Introduction to Music Audio Recording, Editing, Mixing and Production

This practical hands on programme introduces learners to the Editing, Recording, Mixing, Mastering and Production features of Avid's industry leading audio production software Pro Tools. Learners will experience an introduction to the software and develop their audio engineering skills through practical workshops on recording, Mixing, Mastering and Editing. Learners will learn the fundamentals of digital recording in our fully equipped recording studio where they will use Pro Tools, to run, capture and edit the recording. Learners will explore the mixing and mastering tools included within the software to create a balanced mix and master the product for commercial release. Learners will further explore advanced features such as beat detective and elastic audio to edit, align and time stretch recorded audio.

This course will cover the following topics:
• Creating a session and Pro Tools interface
• Audio recording
• Importing media into your session
• MIDI recording
• Selecting and navigating
• Basic editing techniques
• Basic mixing techniques
• Finishing your work
• Configuring your studio and session
• Managing session data and media files
• Using loop recording and advanced techniques to record MIDI and audio
• Working with timescales and virtual instruments
• Working with Elastic Audio
• Editing and quantising MIDI and audio
• Using audio editing and file management techniques
• Applying editing techniques
• Enabling, playing, viewing and editing automation data
• How to mix using sends, returns, plug-ins, master faders and groups.