Music Mixing Course

Description

There are many myths about quality being linked to high equipment costs. We get carried away by brands, reviews, etc., but we rarely have the opportunity to test such equipment or speak with professionals who have gone through these stages.

The reality is that quality today no longer depends solely on that. We can count on technology at very reasonable prices and with very high quality.

With them, we can reach quality limits high enough to produce very decent work without spending a fortune. This is how the limit is set by you and your knowledge.

Therefore, this course is ideal for beginner musicians and technicians who want to improve their knowledge through practical, simple, and, above all, useful teaching.

The course we teach at Playground is practical and uses simple language so you can learn the necessary techniques to truly elevate your mixes.

You’ll learn to correctly differentiate frequencies and their appropriate adjustments, as well as true dynamic control of signals or instruments, both artistically and technically.

It’s important for you to know that these techniques can also be used live, even though the conditions are not the same. In live performance, there are many different variables; however, you’ll gain the knowledge to manipulate signals and instruments on the soundboard.

Course content

1) Review of basic concepts

  • Physics of sound waves.
  • Phase.
  • Frequency response.
  • Dynamic range.
  • Signal-to-noise ratio.
  • Speakers and their placement.
  • Basic acoustics.
  • The ear.

2) Digital formats

  • Types of formats.
  • Sampling frequencies.
  • Sampling rate.
  • Which is best?

3) Mixing concept

  • Basics.
  • How to deal with it?
  • The concept of “less is more.”

4) Creating a work session

  • Importing audio.
  • Creating channels.
  • Creating groups or buses.
  • Distributing channels to groups or buses.

5) Equalization

  • What is an EQ?
  • Parameters.
  • Types of EQ.
  • Why use it?
  • When is it necessary?
  • How to use it correctly?
  • Technical use.
  • Artistic use.
  • The concept of taking away more than giving.
  • Basics of EQ by instrument.

6) Compression

  • What is it?
  • What is it used for?
  • When is it necessary?
  • Parameters.
  • Technical use.
  • Artistic use.
  • Types of compressors.

7) Limiters

  • What are they used for?
  • When are they necessary?
  • Parameters.
  • Technical use.
  • Artistic use.
  • Analog or digital limiters and their differences.

8) Gates

  • What are they?
  • What are they used for?
  • When are they necessary?
  • Technical use
  • Artistic use.

9) Expanders

  • What are they?
  • What are they used for?
  • When are they necessary?
  • Parameters.
  • Technical use.

10) Reverbs

  • What are they?
  • What are they used for?
  • Parameters.
  • Technical and artistic use.

11) Effects

  • Delay.
  • Flanger.
  • Chorus.
  • Pitch shift.

12) Panoramic

  • What are they used for?
  • How to use them?
  • Stereo wideners.

13) Master and subgroups

  • Configuration and utility.
  • Settings.
  • Parallel compression.
  • Equalization.

14) Mix of a theme

15) Analysis of mixtures

Course hours

Playground Facilities

María Teresa Street, 14 28028, Madrid