Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Electronic Music Production

In this summer school course you will learn about

- History of electronic music genres
- Electronic sound synthesis (subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis, FM-synthesis)
- Structure and functionality of digital audio
- Workstations (DAWs)
- Digital effects (chorus, phaser, flanger, distortion, tremolo)
- Dynamic processor (compressor, limiter)
- Equalizer
- Beatmaking
- Song arrangement

In week 1 of this summer school course we will lay the fundamentals in sound synthesis and sound design which will be applied by all participants in week 2 to work on a production of their own electronic music song project. The quality of this song will be basis for assessment in the course.

The summer school course is taught by Alexander von Hoffmann and Garri Steba.

The summer school programme consists of a two week on campus phase in Nuremberg in July 2023 and a preparatory online-phase (onboarding-meeting and provision of material).

Participants can participate in a varied cultural and social programme together with the partcipants from all summer school programmes offered within the OHM International Summer School.

Course leader

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander von Hoffmann
Contact: alexander.vonhoffmann@th-nuernberg.de

Target group

Students from differents fields of study. No prior knowledge necessary.

Fee info

EUR 740: Fee for the academic programme.
EUR 250: Fee for the cultural and social programme.