BeatGrammar has 2 course tracks.  A Beat Making, and Audio Engineering Track

 

Beat Making - Beat Design Certification Course

Design for individuals who want to learn to make their own Rap, Hip Hop, Dance, Euro Beats.  All of the industry standard software is used for this course.  The instruction is private, so the course can be adjusted to accommodate beginner or experienced students.  The course can also be modified to put more focus on a specific topic.

 

Audio Engineering Certification Course

This course is designed for individuals who what to become recording studio engineers, or for someone who already has Beat Making and Song Writing experience, and wants to be able to mix vocals into their songs to get a finished product.  Most students are confident enough to get their own recording clients after taking this course

Music Production 101 (Beat Making Using Reason)
How to get started with making music at home for the least amount of money. Essentially a plug and play set up.

What is a bar (16 bars)
How to set up a simple beat making system
What is an audio interface? (inputs, outputs)
What is a midi interface and how does midi work?
What are monitors, and why they are so important? (speakers) Setting up your midi device
Setting up your sound card
How to apply the same knowledge to any other synth.
Panning (spatial positioning)
Combinator Device
Subtractor synthesizer
NN-19 sampler
NN-XT sampler
Dr. Rex Loop
Volume/Depth
Clipping
Getting hot signals
Balancing
EQ
Compression
Reverb
Delays
Limiters
Loops
What is the sequencer and how is it used?
Recording, Playing, Stopping, Quantizing, Editing, Grouping, Loop Regions,
Metronome (click track)(signatures)
Tempo (different tempos for different genres of music)
On slower tempos, some people prefer a faster click
What is the purpose of the mixer? And how is it used? (Channel Strips, Aux Panel, EQ, Volume Panel)
What is the Redrum computer and how is it used?
How to manage tracks
Labelling tracks
How to prepare beats for a professional studio mix
Bouncing mixer tracks, separately
Basics on scales, chords, triads...chord progression
Cover different genres of music (Rap, R&B, House, Dance, Reggae)
Drum patterns
Layering
Intro to Sampling

Starting From: 12 Weeks, 12 Labs, 1 Final Exam $2500 + GST

 

 

 After school and weekend programs available. Please contact us about private classes.
Full Content - Outline

MIDI:
Basics of MIDI, Midi cable port connections, Multi port configurations, Assigning channels to instruments

Recording/Mixing Process:
Preparation, Recording, Overdubbing and punch ins, Mixing down the track, Mastering the track

Producing:
Loop generation, BPM, Combining tones using

Digital Audio:
Introducing Digital Audio, Audio Principles, Digital Principles
Audio Conversion, Sampling, Rate Conversion, A/B Listening using various converters, Digital Audio Editing,

Roles with a recording Studio:
Producer/Engineering Roles, The Artist, Publishing and Writing ownership
Sound and Hearing:
Amplitude/Frequency/Velocity
dB levels
Acoustics
Speaker Monitoring Mixing Console:
Inputs configuration
Channel Routing
fX routing
headphone routing
Mixing on a console (analog)

Working with FX:
compressors, limiters, EQ, Noise reduction, Flanger/Phaser/Chorus, Auto Tune
Time Compressions

Mic Setup:
Micing Drums, Micing Vocals, Review of all mic types
Choosing the right mic, how to deal with mic phasing

Software:
Pro Tools, Sonar 6, Sound Forge/Wavelab

Song Writing:
listing for hooks, comparing styles of the past, lyrics, melody and fills

Final Project:
Students are required to create songs either using loops or any digital/analog instrument, record, mix and master the track.

Starting From: 12 Weeks, 12 Labs, 1 Final Exam $2500 + GST

 

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