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The Art of Vocal Production
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 11 hours
  • Course by Berklee
  • Offered by

About

This course addresses recorded vocal performances and the technologies used to highlight and support them in modern record production and mixes. Most of us know that vocals serve as the focal point of modern recordings but many do not know the tools used or when the tools are used best in modern record production. The course begins with simple vocal placement in a mix, where you will also learn the fundamentals of compression and equalization. You’ll further study delays and reverbs before moving to advanced concepts in audio editing, synthetic processing, automatic & graphic pitch correction, time compression, time expansion, flex and elastic audio. Through analysis and/or hands on projects that the students will post for peer review, the student will gain an understanding of the many choices available to modern record producers as they record and mix with a modern tool set. You’ll see, in action, the Vocoder, Auto-Tune, Melodyne, Elastic Audio, Flex Time, VocAlign, tempo based editing and a host of other file modification protocols that are readily available on most Digital Audio Workstations. This course gives students a thorough look at the expanded choices that have risen in the art of vocal production as a result of these modern tools. The goal of the course is to help interested novices understand the recordings they are listening to, performers find an expanded language for their recorded voices and for vocal producers to be able to create musically artistic visualizations using singers as their paintbrushes.

Modules

Welcome!

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • A Note From Prince Charles
  • Download Pro Tools Intro or the FREE Demo Version [Optional]

Orientation

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • What Are Your Goals?

1 Discussions

  • What is your area of interest?

2 Readings

  • Course Resources
  • Earn A Course Certificate

The Voice

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Voice

4 Videos

  • Singing
  • Vocal Range
  • Vocal Registers
  • Voice Type

Working with the Voice

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Equalization (EQ)
  • Dynamics Processing
  • Vocal Mix Placement
  • Vocal Mixing in a DAW
  • Natural Doubling

Working with Multiple Vocals

    • 10 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Working with the Voice

1 Discussions

  • Name That Tune

10 Videos

  • Multiple Vocals
  • A Single Vocal Copied
  • Two Vocals in Phantom Center
  • Natural Widening
  • Two Vocals Panned
  • Three Vocals Center Panned
  • Four Vocals Panned
  • Five Vocals Center Panned Cascaded
  • Six Vocals Center Panned Cascaded
  • Four Stack Harmony

Vocal Effects

    • 16 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Vocal Effects

1 Discussions

  • Name That Tune

16 Videos

  • Introduction to Time Based Effects
  • Time Based Effects in a DAW
  • Introduction to Artificial Widening
  • Artificial Widening in a DAW
  • Introduction to Artificial Doubling
  • Artificial Doubling in a DAW
  • Introduction to Slapback
  • Slapback in a DAW
  • Introduction to Echo
  • Echo in a DAW
  • Introduction to Mono and Stereo Delays
  • Delays in a DAW
  • Introduction to Reverb
  • Reverb in a DAW
  • More Effects
  • And More Effects

Vocal Editing and Sampling

    • 14 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Tools of the Trade

1 Discussions

  • Name That Tune

14 Videos

  • Basic Audio Editing
  • Basic Audio Editing in a DAW
  • Time Based Audio Editing
  • Time Based Editing in a DAW
  • Tempo Based Audio Editing
  • Tempo Based Editing in a DAW
  • Basic Audio Sampling
  • Audio Sampling in a DAW
  • Elastic Audio
  • Elastic Audio in a DAW
  • Flex
  • Flex in a DAW
  • ReVoice
  • ReVoice in a DAW

Vocal Performance Modifiers

    • 10 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • More Tools of the Trade

2 Peer Review

  • [Optional] Create a Production in DAW
  • Vocal Technology in the Field

1 Discussions

  • Name That Tune

10 Videos

  • Filters
  • Four Filters in DAW
  • Megaphone Effect
  • Electric Megaphone
  • Talkbox
  • Vocoder
  • Introduction to Autotune
  • Autotune in a DAW
  • Melodyne
  • Melodyne in a DAW

Auto Summary

Discover "The Art of Vocal Production," an engaging Coursera course in Arts & Humanities. Led by expert instructors, this foundational course delves into the tools and techniques used in modern vocal recording and mixing. Over 660 minutes, you'll explore compression, equalization, delays, reverbs, audio editing, and pitch correction. Ideal for novices, performers, and vocal producers, this course offers hands-on projects and peer reviews to enhance your understanding of vocal production. Enroll with a Starter subscription and elevate your vocal production skills today!

Prince Charles Alexander
Instructor

Prince Charles Alexander