This unit replaces 101142 - Digital Musics 3: Composition Crossovers. This unit builds on concepts and practical work from Sound Synthesis and the Sound Environment. As the first unit in a sub-major sequence in Sound Technologies it prepares students creatively and technically to undertake self-directed technology-based projects as composers, sound designers and producers. Areas to be examined include an introduction to intermediate level sound studios, multi-track, hard disk recording systems, critical listening training, and principles of sonic composition and studio production. Students identify, propose and complete a major studio-based creative project.

This unit replaces 101143 - Digital Musics 4: Synthesis and Performance. This unit builds on concepts and practical work from Sound Synthesis and the Sound Environment and Introduction to the Sound Studio. As the second unit in a sub-major sequence in Sound Technologies it prepares students creatively and technically to undertake self-directed technology-based projects as performers, sound designers and producers. Areas to be examined include sound synthesis and sound design with hardware and software instruments, performance interfaces for digital instruments and an introduction to music programming in patcher environments. Students identify, propose and complete a major performance/presentation-based creative project.

This unit replaces 101448 - Music Performance 5: Expanded Practice and 101144 - Digital Musics 5: New Performance and Practice. This unit offers students the opportunity to plan, prepare and perform a substantial artistically and technically challenging performance project as featured artist. Students are required to expand their performance practice by utilising electroacoustic and/or multimedia and/or theatrical elements. The repertoire will be self-directed and devised in consultation with the lecturer. Students will be exposed to current digital performance and interface technologies for software and hardware instruments and real time digital audio processing. The unit explores various notions of theatricality and extended music performance. Through a written task, students will consider their own work in the context of a survey of works in the field.

This unit replaces 101145 - Digital Musics 6: Performance Contexts. This unit is the final stage in the Composition and Sound Technologies sub-major sequences. The unit is also available to Media Arts Production students. The unit aims to prepare students creatively and technically to undertake self-directed sound composition projects for screen media. The areas to be examined include: sound studio techniques, mix processing for compact disc and DVD, an introduction to surround audio techniques, sound composition (score-based and/or sound-scape) for screen, film spotting for sound, audio-visual interactions, and professional communication/pitching of sound composition proposals. Each student produces a complete sound-composition for screen package (including sound composition, compact disc recording, DVD product, and promotional documentation and samples