BA (Hons) Audio Production

In this module students are invited to investigate the practices and creative possibilities of working within a desktop music and sound design production environment. This will involve MIDI programming, composition of basic musical and rhythmic arrangements, sound design, sound effects and an introduction to software instruments, synthesis, sampling techniques and digital signal processing.
Key Concepts in Sound
Key Concepts in Sound introduces ideas, terms and approaches relevant to the study and critical analysis of sound, listening and audio practice. Drawing upon critical and philosophical texts, art practices, and historical accounts, the module takes an interdisciplinary approach to the sonic, situating it in relation to its political, geographical and cultural contexts.
The modules aims to interrogate sound's associations and intersections with other sensory media; the auditory dimensions of identity, power, and technology; and the relationship between sonic experience, time and space.
Key Concepts in Sound also aims to develop students’ critical thinking and research skills, providing them with an opportunity to engage in research-led learning.
Mediation & Representation 1
This module aims to promote critical engagement with key Media Studies concepts and methods. It is organised around an examination of critical studies, media contexts and media forms and aims to enable students to develop a critical understanding of key theoretical concepts and critical approaches that have informed studies of media production and consumption, particularly during the latter half of the 20th century. Consideration will also be given to significant technological changes, emerging during the closing decades of the millennium, that have radically impacted on methods of production and distribution in the global mass-media market and how these are being accommodated, or not, through new paradigms in Media Studies (as an Academic subject area) as well as economic, regulatory and legal frameworks.
Multitrack Recording and Music Production
This module aims to provide an introduction to the multi-track studio environment in which students can identify and employ digital audio recording, editing and mixing techniques and technologies. The study of listening skills essential to the perception of audio quality will be introduced and can be developed along with the practical and technical elements necessary for studio-based audio and music production.