Music Technology study guides
A-LEVEL-EDEXCEL · A-Level (Pearson Edexcel) · aligned to Pearson Edexcel.
- Edexcel A-Level Music Technology Mixing and production: a complete overview of EQ, compression, effects, panning and automation
A deep-dive Edexcel A-Level Music Technology guide to mixing and production. Covers EQ, dynamics with compression and gating, time-based and modulation effects, panning and the stereo field, automation and the mixdown, and how to combine tracks into a clear balanced mix, with the exam patterns Edexcel repeats in Component 4.
📖 17 min read9MT0 - Edexcel A-Level Music Technology Recording techniques: a complete overview of microphones, placement and the signal chain
A deep-dive Edexcel A-Level Music Technology guide to recording techniques. Covers microphone types and polar patterns, close, distant and stereo miking, the recording signal chain and gain staging, and the multitrack recording process for Component 1, with the exam patterns Edexcel repeats.
📖 16 min read9MT0 - Edexcel A-Level Music Technology The principles of sound: a complete overview of amplitude, frequency, the decibel and digital audio
A deep-dive Edexcel A-Level Music Technology guide to the principles of sound. Covers amplitude, frequency, period and wavelength, the decibel as a logarithmic ratio, the harmonic series and timbre, and the digital fundamentals of sampling rate and bit depth, with the calculations and exam patterns Edexcel repeats in Component 3.
📖 16 min read9MT0