Audio Production : Record Better Audio

Learn how to record professional audio for video production, podcasting, music, course creation, YouTube and More

So whether you're a video creator, podcaster, online course creator, YouTuber, musician or anyone else recording audio, this is the perfect class for you.

What will you learn in this class?

• Understand the equipment needed to record great audio on any budget

• Know how to use microphones, audio interfaces, and accessories

• Learn about monitoring audio and listening environments

• Learn the essentials of recording and editing in audio recording software (Audacity)

• Learn about basic audio processing in Audacity to help improve your audio recordings, such as noise removal, EQ, and Compression

This Audio Production Class is a fast and effective way to improve your audio.

Start by learning all of the equipment you need. You'll learn about several types of microphones, including shotgun, lavalier and studio/podcasting microphones. You'll learn about the accessories we recommend to improve audio like windscreens. You'll learn about audio interfaces and how they work to record better audio. 

You'll learn the importance of monitoring audio with headphones so that you are certain that your audio sounds great.

Next, you'll learn about travel and location recording, including the equipment we use and recommend. 

Then you'll learn about recording, editing and processing your audio in Audacity, which is free open-source audio recording and editing software for Mac and Windows.

Ready to record better audio?

See you in class!

Tomas

• Introduction and What you're going to learn
• My Recommended Budget Audio Recording Setup
• Microphones for Video and Filmmakers
• Different Microphones and their uses
• Microphone Accessories
• Boom Operating Tips
• Microphone Accessories to Reduce Wind Noise
• Audio Interfaces and Examples
• Headphones and Monitors
• Room Treatment Tips
• Room Treatment Example
• My Recommended Audio Travel Gear
• Audacity Introduction
• Audio Recording Setup in Audacity
• Recording Audio into Audacity
• Playback, Zoom, Undo + Saving in Audacity
• Exporting Audio out of Audacity
• Audacity's Essential Audio Editing Tools
• Removing Silence and Splitting + Joining Clips
• Audacity's Essential Key Command or Keyboard Shortcuts
• Removing Backing Noise Introduction
• Audacity's Noise Gate Effect
• Audacity's Noise Reduction Effect
• Introduction to Mixing and Processing Audio in Audacity
• A Brief Look at the Filter Curve or EQ Effect
• A Brief Look at Compression and the Normalize Effect
• Setting up an Effects Macro in Audacity
• Outboard Gear - The DBX 286s
• Thanks and Bye + Class Project