Mixing Dance Music Course - Logic

Audio mixing is the crucial final step of the production process, and absolutely necessary to impress scrupulous record label heads and DJs when you send them your tracks. The Mixing Dance Music course guides you through essential techniques and processes including EQ, Compression, Effects and Automation.

A pro producer will share his audio mixing tips and secrets to demonstrate how to achieve a punchy professional sound that will stand up to scrutiny on a big club soundsystem. These techniques can be applied to a range of electronic music genres and the course is particularly suitable for Logic users who have completed the four week Pro Producer Courses.

If you don’t produce electronic music you may want to check out our 12 week Audio Mixing Course.

Course materials include:

One-to-one video feedback on your music

Weekly online masterclass with a pro producer

6 Hours of exclusive Logic video tutorials

Extensive in-depth course notes

Over 20 Logic Projects to download

24/7 access to student / tutor discussion forums

Course contents

Week 1: Basics & Equalisation

• Mixing Theory: Soundwaves & Frequencies

• How to use Stereo Width
• EQ types: High Pass / Low Shelf / Parametric / Hi Shelf
• Layering kick & snare sounds for added punch
• EQ tips for percussion & drum tracks
• How to EQ pad sounds
• How to EQ bass sounds

Week 2: Practical Dynamics

• What is Compression?
• Threshold, Ratio, Attack & Release
• Hard & soft Knee
• Peak vs RMS
• Compression tips for drum tracks
• Compressing synth sounds
• Bass compression tricks
• Sidechaining & Parrallel Compression tricks

Week 3: Working With Effects

• Routing insert effects
• Routing send/ return effects

• Reverb Types: Digital , Convolution, Gated, Reverse

• Delay Types: Tempo Delay, Delay Designer, Ducking Delay

• Modulation FX: Chorus , Flange and Phaser

• Practical examples of creative FX use

Week 4: Final Mixdown & Master

• Preparing to mix: A>B comparison
• Organising the mixer in Logic
• Automation
• Mix examples
• What is dithering?
• Checking your mix (listening environments)
• Final Mixdown

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Tutor profile

Danny Lewis
Since his debut single, the club chart number one and national top 30 hit 'Spend the Night', Danny's music has been supported by the likes of Masters at Work, Gilles Peterson, David Morales, Kenny Carpenter, Todd Edwards, Todd Terry, and Danny Rampling to name but a few.

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