Module 6 of 6: Music Industry Project

Work in groups to deliver a project to a deadline.		Synchronize sound to picture

Summary

Music Industry Project is where we hone all of the skills that you have learnt so far and apply them to the kind of audio projects that you might find yourself working on in the professional world of the music industry. Here your tutor will share years of experience on a range of commercial projects to ensure that you can work to a brief and a deadline. We'll cover everything from remixes and radio edits through to composing music for films, TV and adverts.

Skill Level: Advanced

Content

How to Promote Yourself in the Music Industry

Advertising, Promotion, Publicity and PR

Putting together your promo kit and who to aim it at

Myspace, Last FM, Podcasting and aggregators

Selling your music online

Music to Picture: Creating Soundtracks

Working to a deadline. Working to a creative brief

Importing video into Cubase and Logic

Working with timecode

Creating tempo changes. Tempo mapping and hitpoints

Matching a musical score to video

Music to Picture 2: Creating Sound Effects

Foley and the ‘Art of Sound Effects'

Motion picture sound effects: Sound design in Star Wars

Placing effects in the stereo field

3D Plug-in effects and how to use them

Remix Tricks and Techniques

Audio formats and how to import them into your project

Working with stems

Timestretching and clocking vocals

Determining the key of a vocal

Resolving timing issues when remixing older tracks

Ableton Live as Remix Tool

Using MIDI instruments in Ableton Live

Clips and scenes, warping, legato mode and MIDI mapping

Automation and Effects

Rewiring Ableton into your host sequencer

Melodyne as a Creative Tool

Vocal arrangements -double tracking, harmonies and BV's

Drum programming with Melodyne

Redesigning musical phrases

Audio to MIDI. Tempo tools and Time-stretching

Experimental Plug-ins

Glitch effects and edits

Filtering effects with Sandh and Antares Filter

Modulated delay with Tapetwister 2

Distortion and audio destruction with E- Phonic's LOFI

Radio Edits

A guide to Radio formats

How to remix for a particular format (working to brief)