Achieve top marks in your Edexcel A-Level Music Technology Component 2 coursework with this complete, step-by-step guide specifically designed for Brief 2: “Small vs Big” using Logic Pro X.
🎯 WHAT’S INCLUDED:
✅ 29 Pages of Expert Guidance
✅ 8 Synthesis Techniques with detailed Logic Pro X tutorials
✅ 8 Sampling & Audio Manipulation techniques
✅ 8 Creative Effects & Automation examples
✅ Professional Mixing & Mastering guidelines
✅ Complete Mark Scheme breakdown (all 60 marks)
✅ Logbook requirements & templates
✅ Step-by-step 8-week workflow to submission
📋 COURSEWORK DETAILS:
– Brief: Brief 2 – “Small vs Big” poem
– Duration: 3 minutes exactly
– Submission: Friday 15 May 2026
– Format: 16-bit/44.1kHz stereo .wav file
– Minimum 6 parts required
🎹 COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE:
SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES (8 Examples):
– Oscillator Blending & Detuning
– Filter Cutoff & Resonance Automation
– ADSR Envelope Shaping
– LFO Modulation (Vibrato, Tremolo, Filter Wobble)
– FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis
– Pitch Bend & Glide/Portamento
– Wavetable Synthesis
– Subtractive Synthesis with Resonant Filtering
SAMPLING & AUDIO MANIPULATION (8 Examples):
– Sample Slicing with Quick Sampler
– Reversing Audio
– Time-Stretching (Tempo Manipulation)
– Pitch Shifting
– Looping & Stuttering
– Bit Crushing & Down-Sampling
– Sample Layering & Spanning
– ADSR & Filter Modulation on Samples
CREATIVE EFFECTS & AUTOMATION (8 Examples):
– Reverb Bloom (Reverb Build Effect)
– Delay Feedback Escalation
– Modulation Effects (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser)
– Distortion & Saturation
– Real-Time FX Automation (Step FX, Remix FX)
– Filter Sweep Automation
– Vocoder / Pitch Correction
– Gated Reverb (80s Snare Effect)
PROFESSIONAL MIXING:
– EQ strategies and frequency management
– Compression and dynamics control
– Stereo field placement
– Mastering basics with Adaptive Limiter
– Reference track usage
📝 LOGBOOK GUIDANCE:
– Exactly what to document for maximum marks
– Technical language examples
– Screenshot guidelines
– How to credit samples properly
⏰ 8-WEEK TIMELINE INCLUDED:
– Week 1: Planning & Setup
– Weeks 2-4: Core Composition
– Weeks 5-6: Sound Design & Production
– Week 7: Mixing & Mastering
– Week 8: Export & Submission
🎓 PERFECT FOR:
– A-Level Music Technology students (Component 2)
– Students working on Brief 2 (“Small vs Big”)
– Logic Pro X users at any skill level
– Teachers looking for comprehensive support materials
💾 FORMAT:
Digital PDF download – start working immediately!
This guide costs less than a single tutoring session but provides everything you need to achieve top marks in Component 2.
Created by Thor House, experienced Music Technology teacher with over 20 years of A-Level teaching experience.
