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DIGITAL MUSIC PRODUCTION

 Digital Music Production courses are very popular at the moment - and, we suspect, will only attract increasing interest in the future. Whether you tap away in your bedroom, warble in the shower, strum a chord every now and then or are an occasional performer, you can improve the effect - substantially - once you know your way around a good music package; all you need is an interest in music.

These courses will take you from complete beginner to master musician - all you need to bring is your inspiration.
CMD will teach you everything you need to know using the most up-to-date software packages compatible with professional studio setups - ready for you to take further. Packages are taught on a graduated level, that is, according to the complexity of the course and the complexity of the package: Soundforge's Audio Studio is ideally suited to beginners; Propellerhead's Reason for intermediate level; Steinberg's Cubase is appropriately advanced for professional instrumentation and mastering.

Additional courses can of course be customised around specific areas and packages as required.

For those of you who really want to get your music heard or just see what the reaction is like, we recommend combining one or more of these courses with the Web Page Design course to produce your own music download website.
If Arctic Monkeys and Sandi Thom can do it so can you - next stop: the recording contract!

Introduction to Digital Music

  • Introduction to sound files / formats
  • Downloading sound files to a pc
  • The workspace in Audio Studio
  • The toolbars
  • Opening / saving file (various file)
  • The window (maximise / minimise, zoom in / out, the transport bar)
  • Introduction into editing / Practice basic editing
  • Introduction into Processing / Processing Sounds / Practice Processing
  • Introduction into Effects / Applying Effects / Practice with Effects
  • Use of other tools and options
  • Basic Project

This will include the certification requirements for the eDCC*
Digital Music Production Beginner Level qualification.




Soundforge's Audio Studio - easy to use and popular

Processing Effects with Timelines



Intermediate Digital Music

  • Project Setup with Reason
  • Playing a Song
  • Window Techniques
  • Create New Song
  • Composing a Bass line
  • Composing a Drum Track
  • Composing a Synth Track
  • Editing Functions
  • Adding Effects
  • Saving / Exporting a Song

This will include the certification requirements for the eDCC*
Digital Music Production Intermediate Level qualification.


* eDCC (eDigital Competence Certificate)
– a nationally recognised qualification

 Reason - The best selling music software application

Set up a suite of mastering tools in Reason


Advanced Digital Music Production


THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY BEING PREPARED



Features will include:
  • Getting to grips with CUBASE
  • Mixing down
  • VST instruments
  • Advanced Editing
  • Mastering
  • Combining Soundforge and Reason with Cubase
  • Advanced Project techniques

  • ...and much more

This course will be eDCC* certified.


 Cubase SX3 takes music production onto a whole new level

With both SX3 and SE3 you have a professional music production system for composing, recording, editing and mixing your music

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