Sound Design & Synthesis
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Duration
18 Weeks
The main goal of this course is to develop an open-minded approach to Sound Design, using whatever combination of techniques and instruments available. With this practical outcome in mind we cover different synthesis techniques, in their abstract form and as implemented in popular instrument designs, alongside extensive use of effects and other sound-shaping techniques. Suitable for: Graduates from the Sound Design & Synthesis course can get work from music instrument manufacturers, television, cinema, theatre, video-game companies, or use these skills for their own productions.
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About this course
Preliminary interview, MP101 certificate, entrance exam
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Subjects
- Sound
Course programme
The main goal of this course is to develop an open-minded approach to Sound Design, using whatever combination of techniques and instruments available. With this practical outcome in mind we cover different synthesis techniques, in their abstract form and as implemented in popular instrument designs, alongside extensive use of effects and other sound-shaping techniques.
Graduates from the Sound Design & Synthesis course can get work from music instrument manufacturers, television, cinema, theatre, video-game companies, or use these skills for their own productions.
What you will learn
* Introduction to synthesis, 'fake' and 'real' instruments
* Brief history of synthesis and synthesis techniques
* Analogue subtractive synthesis and digital counterparts
* Oscillators, filters, amplitude
* Modulations sources and destinations, modulation matrix
* LFO and envelopes
* CV/gate or midi control
* A modular approach to sound design
* Mellotrons and digital sampling
* Other synthesis techniques: FM, wavetable, granular, physical modelling
* Hybrid synth designs
* Native Instruments Kontakt
* Native Instruments Absynth
Full-time or part-time?
MP181
The course lasts 18 weeks, with a frequency of one lecture per week of six hours for the first 14 weeks and the last four weeks dedicated to the final assignment.
MP183
This course features the same elements as the MP181 with the difference that it is a full-time course with a minimum 18 hours per week of sessions. This course suits best those who don't have access to a computer and require the use of the school's facilities to practice.
Schedule:
MP181: 1 day per week, 12:00-18:00
MP183: 3 days per week, 12:00-18:00
Additional information
Students per class: 6
Sound Design & Synthesis