Undergraduate Course: Creative Music Technology (MUSI08057)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Music | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/ | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Creative Music Technology takes the recording and sound processing skills already introduced to students in Sound Recording and develops these further, within a studio context, to creative ends. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:   
Sound Recording (MUSI08054)  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  Recording and Backup media | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
+ Students will further develop their listening skills  
+ Students will be able to make sound recordings in a studio setting and use such material in a creative way 
+ Students will gain an understanding of a number of key sound processing techniques (using PD), and be able to develop and use such techniques within the studio 
+ Students will be able to mix together and balance several layers of disparate sonic material using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) 
+ Students will gain a basic understanding of electroacoustic composition techniques | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| One piece of coursework (20%); One piece of creative sound work on fixed medium, minimum length 5 minutes, and a supporting report of c.2,000 words (80%) |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Music Technology; Electroacoustic Composition; Recording; Sound Processing | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Dow 
Tel: (0131 6)50 9352 
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Course secretary | Mr Brad Herbert 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422 
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