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Course Description
Digital Recording Studio on a Budget is an exciting new course from engineer, author, and educator Sam McGuire. In today's world of ever decreasing prices for professional quality audio software, this course focuses on introducing you to the tools and concepts which will allow you to create a powerful music production studio capable of producing high quality music recordings. Whether you are a solo artist or a member of band trying to make demo recordings or even your very first album, this course will take you through each step of the process from original concept to final online marketing all the while keeping the budget issues in the forefront. Throughout this course, author Sam McGuire shares tips and tricks that have been refined while working on hundreds of projects in the studio and thousands of hours in the classroom. Included are work files and equipment purchasing recommendations.
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Introduction
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| Introduction | (02:28) | ||
| Price Brackets | (03:29) | ||
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Overview
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| Brief History of Digital Audio | (07:09) | ||
| Does Your Computer Have Enough Power? | (06:14) | ||
| Necessary Components | (06:48) | ||
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Introduction to $500 Setup
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| Optimizing Your Existing Computer | (05:54) | ||
| New vs. Used Equipment | (07:18) | ||
| Don't Count on Business | (06:41) | ||
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Interfaces
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| USB Microphones | (05:31) | ||
| USB Interfaces | (06:15) | ||
| FireWire | (05:41) | ||
| Expansion Cards | (06:17) | ||
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Microphones
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| Types of Microphones | (07:02) | ||
| Using Microphones | (05:47) | ||
| Polar Patterns | (05:12) | ||
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Cables
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| XLR Cables | (06:26) | ||
| 1/4" and 1/8" | (04:40) | ||
| Cables | (04:40) | ||
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Hearing the Audio
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| Speaker Theory | (07:15) | ||
| Speakers in Practice | (05:33) | ||
| Headphones | (04:50) | ||
| Helping Your Room | (07:05) | ||
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Free Software
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| Audacity | (05:09) | ||
| Anvil Studio | (04:50) | ||
| LMMS | (04:53) | ||
| Kristal Audio Engine | (04:28) | ||
| Others | (06:31) | ||
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Software Options
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| Cost Benefit | (06:20) | ||
| Basic Expectations | (06:59) | ||
| Advanced Features | (06:23) | ||
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Common Software
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| Logic | (07:01) | ||
| ProTools LE | (06:19) | ||
| Sonar | (05:25) | ||
| Cubase | (04:58) | ||
| Digital Performer | (06:38) | ||
| FL Studio | (04:56) | ||
| Studio One | (06:03) | ||
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Digital Audio
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| Ones and zeros | (06:12) | ||
| Destructive Editing | (05:33) | ||
| The Sound of Distortion | (05:28) | ||
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Getting Started
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| Your First Session | (07:09) | ||
| Using a Click Track | (05:01) | ||
| Engineer / Producer / Musician | (04:19) | ||
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Tracking
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| Pressing Record | (06:45) | ||
| Rhythm Section / Drum Module | (06:41) | ||
| Punching In | (05:22) | ||
| Getting Good Takes | (06:28) | ||
| MIDI Instruments | (06:26) | ||
| MIDI Controller | (05:39) | ||
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Over-Dubs
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| Adding Additional Parts | (04:57) | ||
| Recording Vocals | (06:25) | ||
| MIDI Parts | (05:57) | ||
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Editing
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| Cutting Out Bleed | (04:48) | ||
| Comping Vocals | (05:01) | ||
| Pitch and Time | (06:40) | ||
| MIDI Editing | (06:28) | ||
| Quantization | (05:40) | ||
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Mixing
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| What is Mixing? | (04:41) | ||
| Effects Overview | (04:48) | ||
| Setting Levels and Panning | (05:57) | ||
| Automation | (04:48) | ||
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Equalizers
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| Equalizer Theory | (05:30) | ||
| EQing Drums | (06:40) | ||
| EQing Guitars | (05:49) | ||
| EQing Vocals | (04:33) | ||
| EQing Everything Else | (04:02) | ||
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Dynamics Processing
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| Dynamics Theory | (07:09) | ||
| Compressing Drums | (05:11) | ||
| Gating the Guitar | (03:58) | ||
| Compressing Vocals | (04:25) | ||
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Time Effects
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| Time Theory | (03:13) | ||
| Adding Delay to Vocals | (05:44) | ||
| Using Reverb | (07:07) | ||
| Phase and Chorus | (05:19) | ||
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Special Effects
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| The Rest of the Effects | (05:24) | ||
| Distortion Examples | (05:19) | ||
| Pitch Examples | (04:38) | ||
| Enhancers | (03:42) | ||
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More Expensive Effects
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| Drum Replacement | (04:16) | ||
| Guitar Amp Emulators | (06:18) | ||
| Classic Emulations | (04:47) | ||
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Beyond the $500 Budget
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| Addition of New Computer | (04:18) | ||
| Apple vs. Microsoft | (07:11) | ||
| The NetBook | (05:53) | ||
| RAM vs. Speed | (04:44) | ||
| Additional Hard-drives | (06:12) | ||
| A Bigger Audio Interface | (05:07) | ||
| Separate Components | (05:56) | ||
| Expensive Software Instruments and Effects | (04:59) | ||
| Building a Specialized Room | (05:22) | ||
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Finishing the Project
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| Mastering | (05:42) | ||
| Exporting | (05:18) | ||
| Burning a Disc / Creating an MP3 | (06:54) | ||
| Marketing Your Music Online | (05:26) | ||
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Summary
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| Wrap Up | (03:31) | ||
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Credits
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| Author Bio | (02:14) | ||
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| Course: | Digital Recording Studio on a Budget |
| Author: | Sam McGuire |
| SKU: | 34110 |
| ISBN: | 1-936334-17-8 |
| Release Date: | 2010-04-21 |
| Duration: | 9 hrs / 96 tutorials |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | No |
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