Studio Techniques: Working In A Recording Studio

Learn how to use a recording studio - everything from etiquette to wrapping cables, to choosing mics & patching preamps!

What you'll learn

How to navigate all the equipment of a professional recording studio.

General etiquette of a recording studio

How recording studios are designed

Acoustics and Sound Diffusion

Signal Flow in a studio

Computer setup in a studio

Monitors, and monitor control

Preamps

Setting up Preamps

Choosing Preamps

Microphones

Choosing Microphones

Dynamic Microphones

Condensor Microphones

Ribbon Microphones

The Patchbay

Studio Playback

Talkback

Saving & Exporting

Working a shared space

Requirements

Students do not need to be working in a studio to take this class.

Students with little or no knowledge about recording studios are welcome, although more advanced students will benefit from the detailed equipment analysis.

Description

Welcome to the Studio Techniques: Working in a Recording Studio!This class is for anyone who has wanted to work in a recording studio. Especially:Producers: If you are making tracks and want to get into a studio to record, this class is for you.Aspiring Producers: If you are just getting started with music production, but dream of getting into a studio, this class is for you.Musicians: If you are going to be recorded, you should understand how things work so you can help control the results of the recording.Songwriters: Improve your compositions by understanding how to make unique and memorable sounds to use in your songs.Engineers: If you have hopes of being an audio engineer in a recording studio one day, this is the first step in that journey.In this class, we start with how to book time in a studio, and what to expect. Then we move on to running a whole session - how to connect everything, use the equipment, and more. I'll walk you through every step of the process and explain the logic behind every decision I make. 100% Answer Rate! Every single question posted to this class is answered within 24 hours by the instructor. The goal of this class is for you to be comfortable in the studio the next time (or first time!) you find yourself in the studio.Software:This course is NOT specific to any DAW program.Genre:The recording studio has no genre - so all are welcome here. You will see me working on a jazz project, but any genre and interest will benefit from this class.Topics Covered: The Essential Tools of the Recording StudioStudio RulesWrapping CablesNormalizing The RoomEquipment in the Live RoomEquipment in the Control RoomAcoustics and Sound DiffusionSignal Flow in the StudioMonitor SpeakersPreampsChoosing PreampsConfiguring PreampsMicrophonesChoosing MicrophonesDynamic MicrophonesCondenser MicrophonesRibbon MicrophonesThe PatchbayPatching A SessionSetting up a SessionRouting to HearbackHeadphone MixesComputer SettingsRecord Settings in the ComputerPlayback and MonitoringTalkbackSoftware: Using Cakewalk, Garageband, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Reaper, or any other application.Principals of sound engineeringThe art of home recordingAnd much, much more!If you are ready to start making music in the studio, this is the class that will start you on that journey. Get started today.Dr. Allen is a university music professor and is a top-rated Udemy instructor - with nearly 100 courses and over 300,000 students. In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. ** I guarantee that this course is the most thorough studio techniques course available ANYWHERE on the market - or your money back (30-day money-back guarantee) **Closed captions have been added to all lessons in this course.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- Praise for Courses by Jason Allen:⇢  "It seems like every little detail is being covered in an extremely simple fashion. The learning process becomes relaxed and allows complex concepts to get absorbed easily. My only regret is not taking this course earlier." - M. Shah⇢  "Great for everyone without any knowledge so far. I bought all three parts… It's the best investment in leveling up my skills so far.." - Z. Palce⇢  "Excellent explanations! No more or less than what is needed." - A. Tóth⇢  "VERY COOL. I've waited for years to see a good video course, now I don't have to wait anymore. Thank You!" - Jeffrey Koury⇢  "I am learning LOTS! And I really like having the worksheets!" - A. Deichsel⇢  "The basics explained very clearly - loads of really useful tips!" - J. Pook⇢  "Jason is really quick and great with questions, always a great resource for an online class!" M. Smith––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Students who register for this course will receive ongoing exclusive content and discounts for all future classes in the series. 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Overview

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What We are Covering Here

Lecture 3 Tools You Will Need for This Class

Section 2: General Etiquette

Lecture 4 Studio Rules

Lecture 5 Food and Drink

Lecture 6 Cleaning Up

Lecture 7 Wrapping Cables

Lecture 8 "Normalizing" the room

Lecture 9 "Normalizing" the board

Lecture 10 Saving Files

Section 3: General Layout

Lecture 11 Most Studios Will Have 2 or More Rooms

Lecture 12 Equipment in the Live Room

Lecture 13 Acoustics and Sound Diffusion

Lecture 14 Firing Up the Control Room

Section 4: Signal Flow

Lecture 15 What is the signal flow of the booth

Lecture 16 A signal flow diagram

Lecture 17 Inside the computer

Lecture 18 The Monitors

Lecture 19 Back to the live room with headphones

Section 5: PreAmps

Lecture 20 What Preamps Do

Lecture 21 Why so many?

Lecture 22 The Sine Wave Test

Lecture 23 Common Settings on each one

Lecture 24 Dialing In a Preamp

Section 6: Microphones

Lecture 25 Different kinds of Microphones

Lecture 26 Care and Feeding of Microphones

Lecture 27 Dynamic Microphone Uses

Lecture 28 Condenser Microphone Uses

Lecture 29 Ribbon Microphone Uses

Lecture 30 Choosing Microphones

Section 7: The Patchbay

Lecture 31 What is a Patchbay?

Lecture 32 Diagram of Our Patch Bay

Lecture 33 Patching Cables

Lecture 34 "Normalized" Settings

Lecture 35 Setting up a Session

Lecture 36 Testing Alone

Lecture 37 Routing To Hearback

Lecture 38 Saving Your Patching

Lecture 39 The Routing Map for Your Session

Lecture 40 [DOWNLOAD] Routing Map PDF

Section 8: The Computer

Lecture 41 Getting Audio Into the Computer

Lecture 42 Getting Audio Into the Software

Lecture 43 The Board

Lecture 44 Record Settings in the Computer

Lecture 45 Hearback Output Settings

Section 9: Playback and Monitoring

Lecture 46 Playback System

Lecture 47 Talkback

Section 10: Saving, Exporting, Working in a Shared Space

Lecture 48 Collect All and Save

Lecture 49 Consider Editing at Home

Lecture 50 Exporting To a Different DAW

Lecture 51 Normalize the Room!

Section 11: Wrap Up

Lecture 52 What Comes Next?

Lecture 53 Thanks for Watching!

Lecture 54 Bonus Lecture

This course is ideal for students who are interested in working in a recording studio - either as engineers, musicians, producers, or session players.