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Below are the topics and workshops APB will host entirely focused on the production of music
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Full Band Tracking Sessions
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Overdubbing Sessions
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Mixing Sessions
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Mastering Sessions
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Music Engineers/Producers
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Tim Palmer
Chris Athens
Stuart Sikes
Matt Noveskey
Danny Reisch
Stuart Sullivan
Dave Boyle
Matt Meli
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Travis Kennedy
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Adrian Quesada
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Dwight Baker
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Charlie Kramsky
Additional subjects in music production
Physics of sound
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Understanding sound waves
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What is ADSR
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Frequency responses
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Home and Professional Studio Acoustics
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Optimizing spaces for recording, mixing and mastering
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Reflection, absorption, and diffusion
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Room Modes and calibration
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Critical listening and ear training resources
Signal Flow Beginner
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Microphone - cable - Pre-Amplifier - Recording medium - Faders - Loudspeaker -Metering
Microphones/Speakers/Amplifiers
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How Microphones work
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Types of Microphones - Dynamic, Condenser, Ribbon
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Microphone - Polar Patterns
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Microphone placement - Mono and Stereo Micing techniques
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How speakers work
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Speakers - Passive, Active, Impedence.
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Amplifiers - How they work, power needs, impedence
Equalization
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Types of EQ - Fixed Frequency, Graphic, Paragraphic, Fully Parametric, Semi Parametric, Peaking, Shelving
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EQ - Frequency ranges of instruments, responses and uses
Dynamics
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What are Dynamics
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Types of dynamics processors - Compressor, Limiter, Expander, Gate, De-esser, Multi-band
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Dynamic application and uses
Aux/Cue Sends/Buses
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Pre and Post fader sends
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Cue Sends for HP Mixes
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Bus routing - Common signal lines
Panning
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Placement of audio in a stereo field
Signal Flow Intermediate
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Multiple signals, multiple signal types with different microphones,
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console input and output, DAW implementation, Patchbays
Pro Tools for Music Part 1
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Installation and interface setup
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Understanding AD/DA Conversion, sample rates, bit depth, file types
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Importance of file structure, organization, and session backups
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Playback engines, buffer setup, I/O setups
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First look at Pro tools windows, preferences and features
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Session setup, creating and naming tracks, basic signal routing, organizing tracks
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Recording methods - basic, nondestructive, quick-punch, loop record,
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basic HP setup with sends section
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Navigation and editing techniques, working with clips, editing modes, editing tools, basic editing
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Creating and working with playlists - Comping playlists
Pro Tools for Music Part 2
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Understanding musical timing, click track, working with grid-mode
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Creating Virtual Instruments, Midi Controller setup, Midi Editing
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Multiple channel I/O Setup and signal routing
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Recording multiple signals, grouping tracks, overdubbing, multiple headphone sends
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Implementation of inserts for EQ and Dynamics processing
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Intermediate editing techniques- Editing multiple clips, using clips groups and clip gain,
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Basic Elastic Audio
Pro Tools for Music Part 3
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Working with HD Pro Tools systems - Cabling, Routing, Hardware setup, AD/DA setup, I/O configurations
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I/O Setup for mixing on an analog console, using hardware inserts
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Editing techniques - Beat Detective, Elastic Audio, Pitch corrections
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Signal flow routing - Using advanced bus/send and returns for FX and parallel processing
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Mixing Setup and signal flow and gain structure
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Automation for tracks and plugins
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Advanced uses of EQ, Dynamics processing, and Time Based FX
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Advanced use of midi and routing
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Importing session data
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Final Mixdown and Mastering
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Creating stems and final export for clients and mastering sessions
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Signal Flow
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Entire studio routing of multiple microphone tracking , overdubbing, and mixing session
Basic Music Business
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Copyrights, Sound-exchange, Performing rights organizations, Contracts.
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Internship roles, studio etiquette, client relations, job seeking strategies, Networking strategies
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