This course addresses recorded vocal performances and the technologies used to highlight and support them in modern record production and mixes. Most of us know that vocals serve as the focal point of modern recordings but many do not know the tools used or when the tools are used best in modern record production.
The course begins with simple vocal placement in a mix, where you will also learn the fundamentals of compression and equalization. You’ll further study delays and reverbs before moving to advanced concepts in audio editing, synthetic processing, automatic & graphic pitch correction, time compression, time expansion, flex and elastic audio.
Through analysis and/or hands on projects that the students will post for peer review, the student will gain an understanding of the many choices available to modern record producers as they record and mix with a modern tool set. You’ll see, in action, the Vocoder, Auto-Tune, Melodyne, Elastic Audio, Flex Time, VocAlign, tempo based editing and a host of other file modification protocols that are readily available on most Digital Audio Workstations. This course gives students a thorough look at the expanded choices that have risen in the art of vocal production as a result of these modern tools.
The goal of the course is to help interested novices understand the recordings they are listening to, performers find an expanded language for their recorded voices and for vocal producers to be able to create musically artistic visualizations using singers as their paintbrushes.
The Art of Vocal Production
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The Art of Vocal Production
Berklee College of Music
À propos de ce cours
4.7
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Ce que vous allez apprendre
Discuss the various types of dynamics processing and when to use each and apply equalization to a vocal track to enhance and improve the quality
Define, describe, and apply time based effects and use them to enhance the sound of a vocal track
Compare audio editing techniques, including time based and tempo based
Discuss how technology has changed the music recording industry
Compétences que vous acquerrez
Audio RecordingMusic technologyMusicMusic productionSinging
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1Welcome To The Art of Vocal Production
Welcome to The Art of Vocal Production! In this module, we will cover all the details about how this course works and what you'll need to know to get the most out of your course experience.
4 lectures, 1 quiz
4 lectures
A Note From Prince Charles10 min
Connect on Facebook and Twitter10 min
Course Resources10 min
Earn A Course Certificate10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
What Are Your Goals?8 min
Natural Vocal Design: How Vocal Producers Create
By the end of this lesson you will understand vocal placement within the stereo field and how recording a vocalist multiple times can create various types of listening experiences. You will understand level, phase, phantom center, panning, balance, equalization and compression concepts used in modern recordings. Your ability to listen to music will be expanded and you will probably never listen to vocals in music the same way ever again once you have been exposed to these simple concepts
19 vidéos (Total 80 min), 2 quiz
19 vidéos
Singing3 min
Vocal Range2 min
Vocal Registers2 min
Voice Type3 min
Equalization (EQ)13 min
Dynamics Processing8 min
Vocal Mix Placement2 min
Vocal Mixing in a DAW4 min
Natural Doubling3 min
Multiple Vocals1 min
A Single Vocal Copied3 min
Two Vocals in Phantom Center3 min
Natural Widening1 min
Two Vocals Panned2 min
Three Vocals Center Panned4 min
Four Vocals Panned3 min
Five Vocals Center Panned Cascaded3 min
Six Vocals Center Panned Cascaded3 min
Four Stack Harmony10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
The Voice12 min
Working with the Voice10 min
Semaine
2Artificial Vocal Design: How Vocal Producers “Sweeten” the Creation
In this lesson, we will lean less on the vocalist and more on tools that can be used to change the way we listen to vocals in music. You will now understand how delays and reverbs have been used in the music you love and their relationship to time and tempo. Your desire to try out some of these techniques will be piqued by the time you finish this lesson.
16 vidéos (Total 79 min), 1 quiz
16 vidéos
Time Based Effects in a DAW12 min
Introduction to Artificial Widening2 min
Artificial Widening in a DAW7 min
Introduction to Artificial Doubling1 min
Artificial Doubling in a DAW2 min
Introduction to Slapback min
Slapback in a DAW3 min
Introduction to Echo2 min
Echo in a DAW9 min
Introduction to Mono and Stereo Delays2 min
Delays in a DAW7 min
Introduction to Reverb2 min
Reverb in a DAW8 min
More Effects2 min
And More Effects10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Vocal Effects20 min
Semaine
3Vocal Time Compression and Expansion: Tools of the Trade
In this lesson the nature of the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) will be demystified and simplified. You will understand time as an absolute concept, time as a relative concept and further grasp the utility of the sample rate and bit depth parameters in your audio software. You will be shown tools that can change a song from a ballad to a dance record and vice versa. Many modern vocal production tools exist in software that might already be on your computer; but if you do not have such tools, you will document the use of these concepts via in-depth analysis of current and emerging music.
14 vidéos (Total 69 min), 1 quiz
14 vidéos
Basic Audio Editing in a DAW3 min
Time Based Audio Editing1 min
Time Based Editing in a DAW8 min
Tempo Based Audio Editing min
Tempo Based Editing in a DAW5 min
Basic Audio Sampling1 min
Audio Sampling in a DAW8 min
Elastic Audio1 min
Elastic Audio in a DAW13 min
Flex min
Flex in a DAW11 min
ReVoice min
Revoice in a DAW10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Tools of the Trade20 min
Semaine
4Vocal Pitch Correction and Tuning: More tools of the Trade
In this lesson, you will learn some of the industry standard pitch correction and tuning tools. Although you will gain an understanding and appreciation of how easy the job of a vocalist can be when these tools are used, you will also learn that your first lesson in simple performance and placement is still the most potent skill in your art of vocal production arsenal.
10 vidéos (Total 49 min), 2 quiz
10 vidéos
Filters1 min
Band Pass8 min
Megaphone Effect2 min
Electric Megaphone1 min
Talkbox11 min
Vocoder9 min
Introduction to Autotune1 min
Autotune in a DAW5 min
Melodyne1 min
Melodyne in a DAW4 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
More Tools of the Trade20 min
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Meilleurs avis
par AT•Aug 31st 2017
Great course with a lot of good information. Now I just have to work on putting what I learned into actual practice in the studio.
par JS•Sep 1st 2018
Great course. Got almost everything I needed to know. Prof. Prince Charles' teaching is very engaging and fun-yet-informative.
Enseignant
Prince Charles Alexander
ProfessorMusic Production and Engineering
À propos de Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than half a century, the college has evolved to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. Berklee serves distance learners worldwide through its award-winning online extension school, Berklee Online.
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Quand aurai-je accès aux vidéos de cours et aux devoirs ?
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Une aide financière est-elle possible ?
What do I need in order to submit recording assignments?
During the course, you will be asked at times to submit recorded examples of your song ideas. In order to do this, you will need your computer's built-in microphone or an external microphone plugged directly into your computer (via built-in ports or an external audio interface), in addition to basic audio recording software, such as Audacity or GarageBand, that will allow you to record yourself and save the recording in MP3 format.
Will I be working on my own music?
Although working with your own original music is not required of this course, you are welcome to use your compositions and songs for some class work.
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