Digital Audio school training courses in Chicago, IL (public, in-house or online)

The Digital Multimedia Design Program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the field of interactive and multimedia design, and for possible transfer into a four-year institutions. Requirements for a major in Digital Multimedia Design will equip students with the necessary skills both technically and aesthetically to create digital multimedia presentations. Output can be delivered on CD, DVD, video, or in the form of web pages over the Internet. The program has three areas...

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This course shows you the perfect next-step for aspiring producers/engineers: how to create a project studio that will succeed and grow. You will learn to identify and meet the many challenges of designing, equipping, marketing, managing, and operating a small yet professional audio recording / music production studio. You will find out how to achieve both business growth and creative impact by studying the success stories of other studio entrepreneurs.

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What is Mastering? In short, it’s the engineering process of taking your finished mix and turning it into a professional record, sonically competitive with all the other records you hear on the air or on your iPod. Needless to say, that’s really important! At the level of the individual song, Mastering corrects or improves the overall tonal balance of the record �adding a little deep bass, or softening some high end that’s a little too harsh, for example. And mastering techniques are used to op...

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Prepare yourself to become a great mix engineer. This course will teach you the vital skills necessary to produce professional sounding, well balanced mixes. This course introduces you to mixing audio using traditional analog theories as well as the latest DAW techniques. You will also get more detailed discussions with working professionals as well as a chance to learn how to critically listen to each individual element within a mix. You will become a better more professional mixer, whether you...

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OK, so now you’re starting to flex your Pro Tools muscles �you’ve learned all the basics about how to record and use MIDI, and you’ve mastered the essentials of workstation theory. So �what’s next?

Well, here’s the good news: There are dozens more audio chocolates in the box, and they’re called Plug-ins and Virtual Instruments. And they’re not only really useful, they’re fun, too! With plug-ins, you can solve all kinds of problems, like noise or level issues, and you can sculpt sounds u...

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