David Franz – Recording and Producing in the Home Studio
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Beginning with an existing demo or new song idea, this course will teach you the art of music production, engineering and recording, regardless of the recording devices and software programs you are using.
Recording and Producing in the Home Studio
Beginning with an existing demo or new song idea, this course will teach you the art of music production, engineering and recording, regardless of the recording devices and software programs you are using. You’ll start by learning the basics of recording and producing, and how to configure your home studio for optimal results. You’ll study the roles of the producer and engineer in the recording process, and learn mixing, mastering and editing techniques that will enable you to polish your demos into professional sounding finished recordings. You’ll examine and evaluate songwriting concepts critical to the production process, and by receiving constructive feedback from your fellow songwriters, engineers, mixers, and producers, you’ll create an exceptional professional sounding master recording.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Know the basics of producing and recording and how to set up your studio
- Understand the producer’s and engineer’s specific roles in the studio
- Identify and use specific recording techniques
- Understand and use MIDI production techniques
- Complete your project using specific editing, mixing and mastering techniques in post-production
Syllabus
Lesson 1 Preproduction 1—The Basics of Producing and Recording
Lesson 2 Preproduction 2—The Producer’s Role in Preproduction
Lesson 3 Preproduction 3—The Engineer’s Role in Preproduction and Recording Techniques (Part I)
Lesson 4 Production—Recording Techniques (Part II)
Lesson 5 Production—Effects Loops and the Producer’s Role in a Recording Session
Lesson 6 Production—MIDI Production Techniques
Lesson 7 Postproduction 1—Editing Techniques
Lesson 8 Postproduction 2—Mixing (Part I)
Lesson 9 Postproduction 3—Mixing (Part II)
Lesson 10 Postproduction 4—Mixing (Part III)
Lesson 11 Postproduction 5—Mastering
Lesson 12 Final Evaluation of Projects
Requirements
Prerequisites and Course-Specific Requirements
Students should be comfortable using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) of their own choice. Completion of Music Foundations 101 or equivalent knowledge and experience is highly recommended.
Required Textbook(s)
- Recording and Producing in the Home Studio: A Complete Guide by David Franz, Berklee Press/Hal Leonard
Software Requirements
- Music production software and MIDI Sequencer: owning and using some type of music production software (e.g., Pro Tools, Logic, Digital Performer, Nuendo, Cubase, Cakewalk, GarageBand, Reason, etc.) and MIDI sequencer is strongly encouraged
- MP3 converter: a software program (or hardware device) that enables the conversion of recordings into MP3s
- Digital audio editing program: for the editing lessons
Note: Although not necessary for the course, MIDI gear such as a sequencer, keyboard controller, sampler, and/or sound module is highly recommended. All of this gear can be either hardware or software based.
Hardware Requirements
- Recording device (e.g., 4-track analog tape recorder, digital 8-track recorder, and/or any music production/recording software system)
- Microphones
- Microphone preamps
- Instruments
- Mixing and mastering gear (such as compressors, EQs, reverb units, etc.)
Instructors
Author
David Franz wrote the book on Pro Tools—literally. Professional producer, engineer, musician, and expert Pro Tools user, Franz collaborated with Digidesign and Berklee College of Music to write the first-ever book about using Pro Tools, Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools, a bestseller for Berklee Press and in its third edition. Franz uses Pro Tools everyday in his studio, on stage with his band, and in the classroom.
Working mainly from his own commercial studio, Underground Sun Studio in Boston, MA, Franz has worked with many musical artists from all over the globe in almost every genre of music. Some of his most recent clients include Dave Weiner (touring guitarist with Berklee alum Steve Vai), Grey Star Morning, Andy Moore, and his own band—the bleedin bleedins.
Recording, producing, mixing, and mastering music in home and professional studios for more than fifteen years, Franz is also a studio musician and tours with his band, most recently in Ireland and on the east coast of the US, playing at such venues as Tower Records and Temple Bar Music Centre in Dublin, Roisin Dubh in Galway, T.T. the Bear’s in Boston, the Continental in NYC, and many more.
Translating his real-world studio, composition and touring experience into transferable knowledge, Franz has contributed to Electronic Musician, Keyboard Magazine, and DigiZine, Digidesign’s online and print magazine. He has also written another book for Berklee Press called Recording and Producing in the Home Studio.
Franz wraps all these things together when teaching online courses for Berklee Online. He has written two courses, Producing with Pro Tools and Recording and Producing in the Home Studio, teaching those along with the Pro Tools 101 courses.
Franz holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech, where he wrote his master’s thesis on mathematically modeling jazz improvisation. After Virginia Tech, Franz studied music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music.
Instructor
Will Robertson is an accomplished producer, engineer, and performer. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Will has worked or performed with Grammy-winning and -nominated hit makers such as John Mayer, Clay Cook (Zac Brown Band), Shawn Mullins (“Lullaby”), and Pat Sansone (Wilco). Will has also performed with, arranged for, and recorded artists such as Rebecca Loebe (featured on NBC’s “The Voice”), David Berkeley, Nathan Beaver, Arlington Priest, The Brilliant Inventions and Evan McHugh. Will’s work has been featured on TV and radio worldwide.
Will holds a bachelor of arts in music from Rice University, where he studied double bass performance, as well as conducting and composition. He graduated from Berklee College of Music’s music production and engineering program, where he was the recipient of the National Academy of Recording Artists and Sciences (NARAS) scholarship. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing upright/electric bass, guitar, and piano, and he has played in, sung in, directed or conducted a variety of ensembles in styles such as singer-songwriter, bluegrass, rock, blues, musical theater, and classical.
What’s Next?
When taken for credit, Recording and Producing in the Home Studio can be applied towards these associated programs:
Associated Certificate Programs
- General Music Studies Professional Certificate
- General Music Studies Advanced Professional Certificate
Associated Degree Majors
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music Production
- Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Create Your Own Major)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Songwriting and Producing Music
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