A song is only an idea until it is recorded. When it is turned into a recording, a new product emerges. A recording can be shared with friends and family, or included in a professional portfolio. Learning how to create a great sounding audio recording is in itself a satisfying and interesting pursuit, and when you are the artist, producer, and engineer on the project, the big picture starts to come fully into view.
Our recording and production lessons focus on the science and physics of sound in audio engineering. It's a non-musical way of learning about audio; learning about "the other side of the glass" in a recording session (so to speak). Students are introduced to the wide world of digital audio by way of exploration of common equipment used in a modern home recording studio, such as monitors and mixers; microphone technologies, placement, and techniques; digital audio workstation (DAW) software; processors such as compression, EQ, panning, reverb, delay, and other effects; and mixing, what it is and how to do it.
All students will have the opportunity to record and mix a project of their own including original material.
