How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
How to mix audio - If you're new to audio mixing, and would like to learn more in order to improve your skills, then Audio Mixing Bootcamp by lynda.com is a great training course to help you reach your goals. These audio mixing lessons and tutorials are great for beginners and people who'd like to improve their music mixing skills. In this course, you'll learn things like how to optimize your listening environment; efficient ways to prepare and set up a mix; properly balancing your mix; best ways to apply EQ to the different elements in your mix; adding reverb, delay and modulation; the differences between amateur and pro-sounding mixes, and more! To learn more about the course, watch the free audio mixing video tutorials below or visit the course details page. As a special promotion, visitors of Tutorials 101 can get a free 7-day trial pass to get complete access to this course along with the entire lynda.com training library of over 1000 training courses.
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Determining the listening position - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Setting up your subgroups - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Assigning the drums to a subgroup - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Building the mix from the kick - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Setting up the compressor - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Learning noise gate basics - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Understanding equalizer parameters - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Equalizing the bass - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
Equalizing the horns - How to mix audio - Audio mixing lessons and tutorials for beginners
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Training Provider: Lynda.com Title: Audio Mixing Bootcamp Author: Bobby Owsinski Duration: 8hrs 53mins Date of release: 11 November 2011
Chapter 1: Improving Your Listening Environment Determining the listening position Fixing acoustic problems Setting up your monitors
Chapter 2: Prepping Your Mix Setting up your session Setting up your subgroups Setting up your effects
Chapter 3: Learning the Basics of Mixing Developing the groove Emphasizing the most important elements Knowing what to avoid
Chapter 4: Building Your Mix Learning the principles of building a mix Assigning the drums to a subgroup Building the mix from the kick Building the mix from the snare Building the mix from the toms Building the mix from the overhead mics Checking the drum phase Balancing direct and miked bass channels Building the mix from the bass Building the mix from the vocals Balancing the rhythm section Balancing the rest of the instruments with the rhythm section Making a mix without building it Balancing the harmony vocals
Chapter 5: Panning Looking at the three main panning areas Panning the drums Avoiding pseudo-stereo
Chapter 6: Exploring Compression Understanding compressor parameters Setting up the compressor Compressing the drums Compressing the room mics Compressing the bass Using the New York compression trick Compressing the clean electric guitars Compressing the distorted electric guitars Compressing the acoustic guitars Compressing the piano Compressing the electric keyboards Compressing the vocals Compressing the horns
Chapter 7: Using Noise Gates and De-Essers Learning noise gate basics Using the noise gate on guitars Using the noise gate on drums Learning de-esser basics Using the de-esser on vocals
Chapter 8: Learning About EQ Understanding equalizer parameters Learning subtractive equalization Learning frequency juggling Using the magic high-pass filter Learning the principles of equalization
Chapter 9: Applying EQ to the Rhythm Section Equalizing the kick Equalizing the snare Equalizing the rack toms Equalizing the floor tom Equalizing the hi-hat Equalizing the cymbal or the overhead mics Equalizing the room mics Equalizing the bass Editing the bass rhythm Equalizing the rhythm section
Chapter 10: Applying EQ to the Instruments Equalizing the electric guitar Equalizing the acoustic guitar Equalizing the hand percussion Equalizing the lead vocals Equalizing the background vocals Equalizing the piano Equalizing the organ Equalizing the strings Equalizing the horns
Chapter 11: Understanding Reverb Learning the principles of reverb Understanding reverb parameters Timing the reverb to the track Equalizing the reverb Using the two-reverb quick setup Using the three-reverb setup
Chapter 12: Adding Reverb Adding reverb to the drums Adding reverb to the vocals Adding reverb to the guitars Adding reverb to the piano Adding reverb to the organ Adding reverb to the strings Adding reverb to the horns Adding reverb to the percussion Using reverb to layer the mix
Chapter 13: Adding Delay Learning delay principles Understanding delay parameters Timing the delay to the track Using delay timing variations Equalizing the delay Understanding the Haas effect Using the three-delay setup Adding delay to the vocals Using delay to layer the mix
Chapter 14: Adding Modulation Effects Understanding the types of modulation Understanding modulation parameters Modulating the guitars Modulating the keyboards Modulating the vocals Modulating the strings
Chapter 15: The Final Mix Mixing with subgroups Using mix buss compression Understanding the evils of hypercompression
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