Music Production Summer School

Summary

If you're aged 14 to 19 and well into your music, come and spend a week in Point Blank's recording  studio with a professional music producer and learn how to create tracks to a properly high standard. Our fully trained team of studio experts have worked with artists including La Roux, Lily Allen, Wiley and P Diddy.  So whatever style of music you are into, they can guide you through the skills and techniques you need. Each student gets to work on their own Logic Pro audio workstation and class sizes are strictly limited to ensure plenty of 1-2-1 instruction and guidance. By the end of the week, students will have created a track to take away on CD. If you like, you can get it signed to our label and sell your track on iTunes, Amazon, Beatport and other leading digital stores. Sign up quick and take advantage of the Earlybird' discount!

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! BOOK NOW AND SAVE £100 (FULL PRICE = £395)

Content

Drum Programming

• How to make a beat in Logic using Ultrabeat
• Tempo & genre: hip hop, house, drum n bass and beyond
• MIDI editing: add groove and feel to your beats
• Building custom drum kits: create your own sounds

Samplers & Synthesizers

• How to edit drum loops and other sample material
• Editing samples: changing tempo, pitch, creating keygroups
• Using virtual instruments (Audio Units) in Logic
• Waveforms, oscillators, filters & envelopes

Audio Recording & Editing

• Recording vocals and "live instruments" in Logic
• Microphones and their uses: mic positioning and techniques
• Recording levels and monitoring
• Audio editing in Logic: working with parts and events

Arrangement Techniques

• How to structure your track to hold the listeners attention
• Arrangement styles - from classic songs to club bangers
• Intros, build-ups, breakdowns, drops and fills
• Creating arrangement templates in Logic

Effects & Mixing

• Introduction to mixing. Configuring the mixer in Logic
• Balancing levels and panning. Insert and send effects
• Effects: how and when to use them
• Using EQ: cutting and boosting frequencies