Electronic Music Production

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You have been asked to create a soundscape for a museum installation about Migration. They have requested a synthetic sound that changes constantly to reflect the movement of people around the world. Create a dynamic synth patch that can be used over a backing track which you must create from the loops sent by the museum.
Use the loops to create a varied and effective backing track and then use at least 3 different instruments as sound sources for your evolving sound.
Use modulation and effects to give movement to your sound and make sure that these effects are modulated in time with the backing track.
Use bus effects to separately group and mix the loops in one group and the 3 synth sounds in another, automate the loop and synth levels to finish off the mix to a professional standard. Use automation in your DAW to adjust the level of the sounds, ensuring they are always audible but not overpowering, all the way through the track.
You should also use compression to smooth the sounds further.
When you have finished, save your DAW session, render it to a stereo WAV/AIF file (16bit / 44.1kHz) and upload.

If you are taking a Level/Grade 6 Music Production exam, remember to bring your coursework task and screenshots – you will be asked to upload these during your exam. There will also be a number of questions for you to answer regarding the task.

These will focus on:

The skills used to complete the task
How you approached the professional nature of the task
How you interpreted the creative elements

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Music Production Coursework Task Electronic Music Production

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