School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsSound DesignWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102559.1
Discipline: MUSIC
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Ability to understand basic acoustics and technical terminology; ability to conduct effective stereo audio recording; ability to operate simple MIDI systems; ability to operate simple audio mixing consoles; ability to critically analyse electroacoustic sound and music works at a basic level.
Equivalent Units
101141 - Digital Musics 2 - Studio and Soundscape, 101538 - Sound Synthesis and the Sound Environment
Prerequisite
101526 Introduction to Sound Technologies OR 102558 Music Production
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Available places limited by technological infrastructure.
About this Unit
In 2020 this unit replaced by 102759 - Sound Design and New Electronic Media. As the second of two foundation level units, this unit builds on conceptual and practical work from Music Production, deepening students' understanding of technology in contemporary music and media arts practice. Areas to be examined include digital field recording for sound design and composition, an introduction to sound synthesis procedures and musical acoustics, creative sound design and synthesiser patch editing. Technical concepts are contextualised within a critical survey of contemporary music and sound design practice.