Jules
Freeman - username
julesf
Country:
England
I
found Chris very helpful and supportive right from my first enquiry, I
felt that I needed to gain qualifications but also learn about the side
of audio that I just had not got involved in. Audiocourses.com delivered
on both counts. This was a steep learning curve which was great, and I
found that when  taking
my exams I easily had all of the knowledge required to answer the questions
on the papers. Having passed the exams I now felt that
I was ready for new challenges out on the field putting my skills into
practice. more
about Jules
Some
of Jules' Work
Leaves
are falling - This track was produced between me, Hakan Hannu of Sweden
and Carolyn Lugo of LA. Hakan wrote and produced the back track, then
emailed it to me and I added more synths and effects. Carolyn and I wrote
the lyrics and Carolyn flew over from LA to lay down the vocal in my UK
studio! I mixed the track and heavily used the autotune to produce that
dance style vocal. The track was presented at the Miami winter dance conference,
it was narrowed down by one company for some 120 selected possible for
release to the final 4 possibles and Carolyn was phoned to be told that
it was only rejected for release because they felt that the lyric was
not commercial enough. This track also shows what can be achieved collaborating
over the Internet.
24Hrs
- This track is written by Dean AKA Dollar Bill. I have worked with Dean
a great deal. My job here is to record and do the final production to
his tracks, 24Hrs is a great concept for a track, and I think that Shani’s
Vocal is real cool on the chorus.
Shine
on - Shine on is by Myriad and they were the first band that I recorded
and mixed in my Spanish studio at the Music Factory in Mijas Spain. Shine
on shows the excellent writing skills of the Myriad team and the excellent
vocal capability of Paul Howells their lead singer. I produced some of
the tracks and was responsible for the guitar solo idea on this track.
Casualty
- Again form Myriad (we recorded and mixed 12 tracks in the 4 Day session)
this is an excellent Ballard with great atmosphere featuring Paul’s
fantastic dynamic vocal.
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| Tarmo
Pajusaar - username
mommi
Country:
Estonia
Born
and raised in Tallinn, Estonia. I graduated from the Estonian Academy
of Music as a clarinetist, and later with an MA in musicology. I Played
clarinet for a living in various orchestras around Estoni. I presently
work full-time in IT field as a Document Management consultant and participate
in occasional projects as a freelance clarinetist or, lately, as a recording
engineer. I Chose AudioCourses because I needed a major shift from “may
probably be an audio engineer” closer to actually working in the
field. Besides invaluable knowledge the course has given, it is hard to
overestimate the impact of positive feedback affirming you really can
do it. It builds necessary confidence for making some potentially important
decisions in life. The experience of online communication has been great,
and it was illuminative to meet people with so diverse background and
goals. While we have been in less contact after the course got over –
life just goes on –, I feel in a sense we’re still together.
A
couple of Tarmo's Live Projects
instr
- The "instr" was recorded and mixed live at the court of the
historical castle of Haapsalu, Estonia. The instruments consisted of drums
(these
were electronic, cymbals and hats were real and, bass, electric guitar
with effects processor, accordion. Four percussionists were contributing
to the rhythmic part. Drums were taken through DI-boxes from the processor
(separate outputs for floor, snare and toms), plus a pair of overheads.
Bass and guitar also through DI-boxes (guitar in stereo). Each percussion
got their own mic (Sennheiser 421, I guess), so did the accordion (two
KM184s probably). The
desk was a Yamaha 02R. I recorded in parallel to two Yamaha AW16G DAWs
(each has eight inputs) synced together through MIDI, and also made a
live mixdown to DAT. The mp3 represents the DAT version.
Razzle
Dazzle - is from "Chicago", and was recorded at the Estonian
Radio, pressured by time, a few days before the premiere. The piece was
performed once, plus only a couple of retakes. All performed together,
no overdubbing. A pair of microphones for the orchestra, plus one for
drums (not used too much, just for clarity and panorama, since the rhythm
section was sitting at the right side -- you can hear it). One mic for
the guitar and yet another for the piano (it was not too much in tune,
and as such, fitted well with the style). Bass directly. Singers behind
the conductor a few meters and a bit to the side, partly separated by
a wall. One mic for the soloist and a stereo pair (XY) for the choir.
As you guess it, leakage was the main problem. This induced a lot of work
during the mixing stage, to get the unnecessary microphones (those not
used during certain passages) shut up well but not noticeably. Recorded
once again to the AW16G, only one this time. To fit onto eight tracks,
the drum mic signal was mixed to the main pair. Mixing was done at home
at VERY night time. Some tracks of the CD were recorded at other places
by other guys, for CD mastering I owe very much to my friend who spent
the whole night with me as we tried to even up these very different sounding
productions. (Just for background: we finished with a rehearsal at 11:30
pm, started mastering at 1:00 am and got it done somewhere at 8:30 am.
After that my friend went directly to the rehearsal place to set some
new things up, I was lucky enough to get a 45 minutes sleep before following
him, so that we could start with a new rehearsal at 11:00! Can you imagine
how we did look like...) more
about mommi |
Alan
Wright - username
Albow
Country:
Spain
 Alan's
career has taken various turns. After A levels he joined the Inland Revenue,
leaving to start a degree in Philosophy at 23. After graduating he trained
up to teach English, advancing into teacher-training and course design.
Deciding to change tack, he made a fresh start in IT, starting as Bench
Engineer, moving to Systems Support. With 4 years of engineering experience,
he took the Sound engineering course. Longing to use his skills in a field
that he had a real interest, the course was ideal; it was suited to an
engineer's mindset and music had always been Alan's no. 1 passion . He
graduated from the course with a distinction in the technical exam and
a merit in recording practices. He is still in IT (now under the misleadingly
grandiose title of Technical Escalation and Knowledge Engineer :) ) and
is looking to break into Sound Engineering proper through the work placement
scheme.
“I
think we are moving into a time when online learning will become THE form
of distance or non-full time learning. This course is leading the way.
I felt that I wanted for nothing and that the online format gave the complete
learning experience. I felt that I was a rookie on the course and benefitted
from the input of the two pace setters Jules and Mommi. A life-saving
proportion of help was to be gained however from former students' input,
whose contributions often were excellent and vividly expressed.”
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