INTRODUCTION

• Fundamental concepts of sound design and its application to music media
• Notions of Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
• Sound marketing: sound branding and its use in advertising
• Case studies

SOUNDSCAPE COMPOSITION (fields of application of the soundscape concept in the context of the
music production)

• Techniques for creating multi-level sound productions and complex sound environments
• Creative use of field recordings and natural sounds to create customised sound libraries

SOUND IN MULTIMEDIA AND MULTICHANNEL INSTALLATIONS

• Insight into the possibilities of using sound design in multimedia installation contexts
• Sound composition techniques for multi-channel environments
• Exploring the creative opportunities offered by immersive sound environments

THE PODCAST AS A FORM OF SOUND EXPRESSION

• Introduction to podcasting and its various applications
• Creation of a music podcast, with a focus on sound design and narration
• Podcast distribution, promotion and monetisation

PROTECTION OF MUSICAL WORKS

• The music scene today
• Copyright and copyright
• Music licences
• The digital transition: NFT, metaverse, blockchain

The Role of Natural Sounds in Sustainability

SEMINAR: GAME SOUND DESIGN

Sound theory, understanding how to produce certain effects and how to structure the work:

• The creative brief
• In dialogue with the director, production company and agency
• The creative approach to work: musical direction and sound palette
• acquire and create auditory elements for new media, libraries, foley, synths
• Project management: timing, versioning, sound manipulation and finalisation

Classroom workshop: audio sound reinforcement

MIXING, MASTERING AND FINALISATION OF PRODUCTIONS (in the recording studio)

• Mixing principles to optimise sound
• Work on balance, spatiality and coherence of sounds
• Mastering techniques to ensure professional production quality and consolidate the atmosphere

COPYRIGHT: GENERAL PRINCIPLES, INTELLECTUAL WORK, SUBJECTS AND CONTRACTS

• Copyright - the subject matter, subjects and introduction to contractual relations
• Contracts in the record and music publishing market - the publishing contract. The relationship between author and publisher. The contract of co-publishing, sub-publishing, transfer of the publishing catalogue, the contract of administration of the works - the contract of phonographic production, licensing of phonographic recordings (synchronisations, remixes, processing of musical works, sampling)
• Legal protection of intellectual works - defences and sanctions Art. 156 et seq. Lda - protection of rights of economic use and related sanctions - protection of the author's moral and personal rights and related actions
• The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market'Directive 2019/790′′.