Sound for Media

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You have been asked to produce the music for an online advert for a prominent sportswear brand.
The music must create a city soundscape bringing in sound effects which the advert can be edited to. It must be 60 seconds long and change constantly to reflect the hectic nature of city life.
Use some of the included sound sources.
Use bus effects to group and mix your sound sources, automate the different sound effects levels and use compression to finish off the mix to a professional standard.
Use automation in your DAW to adjust the level of the different sounds, ensuring they are audible but constantly evolving reflecting the life of the city, but not overpowering, all the way through the track.
You should also use compression to smooth the blend of the sounds further.
Once you are happy with your solution, render the master as 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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