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Pro Studio Live Mike Harris Producing And Recording A Full Band TUTORiAL

Take a seat and join a real professional recording session. Mike Harris is engineering today, and the band Moonshine will be tracking a song for their upcoming album. This episode will show you not only what it takes to manage a full session, but also demonstrate what it's like when working with real musicians. There is a lot going on in this session at the same time, but you will notice how smooth it flows, and how you can achieve that by being prepared and organized. Sometimes, being a great audio engineer is not about utilizing outrageous techniques or tricks, but getting the most basic, simple things right.

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Pro Studio Live Christian Cummings Rock Mixing Session TUTORiAL

Learn and watch Christian Cummings guide us through his mixing process for a rock track. In this event Engineer and Producer Christian Cummings will guide us through his mixing process of the song "The Constant" by the band "The Gift Curse". Some of the topics featured in this event include drum processing, tape emulation, adjusting phase on guitar mics, bus compressoin, and much more. Christian is extremely talented, and this inside look into how he creates awesome sounding mixes is a great opporunity to improve and learn new creative mixing techniques.

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Pro Studio Live Mike Harris Recording Drums TUTORiAL

Watch as engineer Mike Harris records drums in a professional environment. Inside a recording studio, you will watch the entire process of getting a great sounding drum kit. Mike Harris, a Grammy award winning recording engineer, has captured an incredible drum sound and made samples so you can take that sound to your studio. You'll get to see the process of signal patching in a studio and placing drums in the sweetspot of a tracking room. You'll also learn about drum mic techniques, how to tune drums, how to avoid audio leakage and phase issues when tracking drums. Mike will also cover how to mix a drum set, including EQ and compression tips, how to create samples in your studio, and how to apply the samples we create during the show within your own mixes.

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Pro Studio Live Eric Greedy Recording A High Energy Rock Band (Short Version) TUTORiAL

In this episode, Eric did a complete recording session with a high energy rock band "Jagged Lines". You will see a professional session from start to finish. By watching the entire process you can see and understand why professional engineers do certain things they do, or why they pick a specific microphone or technique. Eric guides us through mic positioning and techniques, and his tips for tracking drums, bass, guitar and vocals. The way an engineer positions the band or gets them to play either together or separate has an effect in the final sound. You will see how Eric guides the band to achieve the best sound for their style of music.

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Pro Studio Live Pop Rock Mix Deconstruction with Giardelli Gustavo TUTORiAL

In this Mix Deconstruction, Gustavo Giardelli, a session drummer and sound engineer will show you a step by step process to make space for all the instruments when working with big and packed sessions. By adding effects and processing them, boosting high frequencies in some instruments and cutting on others, you will be able to see all it took to create this mix.

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Pro Studio Live Country Pop Mix Deconstruction with DR Ford TUTORiAL

Tune in to this episode for some amazing mixing advice from Daniel Robert Ford, as we deconstruct his mix of “I Like the Sound of That” by the band, Ottopilot. You'll learn how Daniel first approaches a mix, including an explanation of the production advice that he brought to this specific project. You'll also get an in depth glimpse into this methods of session routing, organization, and how and why he uses his own custom plug-in presets.

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Groove3 Using iOS Apps to Create Electronic Music TUTORiAL

Adam Pollard presents in-depth iOS videos using a wide variety of iOS apps to create electronic music! Learn to use some of the best apps available to make interesting new sounds and productions. These iOS tutorials are great for those just starting out making electronic music on their portable devices, as well as intermediate iOS producers.

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Pro Studio Live Recording on an SSL Console TUTORiAL

Learning to use an SSL console is crucial if you plan on working as an audio engineer or producer on the highest levels! Brian Scheuble is an audio engineer who has been working with artists such as Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, Sons of Anarchy TV show, Papa Roach, Backstreet Boys, Barbara Streisand, and many others. He went through every knob of an SSL console and patchbay showing some different ways to use it when recording.

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Pro Studio Live Recording a Rock band TUTORiAL

Ben has done a complete recording session with the band Stripes & Lines. In this episode, you will be able to see the whole process of a professional session. By watching the entire process, you can see and understand why professional engineers work the way they do, and why they pick a specific microphone or technique. You'll learn various microphone positioning and techniques, and Ben's tracking tips for drums, bass, guitars, and Vocals. The way an engineer positions the band or gets them to play either together or separate has an effect in the final sound. Watch as Ben guides the band to achieve the best sound for their style of music.

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Pro Studio Live The Art of Capturing Vocals TUTORiAL

In this episode, Brian Scheuble returns to show you the art of capturing vocals like a pro. Brian has worked with some of the most influential singers of all time like Tina Turner, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Serena Ryder, and more. In this session, you'll learn how to make the vocals cut through the mix, achieve that professional vocal take using appropriate mic distance. Brian gives us tips on how to glue and blend your vocals into the style in which you're working, and teaches us some EQ and fundamental frequency basics. He also shows us how to select the correct microphone, compressor, EQ, effects, and gain structure for your style. Not to be ignored, Brian gives us some valuable advice about making sure your artist is comfortable, has a good headphone mix, and takes breaks often enough, in order to produce their best performance. You'll also learn the importance of correct signal flow, acknowledging the sound of the room, and correct use of the click track.

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Pro Studio Live On location Reality Sound TUTORiAL

Learn to use your audio skills to start getting gigs as a Reality TV sound mixer. Plus, get a bonus download from our guest mixer, Blair Halver. During this episode, you'll learn how to use a boom correctly, how to use lavs and field mixers correctly. Blair covers on location gear signal flow, a few different gear setups, and some details about camera use. You'll also learn about the reality sound industry, including where to find this type of gig, and how to get the gig.

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Pro Studio Live Mixing Rock Session with Mike Harris TUTORiAL

If you want some valuable mixing philosophy and advice, tune into this episode with multi-Grammy winning engineer, Mike Harris. During this episode, Mike deconstructs a mix with us from start to finish. We discuss how he got his start in analog, and how his methods have evolved with the switch to digital.

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Ask Video Reason 11 101 Reason 11 Explained and Explored TUTORiAL

With its virtual rack, console, devices and cables, Reason 11 is as close as a studio in a box as you can get. And now that you can use Reason as a plugin inside another DAW, it is even more versatile than ever. Explore the creative possibilities of this fun and powerful software (and plugin) with trainer and producer Joshua Carney!

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Groove3 Producing and Engineering Low End/Sub-Bass TUTORiAL

Adam Pollard presents Low End and Sub-Bass tutorials! Learn how to produce and engineer proper low end and sub-bass for your tracks and productions, creating impact and power. These sub bass production videos are designed to help you create a great bottom end for your songs, giving them a fat, tight sound.

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Pro Studio Live Bob Horn Recording Session TUTORiAL

Watch Bob Horn, a Grammy award winning mixing engineer, who's worked with artists such as, Usher, Timbaland, Akon, Ne-Yo, Brian Culbertson, Macy Gray, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, and many more, record the band Mayfield at Signature Sound Studio. You'll learn techniques that Bob learned during his entire career in Nashville, TN. Watch the episode for Bob's recording techniques, mic techniques, and compression, EQ, and reverb techniques. Bob also covers overdubs, vocal tracking, and much more.

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Pro Studio Live Active Hard Rock Recording Session TUTORiAL

Known by the fast-paced music and aggressive vocal styles, Active Rock is a style of music that’s quickly finding it’s place at the top of the mainstream market. With bands from all over the world breaking into the genre every day, the sound of Heavy Rock can sometimes be tricky to achieve. San Diego based Producer/Engineer Elmo Arteaga has spent nearly the last decade working with bands who are pioneering the genre and will be on Pro Studio Live to bring his techniques from the studio right to your computer screen!

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Pro Studio Live Punk Metal Recording Session TUTORiAL

In this seminar Elmo shares with us his recording process as he works with a local Punk Metal band called Abused. Throughout the event, he covers how he captures the true feeling and vibe of the band, recording bombastic drums, achieving a sense of emotion through the tracking process, as well as taking a detailed look at microphone choice for Live tracking. If you’re looking to add some dirt into your next production, or simply want to understand the Punk and Metal music scene a little bit more, this is the event for you. With how much will be covered in this session, surely you won't want to miss out.

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Pro Studio Live Recording and Guiding a Band to Achieve Their Desired Sound TUTORiAL

Watch this reality TV style video to witness a full day of recording at our studios with Gus, a musician/engineer from Buenos Aires Argentina. In this video, he tracks drums, bass, and guitars. This episode gives us an inside look into what a real session looks like, including experimentation and trouble shooting to get the perfect sound. We start with getting the right drum sound, where you can pick up many techniques for mic placement, tuning, and even performance advice for the drummer.

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Pro Studio Live Country Pop Recording Session TUTORiAL

Take a seat and watch a professional studio recording from beginning to end. This is an 8 hour session, condensed into 2 hours packed with techniques, effective teamwork and great musicianship by the band Ottopilot. This is a reality TV style show, all the interactions are natural, and in essence, what you would expect in a real session. The song being worked on is called “I like the sound of that”, and you can find the mix deconstruction of this same song taught by Daniel Robert Ford in our archives.

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Pro Studio Live Active Rock Metal Recording Session Day 2 of 2 TUTORiAL

In this engaging and informative episode, Chris Baseford brings us through day 2 of tracking with band QUOR. You’ll watch and learn how Chris tracks, comps, and edits guitars, bass, and vocals. Chris also gives us advice throughout on topics such as tuning philosophy, the importance of paying attention what type of pick is used, and amp placement. He teaches us how and when he uses playlists, what he recommends while setting up for tracking these instruments, and some advice on microphone selection.

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