Tuition
Helping You Create.... at an
affordable rate.
I
am currently available for private or corporate tuition in Sound Engineering and Music technology in
London and Sussex, Kent and Surrey (and into Berkshire, Middlesex,
Hertfordshire, Essex, Hampshire, Cornwall and even France...). I have been training teachers to teach
Music Tech at various levels in local schools and I have been involved in teaching
these subjects at a London music school on a part-time basis.
Lessons are tailored to your requirements: covering use of microphones, recording and
mixing techniques, Cubase, Logic,
Reason, Digital Performer,
Pro Tools, Record
and other packages including areas such
as MIDI, VST, sampling and sequencing techniques, hard disk recording and soundcards. I'll
help you with what you want and need to know. My clients range from musicians
who want to record their music for their own pleasure to established artists and
the BBC.
A lesson can be anything
from 2 hours to get you started or as many sessions as you need. I have just
spent 2 days at the BBC teaching technicians how to use Pro Tools 8, so it
really varies. I can provide you with
written notes of your lesson to refer to. Sometimes it can be quite intense, so
if you need some notes tell me at the start of the lesson and we'll build that
into the session.
Additionally, I have been travelling to different care
centres and trusts to help take simple Music Technology to use as Music Therapy.
Try before you buy.
If you don't know what
software you want to buy and you need a bit of a grounding in what is going on
before you go and splash out a load of cash on expensive software and hardware, please
give me a call. I can show you Logic, Pro Tools, Reason, Garageband and
Digital Performer. You can decide what is best for you and then go out and buy
the software from a local store or on-line. I give impartial advice based on
your requirements as I do not sell software or hardware.
I have experience in using both PC and MAC and can help you learn how to use
various software packages to help you record and even write your own songs.
Setting up your PC or MAC is essential to the smooth running of your music
programs. I can help with some of these technical issues also. Is your soundcard
configured properly? Why do VST instruments crash your computer? Why isn't the
MIDI signal
getting through?
If you want to record audio or
MIDI or you want to
program your sequencer for that hit dance track that you have in your head then I can
help. What equipment do you need to get going? All these questions can be answered.
Learn about Cubase,
Logic, Reason,
Digital Performer, Pro Tools,
Live, Sonar,
Garageband, Recycle, Peak,
Soundforge and more.
How to use VST
and Audio Units instruments and effects.
How to program MIDI into your sequencer.
Sound engineering and mixing - whether it's how to mic up or whether you need to
know how to cable up your system. I can also help you with understanding mixing consoles
whether they be analogue or digital.
Additionally
If you want to understand music software packages it often helps to be able to
understand what is necessary to mix and create a song.
As a sound engineer I will not only be able to help you understand how the program works,
but also be able to help you understand the important issues in creating a song.
Areas being covered in
lessons (so far)
For specifics on the following areas just click on these
hyperlinks: Cubase, Logic,
Digital Performer, Pro Tools, Reason,
Record, Live and Sonar.
Also I have covered some of the following
across all programmes.
Audio and Midi Set up in OS X.
Setting up a G4 Mac using both OS 9 and 10 and making sure the machine
boots from the right place.
Audio and Midi Set up in OS 9 including use of OMS.
How to use VST/Audio Unit
software, such as Spectrasonics Stylus.
Mixing - Where mixes are not working and why. Full use of the whole sound
spectrum.
Mastering - Use of internal effects or outboard equipment for mastering.
Sound modules - Increasingly becoming involved in the use of Sound modules such
as the EMU Proteus, Korg Triton or Roland JV series for recording purposes.
Pro Tools - Basic audio recording and routing out through a Soundcraft mixing
desk. Set up of whole system using a Digi 002 Rack. How to set up recording for vocals and
guitar.
Recording General - Which software and soundcards to use in conjunction with an
8 track MD recorder and an iMac.
Recording General - Recording into Software sequencers using all sorts of mixing
desks and hardware recorders.
Control Surfaces and MIDI
controller keyboards - Set up and use.
Locations visited
Walton on Thames,
Shepherd's Bush, Canary Wharf,
Enfield, Leyton, Leytonstone, Littlehampton, Lancing, Feltham,
Harlesden, Heathfield, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Cheam, Reading, Tulse Hill, Fulham, Plumstead,
Lewes, Kettering, Walthamstow, Archway,
Chessington, Battersea, Brighton, Bognor, Wimbledon, Wandsworth, Paddington, Kenley,
Hendon, Raynes Park, Archway,
Charlton, Maidenhead, Hook (Hants), Bagshot, Harpenden, Bromley, Bickley,
Kilburn, Stoke Newington, Portsmouth, Havant, Ilford, Woolwich, Uxbridge, Cowley,
Crawley, Hastings, Lewisham, Luton, Stockley Park,
Sevenoaks, Chislehurst, Eastbourne, Mile End, Hoddesdon and the South of France. The list is growing all the time and it is quite a wide area so please don't be afraid to
call or email. I have even had people come down here from Milton Keynes and Blackburn, for a day
long lesson.
Also, I am willing to give phone tuition if you are too far away. Email me for
details.
For students who are fairly local, i.e. in South East corner and London, I
generally stick to 2 hour sessions. However, if you are a little further away and it would
be impractical to come to you for just 2 hours then longer sessions are an option.
Please call or email for individual quotations.
If there is a group of you, group lessons can be set up.
Recommendations
"Hi
Steve,
'The
training you provided was to a extremely high standard and perfectly suited to
our production needs. You understood or production workflow and your expert
knowledge allowed us refine our production process to get the most out of our
setup'.
Regards
Rob"
Rob
Bates - BBC Worldwide - July 2009
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