In this 5-day course, you’ll learn go-to techniques for capturing and processing our most unique and expressive instrument. Explore microphone selection & placement, vocal recording & editing techniques, and how to work with vocalists.
Course Outline
In this 5-day course, you’ll learn go-to techniques for capturing and processing our most unique and expressive instrument. Explore microphone selection & placement, vocal recording & editing techniques, and how to work with vocalists. From start to finish, our resident engineer Doug Organ will guide you through producing the perfect vocal by diving into comping, double-tracking, harmonies, tuning, compression, EQ, reverb, delay, and even a little bit of psychology.
Welcome!
Doug Organ
Doug Organ is an award-winning audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Los Angeles. Doug has studied under legendary engineers including Steve Albini and Joe Chiccarelli. He has lived and worked in France, the UK, and now the US, in addition to his home in Canada, where he ran a successful commercial recording studio for 10 years. His engineering work is featured on Tegan and Sara: The Con X and he mixed classic rock legends 10 Years After’s 50th Anniversary album A Sting In The Tale. He has worked with jazz greats like Tommy Banks, PJ Perry, Mike Rud, and Jake Langley. His performance resume is vast and varied, covering everything from jazz and r&b to country, pop and metal (and truly everything in between). He is an accomplished composer and has worked in film as a music producer/engineer, score composer, and music editor. Also, he’s pretty funny on Twitter.
Lesson 2 – Recording Workflow (01:26:46)
Lesson 3 – Sweetening It Up (01:45:18)
Lesson 4 – Adding The Polish (01:18:06)
Lesson 5 – Affect an Effect (01:46:51)