Mixing Dance Music Course - Logic

Overview

This audio mixing course gives you the skills and knowledge needed to conquer the final phase of the production process. You will learn how to achieve a punchy professional sound that will stand up to scrutiny on big club soundsystems and impress scrupulous record label heads / DJs when you send them your tracks. On top of the course materials, you are able to upload your music each week for DVR™ -expert analysis and video feedback on your work. The techniques can be applied to a range of electronic music genres and the course is particularly suitable for Logic users who have completed a four week Pro Producer Course. If you don’t produce electronic music you may want to check out our 12 week Audio Mixing Course.

 

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Direct Video Response™

 

Click on the thumbnail to watch an example of DVR™ 1-2-1 video feedback from this course.

Sponsored by

Freerange / Cr2 / MAW Records

Point Blank's partner labels have requested to hear the best student tunes each month. Yours could get signed!

 

Tutor profile

Ian Sherwin

Ian joined Point Blank fresh from engineering the Mercury nominated debut album by La Roux. Other artists he has worked with include Primal Scream, Freemasons, and Stereophonics.

 

What our students say

Andy D (UK)

“Loved it! There are simply some things that you NEED to be shown. Endless trawling through web pages, books and forums trying to teach myself was only possible for so much."

 

 

Exclusive track

This track was released by course developer Danny under his Enzyme Black pseudonym. On the course you will not only be shown the mix down process for this track and The Rogue Element’s ‘Twilight’, but you will also have exclusive access to all of the audio parts so you can have a go at mixing them down yourself.

 

Course Materials

  • 1-2-1 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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 Programme details

Weeks: 8

Price: $968.72

And you save money!

Enrol on a programme and you save $89.55 over the cost of booking each course individually.

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 Course details

Weeks: 4

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 Available Dates
2nd August 2010
6th September 2010
27th September 2010
4th October 2010
1st November 2010
10th January 2011
11th April 2011

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