COMBINED SHORT TERM COURSE ON MUSIC PRODUCTION & MUSIC ENGINEERING
**Music Production** is the creative process of crafting a musical piece from its inception to the final product. It involves several stages, including songwriting, arranging, recording, and editing. The producer plays a pivotal role in shaping the sound and direction of the music, often collaborating closely with artists, musicians, and sound engineers. They may work on everything from selecting the right instruments and sounds to guiding the performance of the artists and ensuring that the recording sessions run smoothly. The goal is to bring the artistic vision to life, making decisions that affect the mood, style, and overall feel of the music.
**Music Mixing**, on the other hand, is a crucial phase that comes after the recording process. It involves balancing and blending the different audio tracks to create a cohesive and polished final product. A mix engineer adjusts levels, equalization (EQ), panning, and effects to ensure that each element of the track sits well in the mix and complements the others. The mixing process is essential for enhancing clarity, depth, and impact, helping the music to sound its best on various playback systems. Effective mixing can transform a good recording into a professional, radio-ready track.
Together, music production and mixing are vital components of the music creation process, each requiring a unique set of skills and a deep understanding of both the technical and artistic aspects of music.
MODULE BREAKDOWN
- Physics & Properties of Sound.
- Studio Design (Build your own Studio)
- DAW – Cubase, Logic (***Protools – T&C Apply).Types of Cables, jacks & shouldering techniques.Microphones (Types & mechanism)
- Recording Classes in both the with Instruments like
- Drums,
- Indian Percussions,
- Bass Guitars,
- Acoustic & Electric Guitars,
- Indian solo instruments,
- Vocals & Chorus.
- Recording with miking techniques.
- Recording using Analog Hardware.
- Editing (Stereo & Multi-tracks). Mixing different genres of Music in the Box using Cubase,
- Logic (***Protools – T&C Apply).
- Mixing different genres of Music with Analog Hardware using Cubase, Logic (***Protools – T&C Apply).
- Mastering different genres of Music for Stereo (in the box)
- Mastering different genres of Music for Stereo (using Analog Hardware)
- Delivery formats & Loudness for streaming platforms like YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, Gaana, Saavan.
- 360 degree Recording techniques for Dolby Atmos (special audio).
- Mixing techniques for Dolby Atmos (special audio).
- Mastering techniques for Dolby Atmos (special audio).
- Delivery formats & Loudness for streaming platforms like YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, Gaana, Saavan.
- Music Theories.
- Overview on Sound Design.
- Introduction to DAWs (Cubase & Logic)
- Understanding Bars, Beats, Counts & Quantization
- Groove Production & Bass.
- Melodic & Harmonic Production.
- Understanding Song Structures.
- Sonic Spectral Music Production & Design. Rhythm Live Dubs layering techniques.
- Melodic & Harmonic Instruments Live Dub layering techniques.
- Vocal Design, Compilation, Editing & Processing.
- Introduction to MIDI & CV. Introduction to Analog Synthesis & further extension.
- Genre based Music Production (HipHop, EDM, Bollywood).
- Ads & Jingles production process & techniques.
- Orchestral based Music Production.
- Background Music Production for Films.
- Basic Mixing Techniques.
- Basic Mastering Techniques.
- Music Licensing, Business
- Marketing & PR.