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Course Description
VTC's Audio Mixing Essentials is an advanced course on the often mysterious art of audio mixing. Instead of showing you how to open an equalizer plug-in in a specific program, this tutorial will show you how to use an equalizer (in any program) in order to improve the sound of your next mix. This course first discusses the mixing process and then uses two mixing examples to demonstrate mixing from start to finish (“This Too Shall Pass” by Mile High Chapter and “Night Train To Cairo” by Scot). The mixing of the second project is done in work files and referenced in the course so that they have no narration in order to place more attention on the audio adjustments being made. This course will give any novice recording engineer the tools, techniques, and knowledge to effectively mix professional sounding projects. To begin learning, simply click on one of the movie topics.
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Introduction
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| Introduction | (02:31) | ||
| Course Structure | (04:03) | ||
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Purpose of Mixing
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| Delivering Stereo Tracks | (04:03) | ||
| Mix Perspective | (04:35) | ||
| Thickening Up | (03:09) | ||
| Thinning Out | (02:43) | ||
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Listening & Examples (Ear Training)
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| Developing a Professional Ear pt. 1 | (06:08) | ||
| Developing a Professional Ear pt. 2 | (02:24) | ||
| Developing a Professional Ear pt. 3 | (05:43) | ||
| Clarity in Mixing | (05:21) | ||
| Mixing Styles | (06:30) | ||
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How We Hear
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| Amplitude & Frequency | (03:59) | ||
| Dynamics-Average vs. Peak | (04:49) | ||
| Frequency Masking | (03:33) | ||
| Fletcher/Munson Curve | (03:15) | ||
| Loud vs. Soft Mixing | (05:52) | ||
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Preparing to Mix
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| Finalizing Editing | (06:10) | ||
| Turning MIDI Tracks Into Audio | (05:37) | ||
| Consolidating Tracks pt. 1 | (01:45) | ||
| Consolidating Tracks pt. 2 | (05:37) | ||
| Phase Aligning Drum Tracks pt. 1 | (06:07) | ||
| Phase Aligning Drum Tracks pt. 2 | (02:11) | ||
| Exporting Tracks for Mixing-Pro Tools | (05:18) | ||
| Exporting Tracks for Mixing-Garage Band | (02:56) | ||
| Exporting Tracks for Mixing-Logic | (04:36) | ||
| Importing Tracks for Mixing | (03:50) | ||
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Setting Up the Mix
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| Setting Up the Mixing Session | (06:16) | ||
| Signal Flow & Routing | (04:28) | ||
| Inserts | (05:00) | ||
| Auxiliary Send & Return pt. 1 | (05:20) | ||
| Auxiliary Send & Return pt. 2 | (03:09) | ||
| Submixes | (06:21) | ||
| Groups | (05:01) | ||
| Masters pt. 1 | (04:48) | ||
| Masters pt. 2 | (03:39) | ||
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Leveling/Gain
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| Gain Structure | (06:03) | ||
| Summing | (06:08) | ||
| Distortion | (05:21) | ||
| Master Fader Management | (04:17) | ||
| Level Mix pt. 1 | (04:33) | ||
| Level Mix pt. 2 | (05:32) | ||
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Panning
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| Panning Basics | (06:41) | ||
| Pan Mix pt. 1 | (06:38) | ||
| Pan Mix pt. 2 | (05:55) | ||
| Panning Effects pt. 1 | (03:51) | ||
| Panning Effects pt. 2 | (02:50) | ||
| Panning Automation | (06:13) | ||
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Stereo Effects
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| Making Mono Stereo | (04:59) | ||
| True Stereo Elements | (05:22) | ||
| Double Tracking | (04:55) | ||
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Dynamics
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| Dynamics Basics 1 | (06:16) | ||
| Dynamics Basics 2 | (06:10) | ||
| Compression-Drums pt. 1 | (06:40) | ||
| Compression-Drums pt. 2 | (06:31) | ||
| Compression-Bass | (06:19) | ||
| Compression-Instruments | (05:58) | ||
| Compression-Vocals 1 | (07:00) | ||
| Compression-Vocals 2 | (06:42) | ||
| Gating Effects | (06:32) | ||
| Side Chain-Ducking | (05:59) | ||
| Side Chain-Drums | (06:47) | ||
| De-essing Vocals | (04:21) | ||
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Equalization
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| Equalization Basics | (06:44) | ||
| Make Tracks Sound Better | (05:01) | ||
| Telephone Effect | (04:41) | ||
| Closed Door Effect | (03:03) | ||
| Filter Sweep | (05:53) | ||
| Balancing Kick & Bass | (06:34) | ||
| Creating a Hole for Vocals | (05:46) | ||
| Balancing Frequencies pt. 1 | (06:23) | ||
| Balancing Frequencies pt. 2 | (06:31) | ||
| Balancing Frequencies pt. 3 | (07:05) | ||
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Reverb
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| Reverb Basics | (06:44) | ||
| How Many Reverbs? pt. 1 | (05:14) | ||
| How Many Reverbs? pt. 2 | (02:11) | ||
| Drum Reverb | (06:30) | ||
| Instrument Reverb | (06:30) | ||
| Vocals Reverb pt. 1 | (06:24) | ||
| Vocals Reverb pt. 2 | (04:52) | ||
| Reverse Reverb | (03:55) | ||
| Reverb Automation | (06:02) | ||
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Time-Based Effects
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| Time-Based Effects Basics | (02:38) | ||
| Delay Technique pt. 1 | (06:26) | ||
| Delay Technique pt. 2 | (05:56) | ||
| Delay Technique pt. 3 | (05:46) | ||
| Chorus Techniques | (05:30) | ||
| Flanger Techniques | (05:10) | ||
| Phaser Techniques | (04:04) | ||
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Finishing Up/Mixdown
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| Finishing the Mix pt. 1 | (06:03) | ||
| Finishing the Mix pt. 2 | (06:18) | ||
| Finishing the Mix pt. 3 | (06:46) | ||
| Automation | (06:46) | ||
| Mixdown/Bouncing | (06:54) | ||
| Mixing to an Internal Buss | (04:20) | ||
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Mixing Example 2 - Mapped to Work Files
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| Leveling/Panning & Dynamics 1 | (05:10) | ||
| Dynamics 2 & 3 | (06:25) | ||
| Equalization 1/2/3 | (06:21) | ||
| Equalization 4/5/6 | (06:20) | ||
| Reverb 1 & 2 & Delay | (06:25) | ||
| Finishing 1/2/3 | (05:04) | ||
| Finishing 4 & 5 | (05:20) | ||
| Finishing 6 & 7 | (04:52) | ||
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Mastering & Delivery
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| Mastering pt. 1 | (06:07) | ||
| Mastering pt. 2 | (06:43) | ||
| Burning a CD | (05:45) | ||
| Converting to MP3 | (06:26) | ||
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Conclusion
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| Wrap Up | (01:59) | ||
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Credits
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| About the Author | (01:04) | ||
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| Course: | Audio Mixing Essentials |
| Author: | Ben Harris |
| SKU: | 34160 |
| ISBN: | 1-936334-51-8 |
| Release Date: | 2010-09-10 |
| Duration: | 9.5 hrs / 108 tutorials |
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| Captions: | No |
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