Secret Sauce: Modern Mixing and Recording Masterclass

Last Minute Productions / Music Studio - Redfern Community Centre & MixedbyEspa present a free10 week Recording sound, editing, mixing & mastering course facilitated by mixedbyespa.

Week 1.

• Introduction to studio production

• Theory

• Course introduction

• Explanation of sound frequencies and the frequency range.

• Explanation of what a DAW is and how we use it.

• Tutorial

• Studio OH&S

• Overview of the studio and the studio gear.

• Introduction to audio signal flow in the studio

• Basic introduction to DAW

Week 2.

• Theory

• Frequency Analysis explanation

• Frequency listening practice.

• Introduction to setting up DAW for mixing and recording

• Tutorial

• Recap of the studio signal flow Recording Introduction to DAW and the recording set up.

Week 3.

• Theory

• Frequency listening exercise

• Editing tools in Pro Tools and Logic

• Audio formats, .wav Vs Mp3’s

• Teach Song arrangement (8bar rule)

• Learn to count bars

• Tutorial

• MP3 Vs WAV decoding demonstration

• Percussion recording

• DAW recording modes and playlists

Week 4.

• Theory

• Frequency listening exercise

• How to record with Autotune/Tuning programs/Melodyne/WavesTune

• Understanding pitch tuning pro’s and cons

• Creating Track Presets and how to record with track presets

• Tutorial: Recording with software

Week 5.

• Theory

• Frequency listening exercise

• Studio Trip to Kamagel Studio

• Studio Singal flow and use of room and its Acoustics

• Tutorial: Using a new studio signal flow and recording a vocal or sound source

Week 6.

• Theory

• Preparing for mixing

• Playback buffer set up (mixing Vs recording)

• Panning

• Group masters

• EQ’s

• Tutorial: Creating master aux sends Basic EQ exercise

Week 7.

• Theory

• Dynamic Processing

• Parallel compression and Side Chaining for space

• Mixing vocals

• Tutorial: Basic Dynamic exercise Vocal mixing exercise De-Essing techniques

Week 8.

• Theory

• Mixing with effects

• Reverbs, Delays and filters

• Automation

• Tutorial: Creating auxiliary effect channels with the use of reverbs, delays and filters. Automation recording, modes and setup exercise.

Week 9.

• Theory

• Mixing with premixed backing music

• Tutorial: Mixing vocals into pre mixed music

Week 10.

• Theory

• Mastering techniques and preparation Fixing distortion on audio

• Tutorial: Mastering exercise

• Exporting audio to various multimedia formats