Music Production and Sound Design
Course code
KUM6280.FK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Muusikaproduktsioon ja helidisain
Course title in English
Music Production and Sound Design
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Provide students with knowledge of the principles, tools, and techniques of music production and sound design in the Ableton Live environment.
Develop practical skills in audio recording, mixing, mastering, and sound synthesis.
Enhance critical listening skills and analytical thinking to enable students to evaluate both their own and others’ creative work.
Develop practical skills in audio recording, mixing, mastering, and sound synthesis.
Enhance critical listening skills and analytical thinking to enable students to evaluate both their own and others’ creative work.
Brief description of the course
In the first half of the course, students will learn music production in the Ableton Live environment. During this process, they will complete practical assignments, including producing a track using their own voice as source material, recreating a well-known song, and composing and producing an original musical piece.
In the second half of the course, students will create sound design for a self-filmed clip, incorporating background music, sound effects, and environmental sounds. Additionally, they will design sound for an animation and complete a practical sound design task.
In the second half of the course, students will create sound design for a self-filmed clip, incorporating background music, sound effects, and environmental sounds. Additionally, they will design sound for an animation and complete a practical sound design task.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- applys the principles, tools, and techniques of music production and sound design in the Ableton Live environment;
- has developed practical skills in audio recording, mixing, mastering, and sound synthesis;
- is able to critically analyze and evaluate both their own and others’ creative work using advanced listening and analytical thinking skills.
- applys the principles, tools, and techniques of music production and sound design in the Ableton Live environment;
- has developed practical skills in audio recording, mixing, mastering, and sound synthesis;
- is able to critically analyze and evaluate both their own and others’ creative work using advanced listening and analytical thinking skills.
Teacher
Taavi-Hans Kõlar
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