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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03 Cables and Connectors
In this course you will explore the differences between different types of digital, analogue, audio and data cable. You will consider how cables can minimise the noise transmitted during capture and recording, along with the functions of a pre amp and DI box in the recording process. You will then consider how impedance and level…
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02 Microphones
In this course you will learn about how microphones work, and the different types of microphone; condenser, dynamic and ribbon. Consider how the frequency and transient response of a microphone affects what we hear, and how the polar pattern affects what the mic actually captures. Finally, consider how to set microphone switches to tailor the…
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01 Properties of sound
In this course, you will consider wave properties such as frequency and amplitude, along with what happens when you go beyond thinking about a single frequency. You will consider the musical relationship between different frequencies and how phase and polarity can impact a sound. Finally, you will look at some examples of different logarithmic scales…