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Audio Engineering with Reason

 

 

2GAMi tech's Sound Engineering Course teaches you the skills you need to be a professional Sound Engineer. If you want to work in a recording studio, then you'll need a thorough knowledge of the mixing desk, microphones and recording techniques for drums, bass, guitar and vocals. To give you professional insight into this world We provide top session musicians for students to record as part of their projects during the course. The music school itself also features two live recording areas for your use. Plus we'll show you how to recreate high-end recording techniques via the latest software. If you are an artist you will finish out the course with a 4 song EP ready for itunes..

 

     

 

      

 

 

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Introduction to Sound Engineering

 

  • The process: recording, mixing,mastering

  • Signal flow: desk, multi-track, outboard

  • Connections: jack, XLR, balanced/unbalanced

  • The Mixing desk, patchbay, monitors

  • Multi-track recorder/inputs & outputs, soundcard
     

The Mixing Console (part 1)

  • The role of desk and design (split vs in line)

  • Sections: channel, group/busses, monitoring

  • EQ section, signal path, levels & metering

  • Single track recording (direct out & busses)

  • Basic monitoring
     

The Mixing Console (part 2)

  • Multi-track recording

  • Setting up headphone mixes

  • Setting up a monitor mix

  • Using independent foldback

  • Using FX
     

All About Microphones

  • Types of microphone

  • Microphone patterns

  • Choosing the right microphone

  • Microphone techniques and placement

  • Close/Distant – Stereo
     

Recording Drum Session

  • Applying different microphones placement

  • Signal routing and levels

  • Fine tuning the sound

  • Monitoring and headphones mix

  • Working with a drummer
     

 Live Recording prep in Reason

  • How to comp drums

  • Trouble shooting when comping drums

  • Spill, phase, etc.

  • Recap on flex time

  • Using flex time with multi mic recordings
     

Recording Techniques

  • DI Boxes: Different types and techniques

  • Recording electric bass: using DI BOX only

  • Using DI BOX + AMP

  • Recording guitars: electric & acoustic

  • Choice of microphone & microphone placement
     

Recording Session – Guitars/Bass

  • Setting up session

  • Working with guitar/bass players

  • Choosing mics and mic placement

  • Recording bass

  • Recording guitars
     

Recording Vocals

  • Setting up session

  • Working with singers

  • Microphone choice & placement

  • Set up levels, apply compression & EQ

  • Set up headphone & monitor mixes

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