B.Sc. (Hons) Digital Media


 

Example Hardware
Mixing Desk
Mixing Desk
 
 
Software (Free)
 
HammerHead Rhythm Station
 
 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module Specification : UFCEXR-20-1

Set Books:

 
setbook

 

 

setbook

Essential Reading

Creating Digital Media and Sound

How to Read Music

Reading List for this Module

 

Module Resources

Assignment One Published Monday 17th October 2011

do-re-mi score

do-re-mi Logic Project

Assignment Two Published Monday 30th January 2012

creatures.zip

Lecture Notes

Hardware and Connectivity

Introduction to Multimedia Sound Production
Basic Components for Sound Production
Audio Hardware and Connectivity
MIDI Connectivity and Protocols
Microphones Monitors Speakers and Headphones
Studio Layout and Related Equipment

Software Technologies and Technical Guides

Logic Studio Basics
Virtual Instruments and Effects Devices
MIDI Architecture and Device Connectivity

Music Theory

Notes on the Bass and Treble Staves
Note Pitch Exercise Sheet
Note Values and Time Signature
Note Value Exercise Sheet
Scales and Time Signatures

Note Pitch and Value Exercise
Basic Chord Structures and Patterns

Chord Charts

Overview of Generic Structure

C, F, G

Note Pitch Chart

Scores

Scarborough Fair
Ode to Joy


Copyright

Multimedia Sound Production and Copyright
Introduction to Copyright Law (PRS)
Copyright Guide Flowchart (JISC)

PRS for Music
Copyright and Other Rights for Creating Time-based Media Resources (JISC)

 

Tutorial Notes for Semester One

OSX Familiarization and Logic Studio
Project Templates and Viewing the Score
Creating Audio Tracks and Using Jam Pack Loops
Playing Music into Logic from a Score
Notation Exercise

Investigating the EFM1 Synthesizer
Using Logic Studio Effects: Reverb
Logic Environment Object: Creating an Arpeggiator

Using the Orchestral Instruments Library
Logic Studio File Morning from Peer Gynt

Tutorial Notes for Semester Two

Using the Piano Roll Editor
Product Research Activity
Using Logic Studio to Add A Soundtrack to a Video
LogicMovie.mov
Using Hyper Draw and the Hyper Editor

 

Music Technology Software

Logic Studio
Reason
Sibelius
Native Instruments
Audacity
Synthogy Ivory Sampled Pianos
Garritan Personal Orchestra
Garritan Steinway Piano
Modart Pianoteq Algorithmic Piano

Music Journals and Magazines

Sound on Sound
Computer Music
MusicTech
Future Music
The Pianist

Music Portals

Music Radar


Music Theory

Note Pitch Frequencies and MIDI values
Principles of Orchestration (Northern Sounds)
Alan Belkin at the Univerisity of Montreal

Music Retailers

Thomann (Europe)
Time and Space (UK)

 

 

 

Page last updated Monday 30th January 2012