Intermediate Production 6 hours 270 XP on completion

Recording & Audio Editing

Getting real sound in, and making it usable.

Microphones, interfaces, takes, comping and repair.

Completing this course unlocks

Engineer

1. Signal chain

5 lessons

From air to the timeline.

○ Microphones: dynamic, condenser, and your phone Reading 12 min ○ Polar patterns Reading 11 min ○ Interfaces, gain staging and headroom Reading 12 min ○ Latency, monitoring and why you hear yourself late Reading 11 min ○ Room sound and the cheap fixes that work Reading 10 min

2. Capturing takes

4 lessons

Recording performances you can use.

○ Click tracks, count-ins and punch recording Reading 10 min ○ Multiple takes and take lanes Reading 11 min ○ Directing a performance Reading 12 min ○ Record a vocal or instrument take Studio 25 min

3. Editing

7 lessons

Comping, timing and repair.

○ Comping: building one perfect take from many Reading 13 min ○ Crossfades and click-free edits Reading 10 min ○ Timing correction without robot artefacts Reading 12 min ○ Pitch correction: transparent and obvious Reading 12 min ○ Noise, breaths, plosives and rumble Reading 11 min ○ Comp and clean your take Studio 30 min ○ Recording & editing final Quiz 10 min

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