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AUDIO MASTERCLASS

Learn PRO Audio in your own home recording studio with...

Raise your knowledge and skills from where you are nowto FULLY PROFESSIONAL level.

Our 12-module MUSIC PRODUCTION & SOUND ENGINEERING

Online Course covers everything you need to know - WITH MORE

THAN 1000 AUDIO EXAMPLE FILES!

Acoustics, Electronics and Digital Audio.•

Microphones and Microphone•

Preampliers

Equalization for recording and mixing•

Compression and Dynamic Range Control•

Recording Software, Effects and Plug-Ins•

Mixing•

Mastering•

Marketing Your Music and Recording•

Services

Enroll online at www.AudioMasterclass.com/enroll

http://www.audiomasterclass.com/enroll




Learn and understand soundproong and acoustic treatment, with audio

examples. Understand how electronic signals work and how they affect

your music. Know exactly why 24-bit/96 kilohertz digital audio is better

than compact disc standard.

Understand the

foundations of

audio

Choose microphones with condence, knowing exactly what they will

sound like (through many of the 1000+ audio examples in the course).

Know when and why to use a ‘character’ preamp, and when to use onethat is simply accurate.

Learn

microphones andpreamplifers

Make your sounds stand out strongly when you want them to, or blend

into the background to support your lead instruments or vocals. Learn

how to apply ‘complementary EQ’ to make each instrument crystal-clear

in your mix.

Use EQ and

compression

with confdence

Mix complex music with ease, even when there are dozens of tracks.

Use our professionally-recorded source material to rene your skills.

Master your music so that it sounds as good as what you hear on TV,

radio, CD and download.

Mix and master

your music

Follow our practical do-able advice on how to get your music noticed.

Find out where the best markets for your music are, and how to promote

your work effectively. Prot from your recording and your productionskills.

Market your

music and your

studio skills

In just 12 weeks, you will transform the standard of

your recordings from ‘home studio’ to

FULLY PROFESSIONAL QUALITY

Enroll online at

www.AudioMasterclass.com/enroll





A special message from Audio Masterclass Course Director David Mellor

Dear Recording Enthusiast,

Are you satised with the quality of your recordings?

Does your music sound as good as the music you hear on TV, radio, CD

and download?

If you can hear that your recordings are not yet of a professional standard,

you have taken your rst and most important step. You realize that you

need to improve.

Fortunately, getting better recordings is straightforward... If you know and

understand thoroughly how each piece of equipment and software in the

recording chain works, then you can begin to use your studio effectively

and make great recordings

This is what the Audio Masterclass Music Production and Sound

Engineering Online Course will do for you.

I have designed and rened this course through my 22 years of experience

in Audio Training. With its clear explanations and more than 1000 audio

example les, it will show you exactly what to do, and demonstrate with

audio what you can achieve.

I am so condent that this course will help you achieve a fully professional

standard of recording in just 12 weeks, I am happy to offer a 30-day

FULL-REFUND GUARANTEE. If you are not absolutely, totally, 100%

delighted with the course, you can have the whole of your enrollment

fee back, and you can keep your course materials. (Continuation beyond

Module 1 indicates your acceptance of the course.)

Why wait? You could struggle endlessly, not making the PRO recordings

you desire. Or you could take advantage of the Audio Masterclass MusicProduction and Sound Engineering Online Course and start making

progress towards great recordings NOW!

David Mellor

Course Director, Audio Masterclass

P.S. I have more experience in audio training than almost anyone in the

world, and I am the most experienced online audio trainer. I just thought

you would like to know that.

Available worldwide at www.AudioMasterclass.com/enroll





Course Outline

Learn in your own home recording

studio

Learn how to optimize your soundproong and•

studio acoustics, with audio examples.

Understand professional standards, and how to•

achieve them in a home studio environment.

Know how to achieve a clean signal; recognize•

what distortion sounds like.

Understand digital audio; why 24-bit/96 kHz is•

the optimum standard to use, and why 16-bit/44.1

kHz might sometimes be necessary (and how toget the best out of it).

Get the best from your microphones

and preampliers

How to select the best microphone according to•

the sound source and type of sound you want to

achieve.

Understand how microphones work. Know•

exactly why high-class microphones sound theway they do (with audio examples).

Understand the difference between ‘accurate’•

preampliers and ‘character’ preampliers. Spend

your money wisely and get exactly the sounds

that you are looking for.

Learn microphone techniques to get the best from•

instruments and vocals.

Achieve full, rich sounds using EQ

and compression

‘Fine tune’ each instrument and vocal to make it•

sound exactly the way it should.

Make all of your sounds• full , strong , rich and

clear .

Learn and understand the differences between•

parametric and graphic EQ. Know when and why

to use each type. With audio examples.

Use compression to control dynamic range.•

Understand why• variable-mu compression adds

warmth and sparkle, particularly to vocals, with

audio examples.

Be the master of your recordingsoftware and plug-ins

Achieve great results from Cubase, Digital•

Performer, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Sonar - in fact

any pro-standard recording software.

Learn the seven steps to successful software•

recording - record, edit, use insert processes, use

bus effects, mix, use mix automation, use master

processing.

Hear the difference between digital reverberation•

plug-ins, with audio examples..

Experience a wide range of pro-quality processes•

and effects.

Learn recording techniques for

bands, orchestras, choirs and

acoustic ensembles

Make great recordings in the studio, and on•

location.

Audio Masterclass Music Production & Sound Engineering Online Course



Mic up individual instruments and groups of•

instruments with total condence.

Run a session smoothly and efciently.•

Organize musicians, singers and musical directors•

- as engineer and producer, YOU are in charge!

Focus in on the essentials of synthesis

and sampling - get great musical

sounds without the hassle

Learn the• essentials of the main types of

synthesis.

Get great results from software instruments•

quickly by avoiding unnecessary complications.

Learn how samplers work. Make your own•

samples and multisamples, or get the best out of

sample libraries.

Learn how to mix - Mix a

professionally-made multitrack

recordingMix• All Or Nothing by Audio Masterclass

Featured Artists Fools Faith, from the original

multitrack recordings (which you can import into

your own digital audio workstation).

Mix an acoustic drum set.•

Hear how acoustic drums sound in the context of•

a professionally-made multitrack recording.

Work with electric, bass and acoustic guitar•recordings.

Work with lead and background vocals.•

Compare your mix with the original producer’s•

mix.

Master you music so it sounds like

music you hear on TV, radio, CD and

download

Use master EQ to give your mix the same•

frequency balance as commercially-released

recordings.

Use compression and limiting to increase the•loudness of your mix.

Learn and understand what mastering plug-ins do,•

and how they work.

Hear the effect of the powerful multi-band•

compression technique, with audio examples..

Market your music and recording

services

Market yourself or your band effectively using a•

professional ‘media pack’. Hint - most not-yet-

pro artists and bands get this completely wrong!

Learn how the market for songs works.•

Learn how music is commissioned for TV dramas•

and programs. Learn how to put yourself ‘in the

right place at the right time’.

Learn about the most accessible route into the•

PRO industry - production music.


Take your frst

vital steps out

of your homestudio into the

PRO recording

industry...





Course Module Guide...

Module 1: Analog and Digital

Audio Primer

Analog audio, signals, frequencyresponse, noise, distortion, wow

& utter, clicks and interference,

digital audio, analog-to-

digital conversion, sampling,

quantization, dither, digital-to-

analog conversion.

Module 2: Microphone Technique

Dynamic microphones,

capacitor microphones,

ribbon microphones, electret

microphones, polar patterns,

vacuum tube microphones,

attenuator, lter.

Module 3: Microphone

Preampliers

Microphone preampliers, gain,

phase, microphone selection,

microphone positioning, stereo

microphone techniques.

Module 4: Equalization

High-frequency equalization,

frequency, gain, bell/shelf, mid-

frequency equalization, Q, low-frequency equalization, graphic

equalizers, parametric equalizers,

lters, cut-off frequency, slope.

Module 5: Compression

Dynamic range control, threshold,

ratio, attack, decay, knee, stereo

linking, side chain, compressionfor aural enhancement, vacuum

tube compressors.

Module 6: Recording Software

Disk recording, hard disks, seek

time, rotational speed, input/output assignment, recording,

editing and crossfade editing,

gain change and normalization,

mixing, inserts, auxiliary sends,

auxiliary tracks, buses, master

fader.

Module 7: Effects and Plug-ins

Delay and reverberation, phasing,

anging, chorusing, pitch change,

aural enhancement, comparison

between manual effects, hardware

effects and plug-ins.

Module 8: Synthesis and

Sampling

Additive synthesis, subtractivesynthesis, FM synthesis,

wavetable synthesis, physical

modeling synthesis, analog

synthesis, voltage-controlled

oscillator, voltage-controled

lter, voltage-controled amplier,

envelope generator, sampling,

looping, multisampling, phrase

sampling, key groups.

Module 9: Recording Techniques

Vocals, drums, acoustic guitar,

electric guitar, piano, string

instruments, wind instruments,

percussion instruments, drums,

small groups and ensembles,

orchestral recording, multitrack

recording, punch-in, foldback,

stereo recording.

Module 10: Mixing

Analog mixing consoles, digital

mixing consoles, digital mixingthrough software, automation,

mutes, faders, pan, equalization,

compression, noise gating,

auxiliary sends, auxiliary

returns, mixing for stereo, mono

compatibility, monitoring.

Module 11: Mastering

Equalization, compression,

limiting, multi band compression,

soft clipping, mastering for

subjective loudness, mastering to

match tracks in a compilation.

Module 12: Marketing Your

Music and Music Production and

Sound Engineering Services

Industry roles, record producer,

recording engineer, A&R

manager, studio manager, session

musician, arranger, programmer,

the music industry, the recording

industry and record labels,

pitching and promoting your

services as an artist, engineer or

producer. Showreel guidance.

The Audio Masterclass Music Production & Sound Engineering Online Course



How does the course work?

The Audio Masterclass Music Production

and Sound Engineering course is

delivered to you online in twelvemodules containing the equivalent of

over 500 pages of learning materials.

The course also contains over 1000

professionally-recorded audio example

les, and practical assignment examples

where you can learn from the successes,

and mistakes, of former Audio

Masterclass students.

There are also complete, professionally-

made multitrack recordings that you

can mix yourself in your own homerecording studio.

The main course text of the Audio

Masterclass Music Production and Sound

Engineering online course is principally

self-study and self-assessed, which

accounts for its value-for-money course

fee. Each module includes dozens of

‘check questions’ for you to assess your

own progress. At all times you can ask

Audio Masterclass any questions for

further guidance.

Each module comes with a practical

project that you can carry out in your

own home studio. You will need a

microphone (preferably two), an audio

interface and a computer running

multitrack recording software. When

you have completed your practical

project you can compare your work

with professionally-made recordings.

Our step-by-step assessment system

will allow you to pinpoint and cure any

defects in your recording.

What equipment do I need?

You can nd a list of our recommended

equipment at www.audiomasterclass.com

/studio

Do I need any experience to enroll on

the course?

It is useful to have some experience

of recording at home with your own

equipment. However, the course is

very thorough and it will take youfrom whatever level of knowledge

and skill you have now all the way up

to professional level, if you follow it

carefully.

How long does the course take?

The course consists of twelve modules,

which you are recommended to study at

a weekly pace. However you can pause

your course at any time, taking up to two

years to complete if you wish.

Is there a certicate at the end of the

course?

Yes, but traditionally the audio industry

hasn’t been very interested in certicates.

They are only interested in what you can

do.

The Audio Masterclass course leads to

something that is very much better than

any certicate. At the end of the course

you will create a ‘showreel’.

About showreels...

You can’t get work from a potential

client or employer unless you can

demonstrate to them what you can do.

The best way of doing this is by showing

them your industry credits. That would

be, for example, “Engineered by ...” in aCD booklet. Or a resumé of other clients

or employers you have worked for.

Alternatively, you can simply hand

over your showreel. Your showreel will

be a compilation on DVD or CD of

extracts from your best work. Module

12 of the Audio Masterclass course will

demonstrate exactly what a showreel

should be like, and how you can set

about making one.

If you wish, you can send in yourcompleted showreel, including all of

your practical work for the course, for

assessment and certication. There is no

additional charge for this.

How long is the course?

There are 12 modules, which you are

normally recommended to study at a

weekly pace. You can pause at any time

and take up to two years if you wish.

I have quite a lot of experiencealready. Will I still benet from the

course?

At Audio Masterclass we often meet

people in your situation who have

achieved a degree of success in sound

engineering or music recording.

However, they can feel uncomfortablethat they are making the best out of

a narrow range of knowledge, rather

than feeling condent that they know

as much as anyone in a similar position

would, who perhaps had better learning

opportunities. The course therefore

would give you the condence that all

the foundations of recording techniques

and music technology had been covered.

There is a lot of hype produced by

recording magazines that depend on

manufacturers advertising with them. Inreality, there are certain basics of audio

that anyone in the industry needs to

know. The course will give you exactly

that.

Can you advise on specic equipment

or software?

One of the purposes of the course is to

allow you to understand equipment and

software. By the end of the course you

will understand equipment and software

well, and you will be able to makeyour own purchasing decisions with

condence.

Can I pay in a currency other than US

dollars, UK pounds or Euros?

Yes. Whether you pay by PayPal,

Worldpay, bank transfer or Western

Union the payment processor will

convert currencies for you. You can

nd up-to-date exchange rates at www.

xe.com

Who is David Mellor?

David Mellor is Course Director of

Audio Masterclass, with 22 years of

experience in audio. You can learn

more about David Mellor at www.

audiomasterclass.com/about

Can I take this course from anywhere

in the world?

Yes. Even Antarctica, as long as you

have Internet access.

Frequently-Asked Questions...


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Enrollment Information...

Enrollment Fee

The enrollment fee for the Audio Masterclass Music

Production and Sound Engineering Online Course is availableat www.audiomasterclass.com/enroll

The course fee covers 12 modules, each including

introduction, comprehensive module text, check questions and

model answers, audio example les, detailed audio examples

notes, practical project, detailed practical project notes with

additional audio examples.

Audio Masterclass offers enrollments at several times during

the year. If you registered for the free Course Tour (available

at the Audio Masterclass website), then you will automatically be notied when enrollment is available.

You can try the course for 30 days. If you are not absolutely, totally, 100% delighted, your enrollment fee

will be fully refunded. (Continuation beyond Module 1 indicates your acceptance of the course.)

Enroll by PayPal

We recommend payment by PayPal as the easiest way to get started on the course. You can pay by debit or

credit card, or with your PayPal account if you have one. www.audiomasterclass.com/enroll

Enroll by WorldPay

We have an alternative payment page at www.audiomasterclass.com/payment if you prefer to pay viaWorldPay. WorldPay is part of The Royal Bank of Scotland, which is one of the largest banking groups in

the world.

Enroll by Bank Transfer

You can pay by bank transfer using the following account details...

Bank: National Westminster Bank, 1 Penn Road, Beaconseld, Buckinghamshire HP9 2PU, UK

Account name: Audio Masterclass

Account number 84029684

Bank sort code: 600209IBAN: GB10 NWBK 6002 0984 0296 84

BIC: NWBK GB 2L

Enroll by Check

Send your check to Audio Masterclass, 114 High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AE, United Kingdom.

Enroll by Western Union

Make your payment to David Mellor (who is Course Director of Audio Masterclass), then send an e-mail to

[email protected] quoting the reference number of the transaction and your address.

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