The Minor in Audio Design is aimed at Master's students who wish to work with electronic media and/or compose and perform electroacoustic music as part of their musical activities. Students decide the areas of Audio Design they wish to focus on. The Minor in Audio Design covers the following subjects:
Recording and sound engineering technologies
Studio and mixing technologies
DSP and synthesis
Sound design, sound recording and psychoacoustics
Sensor and microcontroller technology, programming
Media studies and electronic music analysis
Passed the entrance exam for the chosen Master's programme (MA KMth Composition, MA P or MA MP)
Passed the entrance exam for the Minor in Audio Design
Minor in Audio Design - compulsory module (12 CP):
Individual tuition on audio design
Programming languages and environments I
Minor in Audio Design - elective module (8 CP):
Audio design seminars
Practical experience in the recording studio
Entrance exam
The entrance exam is held between mid- and late June.
Application (incl. MA programme admission confirmation; deadline: 31 May) Application process: Prospective students are required to fill out a questionnaire in order to ascertain the level of experience and knowledge they have acquired to date in the electronic music field. Applicants must also enclose a cover letter setting out why they wish to take this minor, together with at least one example of their work as a text file and/or sound and video file (Audio-CD, CD-ROM, DVD or USB stick). If they wish, applicants may also perform a live electronic piece of their choosing during the exam process (own composition, work from the live electronic music canon or an improvised piece; running time: max. 5 minutes). Based on the completed questionnaire and the work submitted, the senior lecturer for the major subject may advise the applicant that they do not meet the criteria for the entrance exam.
Minor in Audio Design exam (approx. 25 min.)
Presentation of the submitted work
Aural analysis of a short piece/excerpt of an electroacoustic work
Optional: performance of a pre-prepared piece of music (composition, improvisation etc.)
Interview with the examiners
Deadline
The application, including confirmation of admission to the MA programme for the subsequent academic year, must be filed by 31 May.
