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
Practice your exam skills
‘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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15 Clipping, distortion and saturation
In this course you will learn about the effects of desirable and undesirable distortion and how the sound is affected. You will consider the impact of distortion on music and how the electric guitar and amp simulators work.
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14 Reverb and acoustics
In this course you will discover how sound behaves in a space, ultimately creating reverb. You will look at the different ways of creating reverb and how acoustics affects what we hear and studio design. You will further consider the impact of reverb on recording.
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13 Delay and modulated delay
In this course you will find out about different delay effects and their parameters. You will consider how these effects would have been created historically and present day. You will also study modulation effects and how they are created using a delay along with parameters and their impact on music technology.
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12 Stereo field
In this course you will discover how stereo actually works and how stereo technology developed over time. You will consider the impact of stereo and how it was applied differently to different recordings, and learn about the importance of mono compatibility and modern methods of enhancing the stereo image.