artistproMediaLearning Studio

Shaping Your Sound with Microphones

Mike Lawson · artistproMedia

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Eight complete lessons with Street Life listening examples, artistpro plugin demonstrations, studio labs, and a course assessment.

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Course outline

  1. 1. Listen before you place the microphone
  2. 2. Understand microphone types
  3. 3. Use pickup patterns and proximity effect
  4. 4. Separate polarity from timing
  5. 5. Choose a stereo technique
  6. 6. Capture a clean vocal
  7. 7. Place microphones on instruments
  8. 8. Build a repeatable capture workflow