The Soundscape Recording Studio, Detroit:
The Soundscape Studio & School for the Recording Arts offers State-Licensed Recording & Mixing Classes on location at our Royal Oak facility located just 20 minutes north of downtown Detroit MI. Our popular recording & mixing programs not only allow students the opportunity to work in a state of the art facility with some of the industry’s most top rated gear, but they get to do it all one on one with a certified experienced instructor.
Audio Engineering / Music Production Courses:
Creative Studio Recording:Duration: 8 Weeks / 80 Hours
Course Outline includes:
- A Comprehensive Study Of Studio Lingo & Terminology
- Anatomy of Dynamic/ Condenser & Ribbon Microphones
- DAW & Outboard Routing
- Full Band Isolated Multi-Track Recording
- Full Band Single Room Multi-Track Recording
- General Navigation of The Recording Studio
- Microphone Choice & Placement Techniques
- Piano Recording Techniques
- Recording Drums & Percussion
- Recording The Electric & Acoustic Guitar
- Recording The Electric & Upright Bass
- Recording With Compressors & Limiters
- Understanding Frequency Response
- Using Direct Boxes in Conjunction With Microphone Recording
- Vocal Recording Techniques
Advanced Master Mixing:
Duration: 8 Weeks / 80 HoursCourse Outline includes:
- "Cracking The Compressor" An In Depth Formula For Success
- Analyzing Professional Mixes & Breaking Down Traditional Mixing Styles
- Compressing Your Master Buss
- Compression Techniques For Creating "Fatter" Mixes
- Creating Your "Stereo Image" With Three Dimensional Mixing Strategies
- Effectively Creating Space With Reverbs, Delays & Gates
- EQ (How To Use It & What Not To Do)
- Preparing The Final Mixes For The Mastering Engineer
- Preparing The Final Mixes For Your Client
- Taking Advantage Of Good Gain Structure Throughout The Mixing Process
- Understanding "Inserts, Sends & Returns"
- Various Multing, Comping & Parallel
Complete Studio Engineering:
Duration: 16 Weeks / 160 Hours
This course combines the Creative Studio Recording course and the Advanced Master Mixing course with an Intro To Mastering:
Course Outline Additionally Includes:
- Analyzing Your Mixes
- Final EQ Adjustments For A Commercial Sounding Mix
- Final Loudness Curve
- Smoothing Out Peaks Using Compressors & Limiters
- Understanding RMS & Peak values