school of arts, media and creative technology
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School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology
Key facts: School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology
We're one of the leading centres for practice-based education in the creative disciplines within the North West. We pride ourselves on the specialist programmes we offer which benefit from close relationships with industry.
We have 4,500+ students studying on 50+ programmes including International Foundation Year, Bachelors and Masters degrees, PhD, the UK’s only Doctor of Musical Arts degree, international exchange and semester study abroad, Continuing Professional Development programmes, short courses and Summer Schools.
Subject areas include: Journalism, Music, Performance, Animation, Computer and Video Games, Dance, English language, Film Studies, Media Technology, TV and Radio, Graphics, Interior and Product Design, Fine Art, English Literature, Creative Writing and Practice, Politics and Contemporary History, Drama, Playwriting, Comedy Studies, Film, Radio and TV Scriptwriting.
Journalism at the University of Salford Media City UK
Broadcast pathway:
• Critical Journalism Studies
• Broadcast Journalism
Multimedia pathway:
• Critical Journalism Studies
• Multimedia Journalism
Core modules
• Sports Journalism
•Court Reporting
• Feature Writing
•Political Communication, Media and Democracy
•Quays News
Optional
modules
News Days
Extra-curricular activities
Sports Partnerships
Music DirectorateInternational Exchange Co-ordinator
Dr Robin Dewhurst
• Music degrees at Salford have
been established for over 40
years. The tradition and
heritage of this remains our
core ethos which we are
immensely proud of.
• We developed the first degree
course in the UK specialising
in Band Musicianship.
• We developed the first degree
course in the UK specialising
in Popular Music & Recording.
Why Choose Salford?
The Guardian League Table 2020
• Salford now have a top 20 place out 88 institutions who teachmusic
• 2nd in the UK for Popular Music & Creative Music Technology• 2nd in the North West for Music, all styles and genres
National Students Survey
• We have consistently gained a top 5 place for every questionasked of our students in last years survey
• Teaching• Assessment & Feedback• Academic Support• Overall Satisfaction• Learning Opportunities• Organisation & Management• Learning Resources• Learning Community
Our Undergraduate Courses
• Creative Music Technology (W374)
• Musical Arts (W304)
• Popular Music & Recording (J931)
• Music Foundation Year – Creative Music Technology WH74
– Musical Arts W300
– Popular Music & Recording W341
Music at the University of SalfordCreative Music Technology - Musical Arts - Popular Music & Recording
Areas of Study:
Performance
Ensemble Musicianship, Conducting, Improvisation, Vocal Harmony, Session Musicianship, Latin Percussion
Musicology
Ethnomusicology, Music Journalism
Music Theory
Core Skills, Aural & Transcription
RecordingStudio Recording & Production, Location Recording, Audio for Media, Live Sound Engineering
Composition & Arranging
All styles of Composition
All styles of Arranging
Studio Composition
Professional Development
Professional PracticeArts Administration
• Pop/Rock/Jazz/Electronic ensembles• Salford University Big Band• Salford University Brass Band• Adelphi Brass Band – Student Directed• Salford Symphonic Winds• Wind Consort• Adelphi Contemporary Music Group• Ensembles Programme• Salford University Choir• Latin Percussion
Performance Opportunities at the University of Salford
Facilities
The music department is now housed in the £55 million purpose built ‘New Adelphi’.
• 6 industry standard recording studios• 5.1 Studio Composition room• 7.1 Surround Sound mixing control room• Large ensemble/band room• 11 amplified rehearsal rooms• 14 acoustic rehearsal rooms• Mac Suite with 30 workstations• New Adelphi Theatre-350 seated capacity• Music Archive Library• University Library open 24/7• Peel Hall-large traditional 350 seated concert hall. Featured on BBC
Radio 3 for a number of BBC Philharmonic Concerts.
New Adelphi
27 bookable music practice rooms, all with “room in room” construction for maximum acoustic isolation.
• 11 Ensemble Rooms - for amplified band rehearsals, each containing a vocal PA system,stage piano, drum kit and back-line amplifiers for guitars, bass and keyboards /electronics. Equipment includes: PA from QSC, Mackie and RCF. Drum Kits from DW,Yamaha and Mapex. Keyboards from Roland, Nord, Sequential and Waldorf. Bass ampsfrom Ampeg, Mark Bass, Aguilar and Phil Jones. Guitar amps from Fender, Orange, AER,Vox and Mesa.
• 14 Tuition / Practice Rooms - with pianos, guitar amps and Bluetooth stereo playbackwith one room housing tuned orchestral percussion (marimba, vibes etc.). There are 2dedicated Drum Tuition rooms with Drum Workshop kits.
• Band Room - a large rehearsal space with variable acoustics, suitable for rehearsinglarge acoustic ensembles like our Big Band, Brass Bands and Wind Band. It is also usedfor performance master classes, small concerts, sound reinforcement classes and as alarge live room
Opening hours are long - 09:30am until 10.30pm at night and open at the weekends.
Rehearsal Facilities
Music Studios• 6 fully equipped professional recording studios
• 7.1 surround mixing studio and a voice acting studio.
• 2 X Critical Listening Rooms
• 5.1 Studio Composition room
We have created a creative and educational environment that aims to mirrorcontemporary professional studio practise. Our general philosophy is tofacilitate the use of both analogue and digital recording platforms, softwareand hardware signal processing. All studios centre around a large formatmixing desk which can feed computer and hard disk recording systems as wellas 24 track analogue tape machines. All studios make use of professionalquality outboard equipment and software plugins as well as comprehensivepatch bays, giving students the opportunity to fully explore traditional signalrouting, a skill vital to ones progression into professional practice.
Recording Studio equipment
Mixing Desks:
Audient ASP 8024: Heritage Edition (24/36 Microphone Preamplifiers with 48/72 mixdown channels)
Avid S3 – control surface software controller
Monitoring:
ATC SCM-150A Pro
PMC IB2S-A
Neumann KH310A
Avantone Mixcube
Genelec 8030/8040 speakers for multi-channel/surround
Recording:
Pro Tools HDX
RME M-32 - 32 channels of A/D – D/A conversion
RME MADIface USB – 64 channel MADI to USB laptop interface
Studer A820 – 24 track 2” reel-to-reel tape machine
Tascam MSR24 – 24 track 1” reel-to-reel tape machine
Tascam DA3000 – 2 channel digital recorder
Focusrite Rednet DANTE interfaces for sending digital audio to/from many other spaces in the building
including the TV Studios and Theatre spaces.
Software & Plugins:
Pro Tools HDX, Logic X, Ableton Live, MAX MSP, Sibelius, Native Instruments
Komplete, Sound Toys, Waves, Fab Filter, GRM Tools, Adobe CC Suite amongst
others.
Microphone Pre-amplifiers:
Neve 4081 – 8-channel microphone pre-amp
API 3124+ - 4-channel microphone/instrument pre-amp
Warm Audio Tonebeast TB12 – Microphone/instrument pre-amp
MOTU 828 – 2-channel microphone/instrument pre-amp, 8 line inputs
Outboard Equipment:
2x Empirical Labs Distressor EL8 – Compressor
2x DBX 1066 – 2-channel compressor
2x Warm Audio WA76 – 1176 style compressor
2x Warm Audio EQP WA – Pultec style valve EQ
Briscati M7 – Stereo Reverb
MOTU MIDI Express XT – 8-channel MIDI interface
Plus other equipment from SPL, Klark Teknik, Lexicon, TC Electronics, TL Audio,
Drawmer and Alesis amongst many others.
Live Rooms:
Large professionally treated live rooms, with separation booths available in some studios. All
studios feature wall mounted movable panels and large wheeled baffles to allow
adjustment/control of room acoustics.
Studio 6 utilises the 100m/sq Band Room with double height ceilings for large ensemble recording.
Behringer P16-M Headphone Mixers – 16-channel modular digital headphone distribution system.
Amplification:
Fender ’65 Twin Reverb
Orange Rockerverb Twin Channel Head and PPC212 Cabinet
Vox AC30 HW2X
Ampeg SVT-7 Pro Bass Amp and SVT-410 Cabinet
Markbass CMD 151P Bass Amp
Plus other amplifiers from Marshall, Laney, Peavey, Yamaha and Fender.
Microphones and Other Equipment:
In addition to the equipment permanently installed in the recording studios, there are a variety of
synthesizers, drum machines, instruments and effects units stored in the studios' facilities office
that can be booked out for use in sessions. This office also houses our extensive microphone
collection. We stock microphones from manufacturers such as Neumann, Brauner, Schoeps, Coles,
AKG, Beyer Dynamic, Electrovoice and many more. Access to microphones is streamed as students
begin to specialise in music technology.
Instruments:All studios feature Yamaha grand or upright pianos, Fender guitars and basses, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos and professional drum kits by DW, Gretsch, Ludwig and Yamaha.
Synthesizers & Drum Machines:Dave Smith Instruments - Prophet 6Dave Smith Instruments - Prophet 08Moog - Sub 37Roland - Juno 106Access - Virus CKorg - MS20Korg - MS2000BRDoepfer - A-100 Modular SystemArturia - Micro BruteElektron - Machinedrum SPS-1Roland - TR8Vermona - DRM1
Computer suites:Our suite of 30 iMacs is equipped with sequencing, scoring, editing, synthesis, signal processing and post-production software. The software in the computer suite is, on the whole, the same as that found in the recording studios, so that work can easily be transferred from one facility to another. Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Max MSP, Native Instruments Komplete and Sibelius, amongst many others, are standard across all the machines.
Location Recording:There are a variety of facilities available for location recording assignments, ranging from simple stereo microphone and SD/compact flash card recorder kits to 32 track professional recording systems. We stock location microphone kits that can also be borrowed for recording both large acoustic ensembles and venue based band performances.
Opening Hours:Monday - Sunday: 9.00am – MidnightThe recording facilities always have at least one technical demonstrator on hand to deal with technical issues and provide students with advice.
Industry Collaboration Zones• The ICZs unite colleagues, students, industry and communities through
shared knowledge, learning and innovation. By pioneering exceptionalindustry partnerships, we lead the way in real world experiences,preparing students for life.
• Opportunities to engage and work with industry.
• LowFour Studio – recently nominated for a Royal Television Societyaward for multi media.
• Sounds From The Other City
• Kirklees Publishing
• All staff are professionals in the multi-disciplined world of music andrecommend students for work throughout the year.
• Opportunities come to us every week and all are paid!• Student collaboration within our school is across all subject areas.
JobsPerformer
Musicologist
Composer/ArrangerEngineer/ProducerTeacher/Lecturer
Sound/Audio DesignerConductorSoftware Developer
Brand Manager (Music Business)Musical DirectorSoftware Designer
Instrument Sales ConsultantAudiologistPilot!
Interested? More information at https://www.salford.ac.uk/international-opportunities/study-abroad-programme
Contact: [email protected]