Join the National Music Centre for a series of workshops in our world-class recording studios.
NMC is offering professional development opportunities for musicians, recording engineers, and music producers. Learn from and work together with experienced professionals in one of NMC’s recording studios. Bring your questions and get ready to think differently about sound!
November 30 — Make a Better Sounding Recording at Home
Do you record your own music? Are you pitching songs you’ve written, mapping out arrangements before a studio recording session, or working towards a fully realized production for commercial release? How can you make the most of your home studio setup? By listening like a recording engineer and understanding some basic technical concepts, you can learn to make recordings that sound the way you want and make a stronger impression on your audience when you press the “Play” button.
This workshop for self-recording musicians will cover topics including:
- Digital recording basics — sample rate, bit depth, latency
- Microphone basics — dynamic and condenser mics, directionality, stereo vs mono
- Recording techniques for voice, guitar, and piano
- Mixing vs mastering
- Monitoring in headphones and speakers
- Digital processing basics — equalization, compression, delay, reverb, loudness