Postgraduate Course: Sound Design Media (ARCH11008)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Architecture |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://ddm.caad.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
In this course students will become aquainted with the technologies that are used in digital sound design. Of particular emphasis will be the possibilities of sound production in the recording studio and editing in the digital domain. This course will be workshop based and hands on in its teaching approach. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Laboratory | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
3 hour(s) per week for 5 week(s). |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Ability to work with professional sound design software tools. Ability to work in a collaborative context of group review and critique. Ability to engage in a creative task within tightly constrained bounds and to present the outcome to conform to precise specifications. Ability to interpret and apply a set of requirements pertaining to a sound design task. |
Assessment Information
| Two projects, each worth 50%. Project 1: Develop a library of sounds recorded in the studio environment, implementing microphone technique and editing skills. Project 2: Using digital audio manipulation techniques develop a parallel library of digitally altered sounds by modifying the sound library created in project 1. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Sound Design, Digital Media, Sound Editing, Production Techniques, Sound Categorisation, Sound Libra |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Martin Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2333
Email: martin.parker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Catherine Carmichael
Tel: (0131 6)50 2305
Email: Catherine.Carmichael@ed.ac.uk |
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