Entertainment Connection Course Outline

Recording Engineer / Music Producer / Mixer

The engineering program qualifies you for positions in the audio recording field. The following outlines the engineering course. All programs include hands-on lab drills in the actual local recording studio where training is conducted.

Basic 1: Studio Operating Procedures #1
	Setting up the studio The instrument code The recordists code Getting levels and E.Q. Tape run-in		The slate Tuning notes The count off Breaking down
Basic 2: Microphones
	Condensers Ribbons Contacts Microphone pickup patterns Choosing mikes for different instruments Solo vocal recording Group vocal recording		Percussion Stringed instruments Plectrum instruments Horns Woodwinds Sound energy "contact pickups" Vibration energy pickups
Basic 3: Instruments
	Tones Transients and noise Acoustic energy Properties of instruments' sounds		The ADSR Where does the music comefrom! Where to put the mike Music collection distance
Basic 4: Recording Console Parts and Functions
	The input system The bussing/output system The monitor output system The cue output system Use of pad and trims		Balanced inputs In board EQ Selects and assigns Console reverb systems
Basic 5: Basic Audio Theory
	Electrical signal Acoustic leakage and non-musical sounds Operative noises		Noise prevention The gain structure diagram The decibel Phase addition and subtraction
Basic 6: Recording Console Operation
	Tracking Overdubbing Stacking Combining tracks Ping ponging Generation Loss		Cue systems Overdubs Talkback Studio talk back Mute
Basic 7: Studio Operating #2
	Patching microphones Ground loop solutions for direct boxes Direct box use for three-wire A.C. amps		Direct box hookup for two-wire A.C. amps Phase checking Cleaning tracks Ycords and mults
Basic 8: Tape Machines #1
	Recorder block diagram Bias Hysteresis curve Distortion of tape		Magnetic fields and accidental tape erasure Tape handling and storage
Basic 9: Mixing
	Normalizing the console for mixing Getting the sounds on the instruments Getting the mix at the hottest portion Working out the fader moves Automation Mixing the song or song piece		Checking the mix Making the fades at the current position if the mix is being done in pieces Getting rid of clicks and pops How to tighten up the down beats Playing back the completed mix
Intermediate 1: Acoustics #1
	Wave forms Frequency Wave length Amplitude Wave propagation Reflectors, diffusers		Absorbers Enclosing sound Small rooms Acoustical spectrums and directivity
Intermediate 2: Console Symbols for Diagrams
	Console block diagram Selects and assigns Patching Console solos		Submaster and VCA group formats Phase scopes Meters
Intermediate 3: Operating Procedures #3
	Degaussing and cleaning heads Set-up procedure		Rocket punch ins or erase outs Using master boxes
Intermediate 4: Musical Terminology
	Music phrases and jargon Parts of the popular song Instruments and voices		Instruments dynamic range Instrument overtones and harmonics The digital metronome
Intermediate 5: Intermediate Audio Theory
	Musical instrument spectrums Preparation of dynamic range and levels for signal transmission Headroom Gain setting for nominal levels through the console		VU, plasma, and PRM meters Signal to noise ratio Phase distortion Generation loss of tape recordings
Intermediate 6: Tape Machines #2
	Dynamic Range The NAB and AES recording EQ Tape speeds Transport types		Search to cue Master boxes of multitrack tape machines
Intermediate 7: Operating Procedure #4
	Machine setup procedure using the dolby noise reduction system Alignment with noise reduction Setting up the 361 dolby		Solving cue system shorts and other problems Solving console and and audio problems
Intermediate 8: Acoustics #2
	Distortion of microphones Transient tracking ability Unusual microphone techniques		Practical microphone considerations Acoustical delay
Advanced 1: Acoustic #3
	Isolation booths Extreme acoustical dynamic range		Human hearing Echoes and reverbs
Advanced 2: Tape Machines #3
	Wow and flutter Recorder head alignment		The VSO, NAB and elevated level PURC (pickup record capability)
Advanced 3: Advanced Audio Theory
	XLR and RTS configurations Simple wiring procedures		OHM's law and the OHM meter The DB in mathematical terms
Advanced 4: Special Effects #1
	Reverb Dynamic Processing Slope and threshold Operation of dynamic processing devices Parametric EQ Digital delay		Tape delay Echo loops Tape loops Tuner echo The EMT 250 Lexicon Digital Reverb Digital pitch changing
Advanced 5: Special Effects #2
	Digital operations with musical notes Phasing with tape machines Flanging		Envelope generators Ring modulators The Phex-Vocordors
Advanced 6: Advanced Audio Systems
	Phantom supply Tach servo systems The Neve consoles The Necam system		The Ampex system The Lexicon model 224C Other console and tape systems Automation
Advanced 7: Distortion
	IDistortion of microphones Distortion of consoles		Distortion of tape machines Distortion types
Advanced 8: Analog and Digital Disks
	Disk-cutting lathes Digital compact disks, CD's		Analog to digital conversion
Digital Audio Workstations
	Concepts The digital workshop audio workstation Sampling theory and application Digital workstation basics Post production Digital audio workstations projects		Digital audio workstations --intermediate Application for editing Sequencing events Integration of digital workstations with MIDI Platforms in digital audio workstations Digital sound for multimedia
MIDI
	Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) (MIDI) Inroduction MIDI basics MIDI instrument / computer interface MIDI in production Tapeless recording		Event editing and sequencing in RAM MIDI problems and problem solvers MIDI effects MIDI messages Sychronization
Post Production
	Introduction to post production Basics of computerized editing Post production projects		Final post production Post production with automation Mastering to CD
Live Sound Reinforcement and Concert Lighting
	Sound reinforcement technical systems Concert lighting and technical systems Engineering Touring life Design projects		Stage charts and lighting plots System design Concert sound and lighting personnel Remote recording
Audio Psychology / Attitude
	Thinking before speaking Environmental impact and control confidence Being authoritative Dealing with egos		Speediness The "turn it up" phenomenon The inverse cue system The two microphone trick Handling late night fatigue

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