Advanced Audio Engineering
The "AB Records Advanced Audio Production" course was specifically designed not only to open your ears and challenge your brain, but to supply you with the tools you'll need to work as a professional audio engineer in any recording studio, even your own! Each 4 hour lesson includes a workbook, hands-on time and a quiz. There is also a final exam to ensure you are qualified and confident when entering the recording industry.
Price: $3,900 Time: 60 hours
Lesson 1 - Studio Roles and Industry Careers
- Project Studio Set-Up
- Professional Music Studio Set-Up
- Electronic Music and Post-production Studios
- Multimedia
- The Artist
- Session Musicians
- Producer
- Engineer
- Assistant Engineer
- Maintenance
- Management
- Studio Marketing Techniques
- Professionalism in the Studio Environment
- Careers Within the Industry
Lesson 2 - Console Familiarization and Live Sound Set-up
- Inserts
- Channel Input
- Mic/Line Input
- Dynamic Section
- Monitor Section
- EQ Section
- Phase Reverse
- Channel Assignment and Grouping
- Auxilary Busses
Lesson 3 - Sound and Hearing
- Sound-Pressure Waves
- Waveform Characteristics
- Reflection of Sound
- Diffraction of Sound
- Frequency Response
- Phase
- Harmonic Content
- Acoustic Envelope
- Decibels
- The Ear (threshold of hearing, feeling, and pain)
- Auditory Perception
- Perception of Direction and Space
Lesson 4 - Studio Acoustics and Design
- Acoustic Isolation
- Frequency Balance
- Reverberation
- Absorption
- Reflection
- Power Conditioning
Lesson 5 - Microphone Design and Characteristics
- The Dynamic Microphone
- The Ribbon Microphone
- The Condenser Microphone
- Directional Response
- Frequency Response
- Transient Response
- Output Characteristics
Lesson 6 - Microphone Application and Tracking
- Stereo Miking Techniques
- Recording Direct
- Microphone Placement (Brass instruments, Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion, Stringed Instruments, Woodwinds)
- Microphone Selection
- Gain, Input and Output Levels
- Phantom Power
- Multi-track Recording
- Punching in/out
- Metronome Setup and Application
- Talkback Mics
Lesson 7- Signal Processors (Dynamic)
- Equalization Types and Application
- Peaking Filters
- Shelving Filters
- High-pass and Low-pass filters
- Dynamic Range/Metering
- Compressors
- Limiters
- Gates
- Expanders
Lesson 8 - Signal Processors (Effects)
- Delays
- Artificial Reverbs
- Pitch Shifting
- Restoration
- Octavers
- Tuners
- Modulators
- Filters
- Distortion
Lesson 9 - Software Plug-ins
- Vari-Audio
- Drumagog
- Guitar Rig
Lesson 10 - Midi and Electronic Music Production
- How to Use and Edit MIDI with Cubase 5
- Other available software for MIDI Production
- Synchronization
Lesson 11 - Editing
- Copy,Cut and Paste Audio Files
- Envelope Tool
- Start and End Points
- Looping
- Crossfading
- Automation
Lesson 12 - Noise Reduction
- Noise Gates
- Digital Noise Reduction
- De-Clicking and De-Popping
Lesson 13 - Monitoring
- Speaker and Room Considerations
- Speaker Design
- Speaker Polarity
- Crossover Networks
- Monitoring
Lesson 14 - Mixdown/Mastering
- The Mixing Process
- The Mastering Process
Lesson 15 - Final Exam
