Resources #1: The Basics

Basics courses

• Soundcheck
• Why its important? So we can find out if something is not working and we have time to replace/fix it, lessen the amount of surprises we get during a live session and get basic levels and settings dialled in so the session runs smoothly
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul12/articles/soundchecking.htm
• http://www.tfwm.com/0907-conductingapropersoundcheck
• Eq
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audio%20eq&sm=3
• http://www.meldaproduction.com/audiotutorials/equalizers.php
• http://equalizers.indepthinfo.com/equalizer-operation
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec08/articles/eq.htm
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/mar95/eq.html
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul01/articles/equalisers1.asp
• compressors
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audio%20compressors&sm=3 
• http://www.learnchurchsound.com/articles/how-compressors-work.php 
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep09/articles/compressionmadeeasy.htm
• Microphones and mic techniques
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audio%20microphones%20techniques&sm=3
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audio%20microphones%20types&sm=3
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/jun95/microphones.html
• http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/directional-characteristics.html
• http://www.heilsound.com/pro/mic-primer/microphone-techniques
• http://www.shure.co.uk/support_download/educational_content/microphones-basics/stereo_microphone_techniques
• http://music.arts.uci.edu/dobrian/Music151/W13/shuremicrophonetechniques.pdf
• Basic mixing
• Practice with Logic or another Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) at home! Try and listen to a CD/MP3 and try to "copy" the "sound" or their mix.
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun98/articles/20tips.html
• http://www.uaudio.com/blog/studio-basics-mastering-mistakes/
• http://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/a-complete-guide-to-mixing-and-mastering--audio-11038
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0IRU4IKPmM
• Signal flow
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audio%20signal%20flow&sm=3
• http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/learning_the_ropes_understanding_signal_flow_console_opperation/
• http://soundsessionstraining.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/understanding-signal-flow/
• Logic/recording
• The rest of this is a combination of the above topics.
• http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=27%26section=5%26tasks=true
• http://audioundone.com/understanding-the-basics-of-analog-signal-flow-how-they-relate-to-daw-usage-kyle-snyder

Intermediate Courses

Cordless mics/systems

Microphone techniques part 2

Drums setup

Guitar setup

Mixing techniques part 2

Gates/Expanders

Advanced compressor techniques