Online audio and music production training

You'll learn how the industry works and what you need to learn to earn a living doing what you love. You'll need a solid understanding of how each sector of the industry works, such as:

• Industry, organizations and job types
• Copyright
• The different fields of audio
• The different types of teams
• The role of each profession
• The different types of production
• Professional ethics

Acquire the knowledge you need to configure, optimize and use your digital audio workstation.

You'll learn how an audio studio works to record sound, as well as how to choose the right microphone, use consoles, speakers, recording systems and more:

• Acoustics, microphones, loudspeakers, consoles, recording systems, preamplifiers, equalizers, dynamic modifiers
• Analysis of technological and logistical requirements inherent in a project
• How to connect recording equipment
• The different types of studio recording

You'll also apply the different concepts and techniques of sound recording in a variety of contexts: multi-track recording, sound recording for cinema, mobile and remote sound recording.

• Analysis of technological and logistical requirements inherent in a project
• Connecting recording equipment
• Multitrack recording

Learn the basics of computer-assisted music composition. From creating your own sounds using synthesis and sampling to creating musical sequences, you'll use professional software such as: Ableton Live, Wavelab, Omnisphere, Kontakt, Serum...

• Sound and its fundamental components
• Sound synthesis
• Sampling
• The Sequencer

Building on the concepts learned in Session 1«s »Introduction to Computer-Assisted Music Composition" course, learn the basics of music theory and music performance techniques to create original music in a specific genre and format.

• The use of sequencer software for musical creation
• Creating a rhythmic sequence and understanding the notion of groove«
• Understanding music theory: scales and chord progressions

Musical projects need to be prepared before mixing. Learn how to correct the rhythm of a drum performance or a vocal that's off-key, how to create artificial harmony or even how to eliminate background noise and other unwanted sounds that might be captured during sound recording.

• How to repair a bad sound recording
• Temporal and rhythmic repair
• Height correction
• Creating harmonies
• Selection and assembly of the best catches (comping)
• Musical preparation before mixing

Learn how to mix an entire song. A good mix can take your song to another level and ensure that the energy and emotion of the original performance is understood and represented. Whether you're submitting your work to a label or making music for yourself, a good mix is essential if you want to make sure it gets heard as much as possible.

• Studio mixing equipment
• Balancing sound levels
• Equalization
• Dynamic range management
• Focus and impact on the public
• Positioning and movement of sound elements
• Ways to recreate acoustic reality
• Mixing for different musical styles

Learn how to create a soundscape for a TV or film production, starting with music composition and continuing with audio processing of dialogue, while respecting the various industry standards.

• The recording session
• Sound design and editing
• Synchronizing audio and visual images
• Stereo mixing

Learn how to create and integrate the various sound elements of a video game using the Audiokinetic WWISE audio engine (used for audio integration in AAA licenses such as Overwatch, Assassin's Creed, The Witcher 3, etc.).

• The particularities of video game platforms
• Sound design for video games
• Dynamic integration of sounds into the game using Wwise
• 3D dynamic sound environment configuration
• Optimized sound quality for limited disk space
• Testing and ensuring the effectiveness of sound integration

Building on the concepts learned in Music Creation 101, learn music creation techniques to create an original production in a specific genre and format. Learn how to create a melodic and rhythmic structure and arrange it to create an original production.

• Establish the aesthetic codes associated with a musical style
• Create a melodic and rhythmic structure
• Creating a song arrangement
• Archive work session

Take your music mixing to the next level using advanced techniques. Learn to use a variety of sound mixing equipment and techniques for different contexts such as radio or live concerts.

• Using musical references as a guide
• Sound mixing for a music recording project
• Distribution tools
• Tools used during concerts
• Sound equipment for live indoor events
• Level indicators

Discover the concepts you need to manage your career. Students have access to recording studios and computer workstations to develop a project that will demonstrate their expertise. This career project can also take the form of an internship.

• Job market analysis
• Entrepreneurship
• Accounting operations
• Positioning your company or services on the web
• Organizing and promoting your services on the web
• Management of a project demonstrating the quality of your services
• Project management tools

You will be responsible for creating a soundtrack and ambience for an audiovisual project:

• Determine the needs of an audiovisual project
• Plan your workflow
• Creating and managing a budget
• Creating a list of sounds essential to the project
• Search for sounds in different sound banks
• Sound recording and editing
• A Foley recording session
• Sound mixing for television broadcast
• 3D surround sound mixing

Apply all the steps of music production to create a radio hit.

• The role of a music producer
• Create and manage a recording budget
• The pre-production phase of a musical work
• Recording music
• Editing recorded material
• Mixing music

In this course, you will develop your critical listening skills. You'll learn the concepts needed to improve and maintain your listening skills over the long term. You'll also learn how to approach the music matrix and optimize a mix according to industry standards for traditional broadcast and digital distribution.

• Critical listening using a technical analysis grid
• The role of psychoacoustics
• Frequency bands and their sound characteristics
• The different types of circuits in a compressor
• The different stages of audio mastering
• Sound optimization according to broadcast and distribution standards

This course will prepare you for the realities of the job market and career management. You'll create a portfolio, CV and website to help you get started. In this course, you'll be asked to choose between a final-year project or an internship.

• An analysis of the job market
• Entrepreneurship
• Basic accounting operations (invoicing, taxes, tax deductions)
• Positioning your company or services on the web
• The organization of a project demonstrating the quality of its services
• Project management tools