BA (Hons) Recording, Mixing and Production Bachelor's degree at West London

This module offers you the opportunity to develop as a creative user of professional DAW systems. Through the module you will gain fluency in the use of: hardware and software synths samplers controllers. You will also grasp the essential concepts required for next level music production.

This is a broad module introducing a variety of topics vital to the field of music technology. It also serves as a base for the more practical and technically orientated modules in the music technology degree courses at LCM/UWL. It is a key module designed to equip students with a grounding in the core knowledge and techniques germane to the disciplinary nature of the music technology courses. The module aims to provide the student with a solid grounding in the theory, techniques and terminology

This module focuses on the development of your portfolio career. Increasingly, the successful modern freelancer requires a diverse range of skill sets in: writing styles technique arrangement production the ability to expand your client base and income streams. Workflow demands will be examined in a time managed ethos to allow best practice. The module also explores creative outlets, future facing opportunities and residual income streams to allow you to pursue a career as a music professional w

If you understand how other people's music works, it will help you develop your own creative vision. Different music genres all have their own particular sonic signature and this module is where you learn how to identify and talk about the elements which have defined recorded music, from past to present allowing you to absorb the techniques and mix aesthetics to build them into your tracks.

This module will help you develop the required skills needed to operate studio recording technology to a high standard. The module will further the listening skills covered in Recording Theory and will increase your sensitivity to different recording and musical contexts. It covers a comprehensive overview of contemporary studio technology and the recording process. The module will also extend ear-training techniques and examine each component of studio technology in detail. In addition, it will

From King Tubby to Danger Mouse and beyond, the power of mixing has progressed from a process of sonic enhancement and balancing, to a creative force capable of creating brand new musical styles. Remix Practice give students the chance to creatively and technically explore an essential career pathway and continue to develop their professional portfolio throughout the course. The module focuses on the creative abuse of dynamic, non-linear DAW packages, following on from DAW Mixing and Production

During the LCM Record Label Module, you will be participating in a simulated record label from the perspective of the record-production students. You will learn how to pitch recording projects to labels and project-manage new releases to specified release timeframes. The module is broken into two distinct halves. First, you will establish a foundation of knowledge around the structure of contemporary record labels. Second, you will learn how to identify and correct recording and arrangement issu

'Recording music' is an advanced-recording subject designed to develop the required skills to operate both physical and virtual recording technology to a higher standard. Students will engage in a combination of practical and theoretical workshops aimed at developing a fluency in recording planning and practice. The module aims to further develop students' abilities to critically evaluate, and confidently produce musical recordings.

This module will look at the shaping of electronic sounds, timbre as a compositional tool, advanced sampling and advanced forms of synthesis. You will conduct experiments that explore techniques covered in the online lectures and production workshops. You will also create a short video explaining or demonstrating some aspect of what you have learnt and how you have applied it.

This module aims to provide you with an overview of the technique and musical approaches to contemporary mixing. The module will focus on historical origins and approaches to mixing and will analyse the work of professional contemporary mix engineers.

'Mixing Music' embraces the notion of balance-mixing as an art (form), at the same time celebrating its dependence on a firm technical foundation, repertoire and vocabulary of engineering skills, combined with a refined conceptual understanding of the three-dimensional stage of an envisioned sonic illusion. Focusing on developing and specialising students' mixing skill to an advanced level, the module provides a practice-based context for the application, evolution and acquisition of advanced mi

During this module you will develop an understanding of the processes and technologies used in mastering. You will also have opportunities to apply these techniques to create a portfolio of mastered materials. Seminar work will help you to develop the essential listening skills for mastering as you simultaneously enhance your technical abilities to the highest level of control.

In the final year of your degree course you will undertake a major project. This module is your chance to create your dream project with a high degree of independence. You will be allocated a supervisor and then given the freedom to create a piece of work, which you feel really represents you as a music technology student. You will be guided and supported, but this is your vision and your chance to show the world your achievements.