Audio Recording

This is the continuation of the Getting Started Course Outline in Home Recording and Sound Engineering basics.

The course outline below is for a starter/beginner in home audio tracking and mixing covering most of the important musical instruments in rock, pop and country music. The tracking and mixing suggestions/settings are ideal for home studio environment using a digital audio workstation such as Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, Audacity, Cakewalk, Sonar, etc.

Part 2. Recording and Tracking Fundamentals

Chapter 3: Pre-Tracking Fundamentals

a.) Home Studio Recording and Mixing Studio Design
b.) How to Improve Home Studio Acoustic Treatment
c.) Simple Home Studio Setup
d.) 13 important factors in Computer Audio Recording
e.) Tips on buying a mixer for home recording
f.) Selecting a microphone for home recording
g.) How to select a sound card for home recording
h.) Music Production Process – how does it take to produce a song
i.) Technical Steps in the Recording Production Process
j.) Ways to record sound using a personal computer
k.) How to Record music at home
l.) How to do a multi-track recording session
m.) Multi-track settings for recording using Adobe Audition.

Chapter 4: Recording/Tracking Vocals

a.) Home vocal recording tips
b.) Best microphone for vocal recording

Chapter 5: Recording/Tracking guitars

a.) How to record acoustic guitar and electric guitar in your home studio
b.) Recording guitar on computer techniques using Adobe Audition 1.5 DAW
c.) Recording Distorted Guitar
d.) How to Record and Mix Acoustic Guitar for achieving great sound

Chapter 6: Recording/Tracking bass guitar

a.) Recording bass guitar tips and techniques

Chapter 7: Recording/Tracking drums

a.) How to record drums with 4 microphones
b.) Producing drum tracks without a drummer
c.) Create hip hop drum loops with Hot Stepper and Adobe Audition
d.) How to use drum samples in Adobe Audition multi-track

Part 3. Audio Mixing Fundamentals

Chapter 8: General Audio Mixing fundamentals

a.) How to take care of your ear when mixing or mastering
b.) Why you should not mix using headphones
c.) Audio Compression Tips in Mixing
d.) How to Mix Instrument Frequencies for Best sound
e.) Panning Suggestions in Mixing
f.) How to implement dynamic audio panning
g.) Developing wide stereo ambiance in recording
h.) How to Export a Mixing Session to any multi-track software accurately
i. ) Audacity Mixing Tutorial: Important audio and duplicating clips
j.) Easy live mixing tips: Getting the best sound out of live performance
k.) Adobe Audition Effects tutorial in multi-track sessions
l.) Install Adobe Audition VST plug-in: Step by Step Guide
m.) How to install, load and add a direct X plug-in in Adobe Audition

Chapter 9: Mixing Vocals

a.) Tips on how to mix vocals and put some effects like a professional
b.) How to mix background vocals: EQ, Compression, Reverb and Panning Settings
c.) Mixing Choir Vocals in Live Music
d.) Vocal EQ settings and Tips
e.) Rock vocals and guitar reverb settings
f.) Audacity Mixing vocal tips and techniques

Chapter 10: Mixing Guitars

a.) How to mix guitar tracks in your home studio
b.) Tips in Mixing Electric guitars using Double tracking technique
c.) Mixing acoustic guitar and vocals
d.) Guitar EQ mixing for rock, country and pop
e.) How to pan acoustic or electric guitar in the mix
f.) Guitar delay and effects settings tutorial
g.) How to compress lead guitar in the mix
h.) How to mix baritone guitars

Chapter 11: Mixing Drums

a.) How to Mix Drums for Rock Music
b.) Snare drum EQ, Compression and Panning
c.) How to make loud snare and kick drums in the mix
d.) How to mix snare drums
e.) Mixing kick drum and bass for rock and alternative music
f.) How to pan drum instruments
g.) Drum panning techniques and calculations
h.) Kick drum EQ settings and compression
I.) Mixing Cymbals and Hi- hats

Chapter 12: Mixing Bass Guitar

a.) Tips in mixing bass guitar like a pro
b.) Pan bass guitar in stereo track mixing

Chapter 13: Mixing Other Instruments

a.) How to mix piano keyboard
b.) How to mix sitar
c.) How to Compress Piano keyboard

Part 3 will talk about home audio mastering and music marketing/business aspects.