IN RECORD TIME
Sound Mixing
(The art of studio mixing simplified)
A 16 lesson course on basic audio engineering in the recording studio.
This course will teach the student the technical skills needed with
emphasis on “Listening”
1. The mixing desk (part A)
Signal flow, faders, I/0,direct outs, mutes, metering
2. The mixing desk(part B)
Bus systems, auxes, patch bay, individual busses, inserts
3. Hardware processing(part A)
Eq, compressors, gates, expanders, harmonics
4. Hardware processing(part B)
Reverb, delay, chorus, flanging, etc.
5. Software recording
Basics, sampling rates, Pro Tools HD
6. Software plug ins
Compressors, gates, effects, pitch
7. Monitors
Near field, listening, mixing desk center section, headphones, etc.
8. Microphones
Types, patterns ,placement
9. Vocal tracking session
Student hands-on, microphone settings, pop screen, levels, compression
10.Vocalmixing lab (A)
Software, student hands-on
11.Vocalmixing lab (B)
Hardware, student hands-on
12. Drum tracking session
Microphone placement, drum tuning, levels
13. Midi
Drum machines, controllers, tracks, channels
14. Mixdown lab live instruments (A)
Student hands-on, drum set, bass, guitars, keys, automation
15.Mixdown lab live instruments(B)
Student hands-on, Melodyne, Autotune
16. Mixdown final lab
Student hands-on, finer points of mixing, mastering
MOST IMPORTANT – “LEARN HOW TO“LISTEN”
