Mixing and Completing Your Music Production

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Mixing and Completing Your Music Production

This course is part of Music Production: Crafting Award-Worthy Songs Specialization

Instructor: Carolyn Malachi

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Recognize the significance of post-production in music creation, and employ strategies to prepare and mix productions effectively.
Apply mixing techniques, EQ strategies, and balancing methods to create polished demo mixes tailored to their productions.
Produce and evaluate demo mixes, ensuring compatibility across various listening devices, and implement strategies for final mix selection.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Take your skills to the next level with 'Mixing and Completing Your Music Production.' This comprehensive course covers the essential processes of transforming raw recordings into a polished demo mix. Explore the world of mixing, EQ-ing, and balancing, and learn how to use reference tracks to improve your production. Emphasis is placed on collaborative practices, cross-border work, and effective communication. Engage in critical listening exercises and discussions on loudness standards and metadata to develop

In this module, you'll focus on post-production. You'll evaluate songs as they go through the post-production process to learn how various decisions affect the overall outcome. You'll also spend time with your demo mix and incorporate reference songs to your post-production process. Finally, you'll review some terminology to ensure you can communicate your vision clearly with colleagues and peers.

What's included

9 videos10 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin

9 videos Total 23 minutes

Welcome to Mixing and Completing Your Music Production 2 minutes
Defining Post-Production 3 minutes
Debrief: Did You Hear the Post-Production Difference 1 minute
GRAMMY® Winners Hit-Boy and Judith Sherman on the Importance of Post-Production 3 minutes
Gain Insight for Your Demo Mix 4 minutes
Debrief: Using Reference Songs to Improve Demo Mixes 4 minutes
Three-time GRAMMY® Winner Hit-Boy on Using Reference Tracks for Demo Mixes 1 minute
Remembering the Music Producer’s Goal 4 minutes
Recording Academy CEO and GRAMMY® Nominee Harvey Mason jr. Shares Tips for Creating a Production 2 minutes

10 readings Total 64 minutes

About Your Instructor: Carolyn Malachi 5 minutes
Course Introduction and Expectations 5 minutes
Technology Requirements 5 minutes
Earn a Course Certificate 4 minutes
Welcome to Module 1, Lesson 1: Finishing Your Production 5 minutes
Listen for Yourself: Why is Finishing Your Production Important? 15 minutes
Welcome to Module 1, Lesson 2: Demo and Reference Mixes 5 minutes
About Your Demo Mix 5 minutes
Using Reference Songs to Improve Your Demo Mixes 10 minutes
Welcome to Module 1, Lesson 3: Communicating Your Vision for the Final Mix 5 minutes

3 assignments Total 15 minutes

What are Your Post-Production Goals? Quiz 5 minutes
Post-Production Quiz 5 minutes
Communicating Your Vision for the Final Mix Quiz 5 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 15 minutes

Discuss Your Demo Mix Reference Tracks 15 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Become a GRAMMY GO Insider! 15 minutes

In this module, you'll begin analyzing ways to mix your demo to achieve the emotional and sonic characteristics you want to achieve. You'll identify ways to focus your work on specific areas that have a big impact. And you'll work with EQ and compression to transform your demo mix.

What's included

13 videos6 readings1 peer review2 discussion prompts

13 videos Total 33 minutes

What is Mixing? 2 minutes
What are Our Goals when Mixing? 3 minutes
GRAMMY® Winners Hit-Boy and Cirkut on Their Approaches to Mixing 2 minutes
Listen to How Mixing Transforms a Song 2 minutes
Mixing When Producing 3 minutes
What Is Stem Mixing? 4 minutes
Three-time GRAMMY® Winner Hit-Boy on Working with Stems 1 minute
Using Your DAW to Mix 3 minutes
Spectral and Spatial Balance 2 minutes
What are EQ and Compression? 1 minute
Listen How EQ and Compression Transform a Song 6 minutes
Improving a Demo Mix with Time-Based and Non-Linear Effects 1 minute
GRAMMY® Winners and Nominees Hit-Boy, Cirkut and Harvey Mason jr. Consider EQ 3 minutes

6 readings Total 70 minutes

Welcome to Module 2, Lesson 1: How to Develop Your Demo Mix 5 minutes
Welcome Module 2, Lesson 2: Creating Balance in Your Demo Mix 5 minutes
Listening for Balance 20 minutes
Balance Your Demo Mix 15 minutes
Welcome Module 2, Lesson 3: EQ & Compression in Your Demo Mix 5 minutes
EQ, Compression and Processing Order 20 minutes

1 peer review Total 30 minutes

Apply EQ and Compression in Your Demo Mix 30 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 25 minutes

Identifying Your Production Needs 10 minutes
What EQ and Compression Does Your Production Need? 15 minutes

This module focuses on evaluating a demo mix. You'll learn best practices that experienced producers rely on to evaluate their mixes. And you'll evaluate your own demo mix to ensure your work is on track.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment

2 videos Total 5 minutes

How to Evaluate Your Mix 1 minute
GRAMMY® Winners and Nominees Hit-Boy, Cirkut, and Harvey Mason jr., and Artist and Celebrity Vocal Coach Stevie Mackey on Evaluating Their Productions 4 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Welcome to Module 3: Evaluating Your Demo Mix 5 minutes
Evaluate Your Demo Mix 15 minutes

1 assignment Total 5 minutes

Evaluating Your Mixes Quiz 5 minutes

In this module, you'll learn about finalizing your demo mix. You'll learn how to organize your work to deliver to clients and distribution platforms. You'll gain insight on various standards and formats. And you'll understand how to capture and communicate critical details related to your work.

What's included

4 videos7 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

4 videos Total 5 minutes

Using Distribution Platforms 1 minute
Loudness Standards on Different Platforms 2 minutes
Three-time GRAMMY® Winner Hit-Boy Shares How He Manages Loudness 1 minute
How to Correctly Aggregate Deliverables for Content Owners 1 minute

7 readings Total 60 minutes

Welcome to Module 4, Lesson 1: Finish Your Production 5 minutes
Welcome to Module 4, Lesson 2: Loudness Standards 5 minutes
Loudness Limits 15 minutes
Choosing The Right File Type for Your Demo Mix Distribution 15 minutes
Welcome to Module 4, Lesson 3: Aggregating Metadata for Distribution 5 minutes
Technical Guidelines for Metadata 10 minutes
Congratulations! 5 minutes

1 assignment Total 5 minutes

Audio Compression, Audio File Formats and Music Metadata Quiz 5 minutes

1 peer review Total 30 minutes

Your Finished Production 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 15 minutes

Prepare To Share Your Demo Mix with a Mix Engineer 15 minutes

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