Advanced Mixing

Here's something to make you think: we had a professional mixing engineer do a mix of a well recorded song using a seriously expensive mixing console in one of London's finest recording studio (we won't name names here), and then repeat the same mix using just an iMac, Logic Pro and a few plugins. Then we did a blind test with students and other sound engineers to see how much difference there would be. 50% of the people guessed wrong: essentially there was no difference.

This course teaches mixing techniques equally valid on analogue consoles, digital mixers, or any software platform. The crucial point is that the only thing that matters is trained ears, whathever the equipment.

Students will have the opportunity to learn these techniques in greater detail and do their own mixes under the supervision of a professional mixing engineer.liquidmix

The sessions are mostly based on Logic Pro 7 and the Focusrite Liquid Mix but the techniques covered apply to any combination of software or hardware.

Topics covered include * Critical listening
* Know what you are mixing for
* Planning and preparation
* Choosing the tools for the job
* Developing a ‘mixing method.
* The key elements of a great mix
* Practical suggestions on the use of EQ and processing
* Extra efforts for critical areas: bottom end, vocals
* Power automation

Evening part-time
MP321: The course lasts 12 weeks, with a frequency of one evening lecture per week of three hours.

Full-time
MP323: This option is only available as part of a Diploma course. The MP323 Advanced Studio Techniques course consists of the same lectures offered in the MP321 course, but includes practical time in the studio plus an additional six weeks of practical time to complete the coursework.

Schedule:
MP321: 1 day per week 18.45 to 21.45
MP323: only available as part of a Diploma course