Courses

Al Schmitt: The Art of Recording a Big Band

Course Instructions Music engineers and producers from across the globe gather for this master class duo of Al Schmitt and Steve Genewick recording and mixing the Chris Walden Big Band at Capitol Studios in Hollywood,…

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Al Schmitt: Using Microphones

Lesson 1: Song and Style Know the genre of music you’re working with to make the right decisions. In this video, you’ll meet Al Schmitt of METAlliance who will be your guide. Lesson 2: Instrumentation…

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Blackbird Academy: Analog & Digital Processing

Lesson 1: Analog & Digital Processing Here in this opening video, you’ll receive an introduction to the Analog & Digital Processing course. Lesson 2: Overcoming Latency Expand Delay (or latency) is the result of digital…

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Blackbird Academy: Cables & Connectors

Lesson 1: Cables & Connectors Here, in this opening video, you’ll receive an introduction to the course. Lesson 2: What’s on your Cable Expand Audio recording involves different types of cables and connectors. Signals on…

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Blackbird Academy: DAW’s & Converters

Lesson 1: Introduction Here in this opening video you’ll receive an introduction to the digital audio workstation and the DAWs & converters course. Lesson 2: What can a DAW do Expand Recorder. Editor. Mixer. Audio-processing…

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Blackbird Academy: Electrical Levels in Audio Production

Lesson 1: Introduction Here, in this video you’ll see the types of electrical signals that flow from, into, or through microphones, instruments, processors, consoles, and speakers. Lesson 2: What is a Decibel Expand A decibel…

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Blackbird Academy: Managing Gain & Distortion

Lesson 1: Introduction Know the language: Unity Gain, Digital Zero, Negative Infinity dB. Understanding these terms and their use in production will enable you to record and mix your best sounding tracks. Lesson 2: Demystifying…

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Blackbird Academy: Mic Choices & Placement

Lesson 1: Introduction Little things make a big difference. Your mic choices and placement directly impact the sound you record in a tracking session or overdub. Learn to make the right ones in this opening…

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Blackbird Academy: Speakers & Headphones

Lesson 1: Introduction Here, in this opening video, you’ll receive an introduction to speakers, headphones, and in-ear monitors (IEMs). Lesson 2: The Truth Expand Many things impact you listening experience: speaker and headphone components, internal…

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Blackbird Academy: Understanding Recording Signal Flow

Lesson 1: Introduction Here, in this opening video, you’ll be introduced to the framework for the whole Foundation Series. Lesson 2: The Source Expand Sure, you can fix timing, add effects and EQ later on…

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