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Audio Engineer David Wills’ (Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston) personal toolkit developed from over 30 years in the business.
Perfect for any Musician, Audio Engineer or Music Producer. The kit includes our EQ Cheat Sheet, Live Sound Checklist, Mixing Tricks, Compression Chart & Interviews by Grammy Award Winning Engineers.
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PS: If you want to know what is inside the training we've put the outline below.
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
What makes up a home studio
The Gear/Knowledge Gap
Why New Equipment won't save you
Your Teacher
A Brief History Of Recording
EQUIPPING YOUR STUDIO
Hardware vs. Software
Questions for Hardware Studios
Questions for Software Studios
Software Instruments
Using Keyboard Controllers and Control Surfaces
Inputs & Outputs
Acoustics
WHAT IS SOUND?
The 3 Characteristics of Sound
Levels
Frequencies
Physics
Decibels
dBs SPL (Sound Pressure Levels)
dBs Signal Levels
Understanding Hertz
The Frequency Spectrum
Physics of Sound and Phase
The 3 Rules of Recording
...Capture it Clean
...Get the Best Possible Signal to Noise Ratio
...Isolate the Sound
Digital Audio 101
Isolating Vocals
Review
RECORDING
What's the Objective?
Microphone Types
Dynamic Microphones
Vocal Condenser Microphones
Addressing Microphones
Recording Vocals and Microphone Techniques
Proximity Effect
Dealing with Plosives
Dealing with Sibilants
Setting Levels
Recording Acoustic Guitars
Recording Electric Guitars
Recording Drums
...2-Mic Technique
...Full Kit Technique
Acoustics
Punching In
Vocal Comping
Bouncing/Freezing Tracks
Editing Tracks
Snap to Grid
Flying Vocals
Editing MIDI Tracks
Review
EFFECTS
Effect Types
Effect Routing
Routing in Reason
Routing in Logic
Routing in Pro Tools
Dynamic Effects
...Compressors
...Limiters
...Noise Gates
EQ
Time Based Effects (Reverb and Delay)
Modulation Effects
...Chorus
...Flanger
...Phaser
...Tremolo
...Pitch Shifting
...Split Harmonizer
...Autotune (Pitch Correction)
...Time Correction
Printing Effects
Review
MIXING
The Mixdown Process
The Mixing Landscape
Placing Elements
Spreading across the Stereo Spectrum
Moving Elements back in the Mix
The Genre Drives the Mix
Mixing Styles
Who is the Star in the Mix?
What can we do?
Subgroups and VCAs/DCAs
The 3 Steps of Mixing
Organizing your Tracks
Building a Rough Mix
Vocal Double
EQing Vocals
EQing other Tracks
Compressing Tracks
Adding Reverb and Delay
Using Automation
Importance of Monitors
Monitor Placement
Using Mixing Templates
Review
MASTERING
Mastering in the past
Loudness Wars
Visual Example of Loud Mix
Mastering Tools
Mastering in Reason
Mastering in Pro Tools
Mastering in Logic
Multiband Compression
Mastering Options
Exporting and Archiving
Final Distribution
Graduation!
DISTRIBUTING YOUR MUSIC