The Art of Vocal Production

Berklee College of Music

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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.

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Niveau débutant

There is no prior experience or knowledge needed to enroll in this course.

Approx. 12 heures pour terminer

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Sous-titres : Français, Portugais (européen), Russe, Anglais, Espagnol

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

Résultats de carrière des étudiants

50%

ont bénéficié d'un avantage concret dans leur carrières grâce à ce cours

Certificat partageable

Obtenez un Certificat lorsque vous terminez

100 % en ligne

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Dates limites flexibles

Réinitialisez les dates limites selon votre disponibilité.

Niveau débutant

There is no prior experience or knowledge needed to enroll in this course.

Approx. 12 heures pour terminer

Anglais

Sous-titres : Français, Portugais (européen), Russe, Anglais, Espagnol

Enseignant

Évaluation de l'enseignant

4.8/5 (26 notes)

Prince Charles Alexander

Professor

Music Production and Engineering

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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.

Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours

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Semaine

Semaine 1

2 heures pour terminer

Welcome 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.

2 heures pour terminer

6 lectures

6 lectures

A Note From Prince Charles10 min

Connect on Facebook and Twitter10 min

Download Pro Tools First or the FREE Demo Version [Optional]10 min

Course Resources10 min

Earn A Course Certificate10 min

Join the Discussion!10 min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

What Are Your Goals?30 min

3 heures pour terminer

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

3 heures pour terminer

19 vidéos (Total 80 min), 1 lecture, 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

1 lecture

Join Your Study Group10 min

2 exercices pour s'entraîner

The Voice30 min

Working with the Voice30 min

Semaine

Semaine 2

2 heures pour terminer

Artificial 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.

2 heures pour terminer

16 vidéos (Total 79 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz

16 vidéos

Introduction to Time Based Effects2 min

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 Slapback59s

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 lecture

Join Your Study Group10 min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Vocal Effects30 min

Semaine

Semaine 3

2 heures pour terminer

Vocal 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.

2 heures pour terminer

14 vidéos (Total 69 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz

14 vidéos

Basic Audio Editing38s

Basic Audio Editing in a DAW3 min

Time Based Audio Editing1 min

Time Based Editing in a DAW8 min

Tempo Based Audio Editing53s

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

Flex25s

Flex in a DAW11 min

ReVoice48s

ReVoice in a DAW10 min

1 lecture

Join Your Study Group10 min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Tools of the Trade30 min

Semaine

Semaine 4

4 heures pour terminer

Vocal 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.

4 heures pour terminer

10 vidéos (Total 49 min), 1 lecture, 3 quiz

10 vidéos

Filters1 min

Four Filters in DAW8 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 lecture

Join Your Study Group10 min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

More Tools of the Trade30 min

Foire Aux Questions

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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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The Art of Vocal Production