Recreating ‘Don’t You Want Me’
This is a fantastically detailed demo of how ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by the Human League was created using the same gear…
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Vox Earworm – Gated Reverb
This is a fantastic overview of the sound of gated reverb and how it works, featuring some big names in music production!
EXAM QUESTIONS
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‘Hey Now’ – London Grammar (Q6/9MT003)
London Grammar – Hey Now (2014) This song uses a variety of different delay and reverb effects to create ambience. Evaluate: (20) Talking points: The interesting uses of delay on the guitars and drums in the introduction – can you give some parameter settings e.g. delay time / feedback / panning / filtering? Be specific…
‘On The Beach’ (Q5/9MT003)
Chris Rea: On The Beach (1985) and York: On The Beach (1997) Evaluate the production techniques used in each version of the song. Your response may consider the following production aspects: (15)
‘Pump It Up’ (Q5/9MT003)
Elvis Costello: Pump It Up (1978) and Rogue Traders: Voodoo Child (2005) Compare the production techniques used in each version of the song. Your response may consider the following production aspects: (15)
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Most recent courses for components 3 and 4
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19 Mastering
In this course you will learn about mastering as a process and how it encompasses everything after mixing. You will consider how mastering processes differ for different formats, and how they developed in different recording eras.
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18 Sequencing and the DAW
In this course you will find out more about sequencing, DAWs and drum machines and how the technologies are interrelated. You will also consider quantise as a crucial function, and consider the mixing desk as a tool. Finally, you will look in detail at the impact of these technologies on the music industry.
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17 MIDI
In this course you will look at the requirements of the MIDI standard, along with how MIDI messages are communicated across different instruments. You will look at different MIDI controllers, and consider how MIDI has been amended as a protocol, developed and perhaps superseded. Finally, you will consider the overall impact of MIDI on music…
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16 Other effects
In this course you will find out more about a variety of other creative effects in music technology – from vocal effects to modulation like tremolo and vibrato, and from ring modulation to pitch effects to wah wah and automatic tuning. You will also consider how lo fi effects can be used creatively in the…