Beginner training plan
Your first class-Getting Aquatinted
-Understanding your goals
-Assessing where you are in your learning journey
-Touch base on some Audio Fundamentals
-Address at least one (if not more) topic(s) you've been stuck on with your projects recently.
Class 2-3Choosing a direction based on your specific Audio/Music goals
-Audio fundamentals (Understanding your Audio Interface, Wave forms, Microphone types, Stereo/Mono, Acoustics, Setting up your gear/DAW, I/O screens)
Software (DAW settings, Plug-in installation and organization, file management[NEVER get to the dreaded "missing files" error] Melodyne, Auto tune, EZ drummer, Kontakt, Fender Studio, Protools, Maschine.)
MIDI (Keyboard set up, MIDI fundamentals, making beats, working with MIDI tracks, editing MIDI, Piano Scroll, Drum Pads/Machines)
Recording/Editing/Mixing (Mic placement, recording multiple takes, Editing takes together and fixing errors, Punch-in, Crossfades, Mixing techniques, EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay, Busses, Side Chain, Faders, Panning, Automation)
Sound Design (Synthesis, Oscillators, Filters, Envelopes, LFO, White/Pink noise, Sampling)
Music (Composition, Arrangement, Music theory, Genres, Chord progressions, Rhythm, Textures)
Class 4-10A deeper dive into the topics of interest, working at your own pace.
Practicing techniques in real world scenarios, with provided examples or by looking at your own projects.
Class 11+Exploring creativity:
Now that we've gotten the fundamentals down, we can begin getting creative with audio/music.
At first audio technology can feel like a distraction from being creative, once we've overcome the initial learning curve the technology can become a helpful tool for creativity/inspiration.
