You don’t have to learn how to play a instrument to be a music producer but if you, do could help in your musical production career, because you will understand both the art side and the science side of music production. If you attend a music production school such as Dark Horse Institute, much of […]
Today downbeat was at 10am as Tammy Rochelle and her band began work on a new 6-song EP. Mixing styles ranging form Americana, to Pop to R & B, Rochelle always has a trick up her sleeve which even leave her long-time fans pleasantly surprised as to what they’re getting with her artistry. Today and […]
Or, ADR as it’s commonly known. We worked hard, but had a lot of fun working with commercials and animated shorts as the students got a first hand look and feel for a field that may in the long run, be a great fit for several of their talents. As we keep discussing, there are […]
So yesterday, Colin began on what is arguably the most important section of this course with the class. In teaching the rudimentary aspects of Avid Pro Tools, we are initiating the process of of giving our students the knowledge to operate the system which has been the standard in bringing recorded music to life for […]
Good times this week at Dark Horse. In class we’ve been doing some heavy-duty breaking down and analyzing of mixes. We’ve had a blast tearing these well known songs apart, and really listening to the creative decisions that were made along the way. For the 2nd time in the past few weeks our students have […]
The past week or so has been bursting at the seams full of activity.. with our students (several of whom are actually strong musicians) micing drums, acoustic guitars and tracking to both digital and analog, learning the flying fader systems and really getting down the the nitty-gritty with the patch bays. As usual, we have […]
Wow, it’s been busy recently at Dark Horse Institute for the Recording Arts, and we love it! Yet more workstations for our students have just arrived in order to assure they have the tools to succeed. Along with setting up and breaking down many session this past week, working extensively on the patch bay and […]
This week we’ve been tackling some basic, but nonetheless essential elements of the craft. When talking about the Recording Arts and Music Production, there is so much to learn. We discussed the major types of microphones and the defining characteristics of each. Then we delved deep into the different types of speakers and amplifiers and […]
Well, hello there! The weather down here in the hills south of Nashville has been almost fall-like the past few days. So beautiful. We just started our August session yesterday. Orientation was fun and productive. We all got to know each other, shared some Dunkin’ Donuts and then jumped right into microphone types and placement. […]
Actually, late last night our interns and students began setting up for live tracking to begin first thing this morning. Angela James leads a great up and coming country band and as the lead singer she rocks the roof. They are recording a 6-song EP with us, and the students will be tracking, mixing, and […]
