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I will show you how to record an a cappella song from start to finish and walk you through the following steps:
- Selecting our gear and software
- Choosing the best room for recording
- Setting up our recording rig
- Preparing for the session in order to guarantee success
- Recording the session with strategies for achieving great sound and techniques for the best quality performance
- Preparing our finished song for an editor or mixing engineer to handle post-production
I will show you the basic editing techniques that apply in all digital audio workstations (DAWs) and editing software, including demonstrating how to:
- Prepare tracks for editing
- Use automatic tuning macros within editing software without turning your group into a bunch of robots
- Use automatic time correction (quantization) to quickly fix timing without creating problems
- Fix tuning and timing by hand
- Implement tips and tricks for keeping your edit sounding clean but natural
- Add finishing touches for getting a unified and seamless edit
I will show you basic mixing techniques that apply in all digital audio workstations (DAWs) and editing software, including demonstrating how to:
- Prepare tracks for mixing
- Assess a song and create a rough mix
- Start balancing the elements in your mix using EQ and compression
- Emphasize certain elements in a song
- Automate elements in a mix
- Implement tips and tricks for getting a polished sounding mix
- Integrate basic mastering techniques to create a finished product that sounds comparable to what you would buy and listen to
