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Course Description

This course provides an overview of the role of the record producer and their responsibility through all the stages of making a record: pre-production, recording, overdubs, editing, mixing and mastering. Topics include how to use appropriate terminology to communicate effectively with the various members of the production team, sharpening your listening skills so you can incorporate specific elements into your own production, producing for a specific artist's genre of music and how to get the best performance from the artist, how producing a band is different from a solo artist and how to budget for record production. You also learn arrangement techniques, as well as key vocal production techniques for main and background vocals. Discover the difference between producing a mix and engineering a mix, as well as the different style of mixes that are needed before going into the mastering phase of a project. At the end of the course, you have gained musical, emotional, performance and arrangement techniques designed to make your music more compelling.

Course Outline

An overview of the role of the record producer and their responsibility through all the stages of making a record: pre-production, recording, overdubs, editing, mixing, and mastering.

Notes

Contact:
(310) 825-9064
entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
The Record Production Process: Professional Practices
Type
Lecture
Days
T
Time
7:00PM to 10:00PM
Dates
Jun 25, 2024 to Sep 03, 2024
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
33.0
Location
  • UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Fee(s)
Standard credit (4 units) $785.00
Available for Credit
4 units
Refund Request Deadline
Jul 08, 2024
Transfer Request Deadline
Jul 08, 2024
Withdrawal Request Deadline
Jul 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024
Instructors
Section Notes

Students will need to have access to the DAW of their choice. Examples include free options such as GarageBand and Reaper as well as “pro” software like Pro Tools, Logic and Ableton Live.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required.

Section Materials
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