Music Production Secrets: Larry Crane on Recording
2h 22mIntermediate2013-06-13
Authors
Larry Crane
Editor, Writer, Recording Engineer, Musician, Educator, Archivist
Course details
Get a glimpse behind the studio curtain and see music recording secrets in action. Producer/engineer and Tape Op magazine founder/editor Larry Crane takes you inside of his Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon, and demonstrates the recording techniques he has used when working with musicians such as She & Him, The Decemberists, Elliott Smith, Jenny Lewis, The Go-Betweens, and Sleater-Kinney. This course is a rare opportunity to learn practical techniques from a celebrated audio engineer.
Skills covered
Audio EngineeringPro ToolsMusic ProductionAvidAudio and MusicDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Signal Path, Gain Stages, and Phase Relationships
- 02 - Understanding input signal path
- 03 - Gain staging
- 04 - Console and digital audio workstation (DAW) signal flow inputs and outputs
- 05 - Understanding phase
- 06 - Checking phase on a drum kit
2. Getting the Most Out of Your Tracking Sessions
- 07 - Setting proper microphone levels
- 08 - Miking snare drums
- 09 - Treating snare drums for alternate sounds
- 10 - Comparing four common vocal mics
- 11 - Recording live performances of acoustic guitar with vocal
- 12 - Vocal recording tips
- 13 - Recording miking bass amp and DI together
- 14 - Using distortion with bass guitar
- 15 - Creating an ensemble from one musician
- 16 - Finding the best drum placement in rooms
- 17 - Miking drums
- 18 - Treating drum sounds in the room
- 19 - Destroying hum
- 20 - Recording upright piano
Conclusion
- 21 - Creating your own style