Production Mixing Mastering - with Waves.com

Code:ACPMM01 Production Advisor: Ben Morgan Duration: 12 Weeks Level: Beginner / Intermediate Start date: Jan, April, June, Oct Fee: £595 GBP

(n.b. $180 is payable to Waves.com for plug-ins and materials once enrolled)

Course Description

Audiocourses.com is delighted to offer this Production Advisor assisted course to aspiring audio producers and engineers. We have teamed up with waves.com and their Production, Mixing, Mastering with Waves package, which is their first complete interactive training course in the use of the essential Waves tools, covering equalizers, compressors, reverbs, delays, choruses and creative effects. The book is the first in their Open-Mix™ series, which puts the actual session files of a professional mix in the hands of the reader.

The Open-Mix™ format lets reader read, hear, and see exactly how the mix was created, experiment with alternative mixes and arrangements, create remixes, and even add their own tracks.

Waves.com have provided us with a "special" educational package only, which means YOU as a student get to keep a bundled set of awesome plug-ins and get quality learning material authored by Anthony Egizii.

The following waves.com plug-ins have been packaged wth this course which are yours to keep:

This is complete interactive training course featuring a 7 CD set of session files for use on Mac or PC with these popular applications: Pro Tools, Logic Audio, Cubase, Nuendo, and Sonar. Also included is the waves rennaissance bundled software (worth over $1,000)!!

Master the signal processing techniques and learn the tricks for professional production in contemporary musical styles, including: R&B, Rock, Country, Alternative and Urban.

As well as Waves.com materials this course is instructor supported through audiocourses.com and set up so you log on and and chat live with your instructors (Production Advisors), and other like minded students weekly! They will assess your productions and set up your personalized learning programme based on the weekly concepts below.

• One and Only SAMPLE MP3 (hi-fi) | (lo-fi)

• Week 3 - R&B Music Production: Drums, Rhodes Piano, Strings, Lead Guitar Track, Accompanying Guitar Tracks, Downbeat Loop and Bass Scratch, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals.

  Take It Away SAMPLE MP3 (hi-fi) | (lo-fi)

• Week 4 - Country / Rock Music Production: Drums, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, String Orchestra, Organ Pad, Vocals.

  Call On Me SAMPLE MP3 (hi-fi) | (lo-fi)

• Week 5 - Rock / Punk Music Production: Drums, Bass Guitar, Verse Guitar, Chorus Guitar, Solo Guitar, PAD, Lead Vocals.

  Already Gone SAMPLE MP3 (hi-fi) | (lo-fi)

• Week 6 - Urban Remix Production: Drums, Bassline, Weird Guitar, Lead Vocals, Mixed FX, Reverb and Delay Send Effect Busses.

  One and Only Remix SAMPLE MP3 (hi-fi) | (lo-fi)

• Week 7 - CD Mastering: Mastering of each of the 5 songs using techniques such as Compressing, Limiting, Ultramaximiser.
• Week 8 - Promoting Your Music: getting your songs out there and listened to, networking.

It is our pleasure to let you in on many secrets, hints, tips and techniques used by many industry professionals in thousands of professional production houses worldwide. Our aim is to ensure our students gain a fuller understanding of what goes on in commercial recording sessions and how you can make the most of your Waves plug-ins to achieve the same flattering sound you hear on your favorite recordings and by your favorite producers. We hope to encourage our students to believe that the production, recording and mixing stages are all part of a creative process where anything is possible.

We believe that Waves tools will offer you all that you need to mix and master your own music to an incredibly high standard. To this day, hundreds of your favorite songs have been created and mixed using Waves array of professional plug-ins. We cover everything from standard Equalizers, Compressors, Reverbs, Delays, Choruses and Creative Effects, to vintage modeled EQ's, Compressors and Reverbs that have a sound unlike any other. We encourage you to kick back, relax and absorb as much information you possibly can while you engage with us in this interactive course with 5 great session examples on the CD-ROMs.

Waves Renaissance Equalizer - included

Vintage EQ for rich, clear equalization. Double precision resolution. Check out the Michael Gerzon and Baxandall filter-curves that emulate the warm sounds of analog vintage-style EQ filters. If you have a slightly dull or flat track, during final mastering you can tweak the edges and really breathe some life into it. Waves innovative standard functions allow simultaneous multi-parameter adjustment, so if you design a filter-curve that you like, you can select all bands and adjust them all together while maintaining the curve. Attention native users! The REQ provides warm and clear vintage-style EQ on native PC and Macintosh applications. It includes real-time graphing, preview, bypass functions and all with just a few intuitive clicks. Slick controls and great classic-style EQ sound make REQ the equalizer your audio deserves! All REQ functions can be performed using your computer's CPU power, i.e. no extra hardware is required!

Waves Renaissance Compressor - included

Exceptional compressor with Opto and Electro modes, plus ARC™ auto-release, and L1 style limiter on output. 56-bit precision, dithered to 24-bit output for TDM!

56bit precision dithered to 24bit output for TDM
Opto-compression-mode - emulates opto-coupled hardware compressors.
Ideal for mastering or submix compression.
Electro compression-mode - allows deep compression by increasing release times at high attenuation levels.
Ideal for in-your-face vocal or instrument processing!
No-clip 'brick-wall' internal limiter - add up to 6dB or more to the output, maximizing levels with minimum distortion.
Warm character setting - add low frequency harmonics while approaching deeper compression to produce a warm, rich sound.
RC (Automatic Release Control) technology delivers greater RMS levels.
Comprehensive factory presets.

Waves Renaissance Reverberator - included

Classic sound and controls for the demands of everyday production, our new reverb is just the new flavor you're looking for! Designed to be musical, not technical, Renaissance processors have clean and simple interfaces that are ultra functional with minimal clutter. The Renaissance Reverberator is the newest addition to the series, and is as easy to use as any classic processor with just a few straightforward controls and simple interfaces. It features rich reverb tails, plus a second generation early reflection system, providing density and texture.

S1 Stereo Imager - included

True Blumlein shuffling, MS/LR processing, four unique stereo-image tools, unequaled anywhere. The S1 is a unique set of tools for remastering stereo mixes by enhancing and altering the stereo effect, designed for whenever the best stereo effect from a stereo track, mix or recording is required for mixing, mastering or remix applications.

C1 Parametric Compander - included

The ultimate dynamic equalizer, and father of the C4. Select any frequency range, then compress, expand, limit, or gate those frequencies. Simply an astonishing dynamic EQ, with phase compensation for transparency and quality. The C1 is a frequency-selective dynamic processor allowing two simultaneous dynamic processes. It is an expert tool for any application requiring compression, expansion or gating. Select any frequency range, then apply a dynamic process to that range, or use as a traditional wideband device. C1 offers mono and stereo capabilities of the compressor and/or the gate.
Computer Requirements

PC: Pentium 4 1.7GHz, AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or faster 512MB or RAM Software : Sonar 3.11 Producer Edition Cubase SX 2.2.0.33 Nuendo 2.2.0.33 Protools TDM 6.4 running HD/Accel Protools TDM 6.4.1 running MIX Protools LE 6.4 (MBox not supported)

Mac: G4 867 mHz dual-processor or faster 512MB RAM 7200RPM HD Software : Pro Tools TDM 6.4or later with MIX PLUS or higher Pro tools LE 6.4 (Mbox is not Supported). Cubase SX 2.2.0 or later Logic Platinum 6.4.2 or later Nuendo 2.2.0 or later Digital Performer 4.1.2

What you get

(n.b. $180 is payable to waves.com for materials once enrolled)