Blackbird Academy

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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