Music (Sound Design) - HND

Building on the vital industry preparation of the HNC Music Technology, our HND Music Production course builds further skills necessary for more advanced roles within the industry. Develop your confidence, skills and industry focus as you progress through the HND, expanding your horizons and developing your professional identity.

Building on your core skills from L4, you'll build your knowledge on multiple facets of the music industry, where you'll develop higher level skills and hone the technological production skills to enable you to reach your goals.

Expand your critical listening ability and delve into preparing a recording for a release. Learn how to edit pitch, timing and routing capabilities that brings a track to a professional standard. Developing further hands-on experience in studio environments, mastering the tools and techniques crucial for audio production in our state-of-the-art Audient equipped Recording Studio.

Deep dive into forms of synthesis such as FM synthesis, Additive synthesis, Granular synthesis, physical modeling synthesis and more. Creating original synth patches using a range of analog and digital synthesizers giving opportunities to experiment with different techniques and sounds.

Become well versed in the operation and manipulation of audio using a digital mixing console, routing techniques, microphone techniques and digital technologies to reinforce sound in various scenarios. Our programme will facilitate the growth of your skills demanded by the music industry.

Sound Design for Interactive Media encapsulates a diverse insight into the sonic elements of TV, Games and Film. Explore the compositional techniques that sound designers use to create a captivating and immersive experience for the audience. Experience field and foley recordings, capturing bespoke sound effects and developing soundscapes that enhance the ambience and environment of visual imagery.