Music Technology

Course summary

In the recording component you will study the technical workings of specific pieces of hardware, including microphones, loudspeakers, cables and DI boxes. You will also learn capture methods for a range of musical instruments as well as corrective audio production in Logic Pro. In the composing component you will create short pieces of music, in a range of different genres, focused on specific criterion, including sampling, synthesis and creative FX. Creative music production and traditional musical composition tools, including harmony, melody, rhythm, structure and texture will be studied. In the listening component you will study how technology has shaped musical style and the general popular music landscape from 1940 to present day. Styles of music will include 1950s Rock & Roll, 1980s Hip Hop, 1990s House & Trance and 2000s Drum & Bass. You will listen to a vast range of popular music and make specific links with the technology available at the time of release. In the producing component you will study the art of ‘fixing’ a mix using advanced processing methods in Logic Pro.