Music Technology Academy - Part Time Courses

Our part-time Music Technology courses have been designed for enthusiasts wanting to benefit from professional training to help you to use your own sound engineering & music technology equipment. We have written these courses for BTEC and they are also available at our satellite centres

BTEC Intermediate Certificate Sound Engineering & Music Technology
Qualification details: Level 2. Duration: 1 Year part time.

Course Content:--

Unit 1- Health & Safety : Emergency procedures; fire precautions; first aid; electrical safety; risk assessment; musical & DJequipment powering on/off

Unit 2 - Microphones, Connections & Signal Flow : Microphone types & uses; microphone/instrument connections; signalflow; studio set up; how to mic up a drum kit & guitar amplifier

Unit 3 - The Mixing Desk : Setting signal levels; routing a signal; monitoring; equalisation; auxiliary connections; headphone monitoring

Unit 4 – Multi-track Recording : Transport controls; connections; track selection; recording techniques; autolocate dropping in/out; client role-play scenarios and practical recording sessions-----

Unit 5 - Computer Integration & Music Sequencing : Understanding MIDI; equipment set up; connections; real-time & step -time recording; downloading & importing files; editing; synchronisation

Unit 6 - Effects & Signal Processors : Graphic equalisers; compressor/limiters; noise gates; reverb; digital delay-

Unit 7 - Mastering : Equipment set up; connections; recording analysis; mastering techniques; duplication

Unit 8 - Archiving : Recording media; developing and operating an archiving system

BTEC Advanced Certificate Sound Engineering & Music Technology
Qualification details: Level 3. Duration: 1 Year part time. ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------

Course Content:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unit 1 - Hard Disk Recording : A/D conversion; levels & sampling rates; signal flow; software routing; multi-track recording;overdubbing; editing; importing & editing audio; time-stretching; pitch shifting-----

Unit 2 - Digital Mixing : Digital mixing desk operation mixer page & digital mixing; signal levels; grouping and routing; solo; mute; pan & record buttons; equalisation; mixer automation---------------------------

Unit 3 - Advanced MIDI & Sequencing : Connections; control systems; midi messages; general midi; midi hardware and software devices

Unit 4 - Effects & Signal Processors : Software ‘plug in’ effects & processors; selection & routing; editing; signal processing; effects automation-----------------------------------------------

Unit 5 - Sound Sources : Multi-timbral synthesisers; sound modules; virtual synths (software); sampler architecture

Unit 6 - Digital Mastering : Mixing to stereo; mastering techniques; practical mastering sessions