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Ultimate Home Recording School (1st Edition) Newbie to Pro!
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Ultimate Home Recording School (1st Edition) Newbie to Pro!

Top of the line training for the recording musician from a veteran who has worked with Michael Jackson & Whitney Houston
Created byDavid Wills
Last updated 3/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • At the end of your course, students will be able to learn the basic flow of Audio from start to finish and how the Gear/Knowledge Gap has prevented you from succeeding in your Studio and will ​transform you ​into a Audio Engineering Ninja!

Course content

1 section18 lectures4h 26m total length
  • Introduction16:16

    INTRODUCTION
    What We’ll Learn
    Why New Equipment won't save you
    The Scope...How to Record, Mix & Master
    The Five Sessions
    Your Teacher
    A Brief History Of Recording
    …The Early Days
    …Multitrack Arrives
    …Multitrack Matures
    …The Home Recording Revolution
    …The MIDI Revolution
    ...The Digital Audio Revolution

  • What is Sound? (Part 1)14:54

    WHAT IS SOUND?
    The 3 Elements of Sound
    Volume has consequences
    Tonal Content has consequences
    Environment has consequences
    The Tonal Spectrum
    The 10 Octaves of Frequency Content
    The Signal Path
    The 3 Rules of Recording
    Rule number 1. Capture it CLEAN
    Rule number 2. Get the best possible signal to noise ratio
    Rule number 3. Isolate the sound
    Dynamics
    Points to remember.

  • What is Sound? (Part 2)7:44

    WHAT IS SOUND?
    The 3 Elements of Sound
    Volume has consequences
    Tonal Content has consequences
    Environment has consequences
    The Tonal Spectrum
    The 10 Octaves of Frequency Content
    The Signal Path
    The 3 Rules of Recording
    Rule number 1. Capture it CLEAN
    Rule number 2. Get the best possible signal to noise ratio
    Rule number 3. Isolate the sound
    Dynamics
    Points to remember.

  • What is Sound? (Part 3)14:24

    WHAT IS SOUND?
    The 3 Elements of Sound
    Volume has consequences
    Tonal Content has consequences
    Environment has consequences
    The Tonal Spectrum
    The 10 Octaves of Frequency Content
    The Signal Path
    The 3 Rules of Recording
    Rule number 1. Capture it CLEAN
    Rule number 2. Get the best possible signal to noise ratio
    Rule number 3. Isolate the sound
    Dynamics
    Points to remember.

  • Recording (Part 1)11:55

    RECORDING
    Microphones
    Microphone Recommendations
    Microphone Placement
    The Proximity Effect
    Pickup Patterns
    Getting a Killer Vocal Sound
    Dealing with Plosives
    Working with your Environment
    Dealing with Reflections
    Acoustic Treatments
    The BIG Problems
    Distortion
    Unwanted sounds
    Recording/Overdubbing
    Punching In/Out
    Alternate Tracks/Takes/Comping
    Bouncing
    Editing
    Points to Remember

  • Recording (Part 2)14:32

    RECORDING
    Microphones
    Microphone Recommendations
    Microphone Placement
    The Proximity Effect
    Pickup Patterns
    Getting a Killer Vocal Sound
    Dealing with Plosives
    Working with your Environment
    Dealing with Reflections
    Acoustic Treatments
    The BIG Problems
    Distortion
    Unwanted sounds
    Recording/Overdubbing
    Punching In/Out
    Alternate Tracks/Takes/Comping
    Bouncing
    Editing
    Points to Remember

  • Recording (Part 3)15:09

    RECORDING
    Microphones
    Microphone Recommendations
    Microphone Placement
    The Proximity Effect
    Pickup Patterns
    Getting a Killer Vocal Sound
    Dealing with Plosives
    Working with your Environment
    Dealing with Reflections
    Acoustic Treatments
    The BIG Problems
    Distortion
    Unwanted sounds
    Recording/Overdubbing
    Punching In/Out
    Alternate Tracks/Takes/Comping
    Bouncing
    Editing
    Points to Remember

  • Recording (Part 4)13:53

    RECORDING
    Microphones
    Microphone Recommendations
    Microphone Placement
    The Proximity Effect
    Pickup Patterns
    Getting a Killer Vocal Sound
    Dealing with Plosives
    Working with your Environment
    Dealing with Reflections
    Acoustic Treatments
    The BIG Problems
    Distortion
    Unwanted sounds
    Recording/Overdubbing
    Punching In/Out
    Alternate Tracks/Takes/Comping
    Bouncing
    Editing
    Points to Remember

  • Effects (Part 1)19:39

    EFFECTS
    Mixer Basics
    Effects Routing
    Using Aux Sends
    Pre/Post Fader Sends
    Using an Insert Routing
    Dynamic Effects
    ...Compressors
    ...Limiters
    ...Noise Gates
    EQs/Filters/De-Essers
    Delays
    Calculating Delay times
    Reverb
    Gated Reverb
    Modulation Effects
    ...Chorus
    ...Flanger
    ...Phaser
    ...Tremolo
    ...Vibrato
    Pitch Shifter/Split Harmonizer
    AutoTune
    To “Print” or not to Print
    Points to Remember

  • Effects (Part 2)17:02

    EFFECTS
    Mixer Basics
    Effects Routing
    Using Aux Sends
    Pre/Post Fader Sends
    Using an Insert Routing
    Dynamic Effects
    ...Compressors
    ...Limiters
    ...Noise Gates
    EQs/Filters/De-Essers
    Delays
    Calculating Delay times
    Reverb
    Gated Reverb
    Modulation Effects
    ...Chorus
    ...Flanger
    ...Phaser
    ...Tremolo
    ...Vibrato
    Pitch Shifter/Split Harmonizer
    AutoTune
    To “Print” or not to Print
    Points to Remember

  • Effects (Part 3)15:15

    EFFECTS
    Mixer Basics
    Effects Routing
    Using Aux Sends
    Pre/Post Fader Sends
    Using an Insert Routing
    Dynamic Effects
    ...Compressors
    ...Limiters
    ...Noise Gates
    EQs/Filters/De-Essers
    Delays
    Calculating Delay times
    Reverb
    Gated Reverb
    Modulation Effects
    ...Chorus
    ...Flanger
    ...Phaser
    ...Tremolo
    ...Vibrato
    Pitch Shifter/Split Harmonizer
    AutoTune
    To “Print” or not to Print
    Points to Remember

  • Effects (Part 4)16:32

    EFFECTS
    Mixer Basics
    Effects Routing
    Using Aux Sends
    Pre/Post Fader Sends
    Using an Insert Routing
    Dynamic Effects
    ...Compressors
    ...Limiters
    ...Noise Gates
    EQs/Filters/De-Essers
    Delays
    Calculating Delay times
    Reverb
    Gated Reverb
    Modulation Effects
    ...Chorus
    ...Flanger
    ...Phaser
    ...Tremolo
    ...Vibrato
    Pitch Shifter/Split Harmonizer
    AutoTune
    To “Print” or not to Print
    Points to Remember

  • Mixing (Part 1)15:35

    MIXING
    Mixing Styles
    Who is the Star?
    What CAN we do?
    ...Mixing Levels
    ...Panning across the Stereo Spread
    ...Using an Effects Loop
    ...Using Insert Effects
    ...Using EQ (Equalization)
    The Mixing Process
    ...Fixing Problems
    ...Getting a Rough Mix
    ...Polishing your Mix
    The Mixing Landscape
    Blending Levels
    EQ and Scooping/Masking
    Notching Frequencies
    Moving Sounds in 3D Space
    Using Effects
    Adding "Air" to Vocals
    The Mixdown Process
    The 4 Main Frequency Ranges
    Getting to Know the Frequency Chart
    Important Frequencies
    Importance of Monitors
    Points to Remember

  • Mixing (Part 2)17:14

    MIXING
    Mixing Styles
    Who is the Star?
    What CAN we do?
    ...Mixing Levels
    ...Panning across the Stereo Spread
    ...Using an Effects Loop
    ...Using Insert Effects
    ...Using EQ (Equalization)
    The Mixing Process
    ...Fixing Problems
    ...Getting a Rough Mix
    ...Polishing your Mix
    The Mixing Landscape
    Blending Levels
    EQ and Scooping/Masking
    Notching Frequencies
    Moving Sounds in 3D Space
    Using Effects
    Adding "Air" to Vocals
    The Mixdown Process
    The 4 Main Frequency Ranges
    Getting to Know the Frequency Chart
    Important Frequencies
    Importance of Monitors
    Points to Remember

  • Mixing (Part 3)10:04

    MIXING
    Mixing Styles
    Who is the Star?
    What CAN we do?
    ...Mixing Levels
    ...Panning across the Stereo Spread
    ...Using an Effects Loop
    ...Using Insert Effects
    ...Using EQ (Equalization)
    The Mixing Process
    ...Fixing Problems
    ...Getting a Rough Mix
    ...Polishing your Mix
    The Mixing Landscape
    Blending Levels
    EQ and Scooping/Masking
    Notching Frequencies
    Moving Sounds in 3D Space
    Using Effects
    Adding "Air" to Vocals
    The Mixdown Process
    The 4 Main Frequency Ranges
    Getting to Know the Frequency Chart
    Important Frequencies
    Importance of Monitors
    Points to Remember

  • Mixing (Part 4)12:14

    MIXING
    Mixing Styles
    Who is the Star?
    What CAN we do?
    ...Mixing Levels
    ...Panning across the Stereo Spread
    ...Using an Effects Loop
    ...Using Insert Effects
    ...Using EQ (Equalization)
    The Mixing Process
    ...Fixing Problems
    ...Getting a Rough Mix
    ...Polishing your Mix
    The Mixing Landscape
    Blending Levels
    EQ and Scooping/Masking
    Notching Frequencies
    Moving Sounds in 3D Space
    Using Effects
    Adding "Air" to Vocals
    The Mixdown Process
    The 4 Main Frequency Ranges
    Getting to Know the Frequency Chart
    Important Frequencies
    Importance of Monitors
    Points to Remember

  • Mastering (Part 1)19:31

    MASTERING
    What is Mastering?
    Mastering Effects
    Multiband Compressors
    Stereo EQs
    Stereo Processing
    Limiting
    Software Mastering Demos
    Mastering Points
    Exporting and Archiving
    Distribution of your Tracks
    Marketing Your Music
    Using Social Media

  • Mastering (Part 2)15:03

    MASTERING
    What is Mastering?
    Mastering Effects
    Multiband Compressors
    Stereo EQs
    Stereo Processing
    Limiting
    Software Mastering Demos
    Mastering Points
    Exporting and Archiving
    Distribution of your Tracks
    Marketing Your Music
    Using Social Media

Requirements

  • Nothing. The course takes you from complete newbie to expert.

Description

A 3-Disc set featuring over 4.5 Hours of Premium Hands On Training to help you master your home recording studio.Hosted by David Wills (Engineer/Consultant with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Phil Collins), this is the one stop training on Home Recording that you’ve been looking for.

Basically, if you’ve ever wanted to have David spend the weekend at your house and teach you everything he has learned from working over 25 years with the best names in the business…this is your ticket to that experience.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn about home recording from the perspective of a veteran Audio Engineer.