Waves & Raves

Introduction to Music Technology

This introductory course for beginners – or for those wishing to refresh their understanding – operates on-site in educational establishments, or in The Studio @ The Stables as a public course. Available topics include:

Introduction to MIDI; The Sound Wave; Basics of Synthesis; Sampling Concepts; Microphones, The Mixer; Common Media Standards; Dynamics Processing; Effects Processing (Reverb, Delay…); Recording Tips; Introduction to Mixing; Introduction to Mastering

The public courses include an afternoon recording session, in which all participants are invited to contribute to a group recording. For schools, the normally six-week course (one hour session per week) includes elements of Listening, Appraising, Composing and Performing.

An additional module on The History of Club Dance Music is also available (either on-site or at The Studio @ The Stables), particularly tailored to those teaching or learning GCSE Music.

Main Elements

Generating and manipulating sounds

Capturing, processing and storing sounds

Looping, remixing and reinterpreting music

For more information, please contact us.