With the ever expanding popularity of live events and gigs, live sound represents an important sector of the music industry and offers many employment possibilities. This module gives student the opportunity to study the intricacies of controlling and delivering high quality audio production for the live sector. Aspects such as project management, backline, front of house and monitoring will be addressed providing students with a solid insight into professional practices and working methodologies.
This module will cover the theory and practice of the live sound domain. Students will engage with the other performance streams classes and facilitate sound reinforcement for live performances.
In addition, students taking this module will have the opportunity to develop the collaborative working skills necessary for the successful industry practitioner, through engagement with other students within the BIMM Community in a live music setting, as part of the learning and assessment process.
Where do we find live sound situations?
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Where can you end up working?
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Roles within the live event industry and the communication between these
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Live Sound Mixers
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PA elements and connection
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Microphones for live use
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Dynamic and Frequency Processing
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‘Ringing out’
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Managing acoustic spaces
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FOH and monitor mixing
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Networks and speaker control
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Job roles on tour and ‘in house’
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Communication and psychology
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Problem Solving
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Adapting tools and techniques to any live audio situation and genre
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Health and Safety
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Environmentally-conscious sound engineering in live settings
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The module will be delivered in the onsite recording studio in a combined workshop/lecture format. A range of teaching methods will be utilised to include, but not limited to, lectures, practical workshops and the use of VLE. Technical concepts and professional practices will be considered through formal lectures with audio visual support, tutor demonstrations, in-class practical tasks and assignments. Tutor and student led discussion, supported by independent study and group research, will provide a platform for exploring key concepts. Classes will be delivered by expert tutors, enhanced at strategic points in the academic calendar by guest lectures, co-delivered by expert industry practitioners where appropriate, offering students a beneficial insight into real-world application of module content. Students will have to opportunity to both give and receive critical peer feedback to enhance their learning experience collaboratively.
The virtual learning environment (VLE) will act as a central hub where students can access course content, receive and offer peer feedback on their work, review class work through quizzes, and stay informed of important news related to the module.
Individual tutorials, available to all students, form an integral part of the module enabling focussed teaching and learning around key topics.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |