1. History & Theory

This lesson emphasizes the importance of creative and experimental production techniques. Students will leave this class with an understanding of the skills a professional producer must posses and how to apply them during the audio production process.

2. Professional Multi-Microphone Technique

This class provides an overview of stereo and and multi-microphone techniques as well as a guidelines to their uses. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of the impact of environment on the recording process.

3. Professional Analog Signal Path

This section examines the creative use of microphone and preamplifier combinations. Students will learn how selection, placement and pairing of microphones and preamplifiers can be manipulated to create interesting colourations.

4. Professional Production

Professional producers consistently create high-quality products in short time-frames. This lesson teaches students how to perform on-demand and keep their creativity at a very high level. The goal is to learn how to work efficiently without sacrificing audio quality.

5. Professional Mixes That Gel

Professional engineers are able to create technically precise mixes that also gel beautifully into a cohesive whole. This is most often achieved via a combination of tried and true engineering methods that leave room for a few calculated risks. In this lesson students will learn to balance these two extremes.

6. Professional Dynamic Mixes

One of the key hallmarks of a great mix is that it contains variations over time that accentuate musical gestures. This class illustrates how the modern DAW allows for a range of new techniques to create dynamic mixes. Students will learn to to create mixes that evolve .

7. The Signature Sound

The ultimate hallmark of a professional is the ability to craft a signature sound. This section begins by discussing how this is achieved during recording, mixing and mastering. The class demonstrates how creativity and vision are used to fashion the textures and colourations of the very best recordings.

8. Professional Mastering

Professional mastering is an art that is shrouded in mystery. This section illustrates how to professionally master audio via deep technical understanding, in-depth knowledge of tools and a little creativity. This class also includes a lesson on analog layback to tape.