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Audio Engineering for Beginners: Record, Mix & Produce Music
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Audio Engineering for Beginners: Record, Mix & Produce Music

Learn recording, microphones, signal flow, EQ, compression, effects and mixing to create better sounding music at home.
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Created bySolomon Lopez
Last updated 9/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand the fundamentals of audio recording, signal flow, gain staging, and digital audio.
  • Select and properly use microphones and recording equipment for vocals and instruments.
  • Record clean audio and organize a multitrack recording session inside a DAW.
  • Use EQ, compression, gates, and other processing tools to improve and control recorded audio.
  • Use creative effects such as reverb, delay, chorus, and doubling to add space, depth, and character.
  • Understand frequency, panning, stereo placement, bussing, and routing when building a mix.
  • Identify and correct common recording and mixing problems such as clipping, excessive noise, muddy frequencies, microphone bleed, and uncontrolled transients.
  • Apply a practical mixing workflow to create cleaner, more balanced, and professional-sounding recordings.

Course content

6 sections • 40 lectures • 6h 11m total length

  • Introduction5:10
  • What is Audio Engineering10:22
  • Understanding the Basics of Sound13:31
  • Choosing the right equipment -Computer6:50
  • Choosing the right equipment - Audio Interface10:12
  • Choosing the right equipment- Mics & Speakers6:52

Requirements

  • No experience required. Beginner friendly

Description

Learn audio engineering from the ground up with a practical approach to recording and mixing music. If you've ever wanted to record your own music but felt overwhelmed by microphones, audio interfaces, DAWs, EQ, compression, signal flow, and all the terminology that comes with audio engineering, this course was designed for you.

We'll start with the fundamentals of how sound and digital audio work and build from there. You'll learn how audio travels from a microphone into your computer, how to properly set recording levels, how different microphones work, and how microphone choice and placement can affect your recordings.

From there, we'll move into the tools used to shape a mix. You'll learn how to use EQ to clean up and shape sounds, compression to control dynamics, gates to manage unwanted sound, and effects such as reverb, delay, and chorus to create depth and character.

You'll also explore panning, stereo placement, bussing, routing, and other techniques that help turn individual recordings into a balanced mix.

Throughout the course, complicated audio concepts are broken down using straightforward explanations, visual examples, and practical demonstrations. The goal isn't simply to memorize terminology—it's to understand why engineers use these tools and when to use them.

You'll learn how to:

  • Understand audio signal flow and digital recording

  • Choose and position microphones

  • Properly set gain and recording levels

  • Record vocals and instruments

  • Understand frequencies and the EQ spectrum

  • Use EQ, compression, gates, and other processors

  • Add reverb, delay, chorus, and other creative effects

  • Use panning, bussing, and routing

  • Recognize and fix common recording and mixing problems

  • Build a practical workflow for creating cleaner, more balanced mixes

No previous audio engineering experience is required. Whether you're a musician recording your own songs, an aspiring audio engineer, a producer building a home studio, or simply someone who wants to understand how professional recordings are created, this course will give you a strong foundation to build on.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want to learn audio engineering and music production but aren't sure where to start.
  • Musicians, singers, songwriters, and producers who want to record and mix their own music.
  • Home studio owners who want to improve the quality of their recordings and mixes.
  • spiring audio engineers who want a practical introduction to microphones, recording, signal flow, EQ, compression, effects, mixing, and other essential audio concepts.
  • Content creators, podcasters, and other creatives who want to better understand how professional-quality audio is recorded and processed.
  • Anyone with basic computer skills who wants a hands-on introduction to audio engineering without needing previous studio experience.

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