STUDIO COURSES
ALL STUDIO COURSES ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL DAWS (ALL SOFTWARE)
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COURSES, PLEASE EMAIL US - CONTACT@SONICWORKSHOPS.CO.UK
MIX YOUR MUSIC - ADVANCE
Week 1 - Gain staging, session layout, getting the best out of your setup, Aux tracks and Buses
Week 2 - EQ - Corrective and creative EQ techniques.
Week 3 - Compression
Week 4 - Recording guitars - understanding Phase relationships
Week 5 - Using Triggers / programming drums
Week 6 - How to create a great bass sound with amp sims
Week 7 - Mixing vocals
Week 8 - using Automation
Week 9 - Advanced compression
Week 10 - Mastering - Basics
Week 11 - Mixing your music
MIX YOUR MUSIC - BASIC
Week 1 - Gain staging, session layout, getting the best out of your setup, Aux tracks and Buses
Week 2 - EQ - Corrective and creative EQ techniques.
Week 3 - Compression
Week 4 - Mixing
Week 5 - Mastering
MASTERING MASTERCLASS
BY SCOTT MIDDLETON
Week 1 - Breakdown of The concepts of Mastering and the duties and goals of a mastering engineer & analysing your own struggles and goals.
Week 2 - Breakdown of how and when to choose conventional DAWS for mastering (ProTools/Logic etc) versus Using Dedicated Mastering DAWS (Ozone & HOFA)
Week 3 - General EQ from a Mastering perspective.
Week 4 - Compression how to know when to use it, how to dial in a compressor, what to listen for, and how to choose the best compressor to use.
Week 5 - Advanced Mastering processes : Dynamic EQ, Multiband Compression, De-essing, and M/S (Mid/Side) EQ and Compression De-mystified.
Week 6 - Using colourful and spectral processors to bring life and character to a track
Week 7 - Ways of rescuing a less than stellar mix in the mastering stage & repairing damaged audio tracks
Week 8 - Limiting & Maximising to achieve loud competitive masters and how to avoid ruining your tracks when using them.
Week 9 - Comparative listening, using useful metering to make sure your work translates properly on different speakers.
Week 10 - Sample Rates, Dithering and Codecs de-mystified.
Week 11 - Sequencing Song order & metadata for an album or EP, Mastering for Digital files, Streaming, CD & Vinyl, and DDP creation for duplication.
STUDIO DRUM TUNING
BY JORDAN GAUTHIER
Week 1: Intro To Studio Drum Tuning
Week 2: Bass Drum Tuning
Week 3: Tom Tuning
Week 4: Snare Drum Tuning Pt. 1
Week 5: Snare Drum Tuning Pt. 2
Week 6: Drumhead Selection
Week 7: Studio Tricks
Week 8: Cymbal Selection/in depth analyse
Week 9: Drum Maintenance
Week 10: Drum Shell Anatomy/Theory
Week 11: Bearing Edges
Week 12: Drum Selection