National 4/5 Music Technology

Audio Capture:

Using a DAW (GarageBAnd)

Recording techniques, including microphones and placement

Importing audio

Editing and Mixing:

Applying corrective and/or creative equalisation

Applying dynamics processing: compression or noise gate

Applying time domain effects

Editing tracks

Mixing techniques: volume, panning, fade-in/out

Mixing down to an audio master

Multitrack

Using pre-recorded stems to practise and develop a variety of technical skills

Video Game Soundtrack

Designing and creating the soundtrack for a chosen excerpt from a video game, including multi-tracked recording(s) of sounds and/or music

5 Minute Mystery

Recreating a radio play from a chosen script, including dialogue, Foley and short pieces of music

Written evidence

Sound design plans

Informative logs with supporting screenshots demonstrating knowledge, understanding and application of technical skills

Evaluation of planning, recording & editing, and final mixes

Developing knowledge and understanding of 20th and 21st century styles and genres of music, developments in music technology and aspects of the music industry, including project-based learning

Developing listening skills in order to identify a range of genres and styles and their main attributes, and relevant music concepts 

Using bespoke reference materials with videos & explanations of level-specific music technology and music terms

Completing Google Forms testing knowledge, understanding & aural recognition of technological controls, processes & effects

Becoming familiar with and practising question types used
in the SQA paper