

 

Using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

Layout of a DAW (key functions and windows)

Key commands, screen sets and customisation

Synthesis

• Historical background of synthesis

• Context of synthesis within music production

• Key synthesizers

• Functions of a synthesizer

        * Oscillators/LFO

        * Envelopes (ADSR)

        * Modulation

        * Pitch

Creation of a synth patch

Sampling

• Historical background of sampling

• Context of sampling within music production

• Key functions of a sampler

• Creation of a drum patch

• Creation of a melodic/pitch-based patch

Audio & MIDI Editing

• Practical applications for audio editing

• The process of editing audio (chopping, time stretching, and reversing)

• Practical applications for MIDI editing

• The process of editing MIDI (hyper editor, velocity, and programming)

Quantization

The creative and corrective uses of quantisation

Automation

Automation of mixer, plug-in, and instrument parameters Different automation modes

Mixing

• Key effects and their functions

• Fader Balance

• The use of sends (send effects, side chaining)

• Basics of mixing (stereo image, depth)

• Introduction to ( types of EQ’s, Dynamic Processors and Spatial effects)

• Introduction to mastering and Analyzers.

Critical Listening & Programming

• Identifying the programming of drum beats.

• The use of synthesis, and the use of effects through critical listening .

• Drum programming within multiple styles.

• Stylistic Awareness of genres.

• Basic Music Theory Part -1