Recording & Vocal Engineering
The aim of this Course in Music Production is to enlighten students to the processes of a high-quality music production. The information and content of this course will be delivered
by hands on training and by practicing “real-world” scenarios.
This course has 4 classes, 2hrs each
ENGINEERING WEEK 1-MONDAY, CLASS (1)
Introduction to Music Studio
• Basic studio terminology
• Introduction to Microphone
• Introduction to recording
• Basic vocal recording
• Basic studio/recoding set-up
• Recording and beat levels
• Arrangement
• Studio/Recording signal flow
ENGINEERING WEEK 2-TUESDAY, CLASS (2)
Basic Recording Techniques
• Mixing and Processing
• FX and final touches
• Stereo Mic Techniques
• Monitoring/Recording path
• Micing instruments
• Dynamic
• Condenser
• Tube
• Ribbon
• Recording direct
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ENGINEERING WEEK 3-WEDNESDAY, CLASS (3)
Outboard Gear and Plug-ins
• Patch bay and outboard gear signal flow
• Aux-sends, Headphone mix
• Basic EQ
• Parametric, half-parametric, shelf, filter
• Frequencies, Q, and gain
• Basic Compression/Limiting
• Threshold, ratio, attack, release, gain
• Introduction to DAW
• Setting up a DAW session
• Basic DAW signal flow
• Aux sends and plug-ins
• Basic editing functions of DAWs
ENGINEERING WEEK 4-THURSDAY, CLASS (4)
Basic Mixing Techniques
• Basic mixing theory
• Effective stereo imaging
• Achieving balance and clarity in a mix
• Creating depth in a mix
• Dynamics processing techniques
• Using EQ in a mix
• Using reverb and delay in a mix