LEVEL 3
Advanced Audio Production
Prerequisites
Successful completion of Level 2 or equivalent knowledge.
Location
Classes are taught right in our studio. Discover pro audio engineering techniques while mixing a multitrack recording in class.
Tools
Work in your choice of today's leading DAW: Ableton Live, Logic, Reason, Cubase, Reaper, Studio One or FL Studio.
Schedule
Level 3 is one month in duration. It runs twice per year. See the schedule below for class dates and times.
May 2024
1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 27 & 29
November 2024
4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 & Dec. 2
Level 3: Class Days
Monday & Wednesday
Level 3: Time Slot
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
LEVEL 3
COURSE OUTLINE
Digital Audio
Discover how digital audio actually works in the studio.
Boutique Preamplifiers
Learn how boutique preamplifiers can bring a rich, textured sound to your mixes.
Vintage Compressors
Choose the best vintage compressor for each instrument/vocal in your mix and set it for the best possible sound.
Gates and Expanders
Easily fix noise and dynamics issues with gates and expanders.
Advanced Equalization
Choose the best vintage equalizer and fix any frequency issue with confidence.
Advanced Dimension
Harness the power of tape echo in combination with the most revered reverb effects of the 1970s and 1980s.
Advanced Mixing Lab
Reinforce all of the new Level 3 mixing techniques you have learned by applying them to a second song.
Mix Testing
Test your mixes in our professional monitoring environments with guidance and feedback from a professional engineer.
“Nobody buys records because the snare drum sounds great. They buy them because the music touches them in some way.”
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