Year of release: 2014
Producer: CreativeLIVE
Producer’s website: www.creativelive.com/courses/gear-gods-presents-studio-pass-kurt-ballou
Author: Kurt Ballou
Duration: 10:39:17
Type of material distributed: Video lesson
Language: English
Description: In this two-day course, prolific producer Kurt Ballou takes you behind the scenes at Godcity Studios to show you exactly how the magic happens. This will allow you to immerse yourself in every aspect of Kurt’s signature sound—from choosing and setting up recording equipment to mixing.
Kurt will show you the basic and advanced techniques he uses in his studio every day and teach you how to apply them to your own recordings—whether you’re working in the studio or at home.
In this two-day course, prolific producer Kurt Ballou will take you behind-the-scenes of Godcity Studios to show you exactly how the magic happens. This all-access studio pass will immerse you in every aspect of Kurt’s distinctive sound—from choosing and setting up gear, to tracking and mixing.
Kurt will show you the basic and advanced techniques he uses in his studio every day, and teach you how to apply them to your own recording – regardless of whether you’re working in a studio or at home with a DIY setup. Using anecdotes from his years behind the board, Kurt will also teach you his best practices for working with bands to extract the best and most inventive sounds.
Content :
Session 1 (17 Videos)
00:04:10 Day 1 Pre-Show
00:20:44 9:00 am – Introduction
00:18:39 9:30 am – Interacting with Clients
00:20:34 9:45 am – Group Personality Types
00:18:40 10:00 am – Interacting with Clients Q&A
00:16:44 10:45 am – Drums Overview
00:15:24 11:00 am – Science of Sound
00:19:20 11:15 am – Snare Muffling and Close Micing
00:20:43 11:30 am – Overhead Micing
00:16:09 12:45 pm – Room Acoustics
00:19:31 1:00 pm – Drum Tracking
00:10:40 1:15 pm – Drum Tracking Q&A
00:31:35 2:00 pm – Guitar Setup and Tuning
00:31:27 2:30 pm – Choosing a Guitar Rig and Micing
00:20:31 3:00 pm – Guitar Q&A
00:10:16 3:15 pm – Guitar Tracking
00:03:03 Day 1 Wrap-Up
Session 2 (18 Videos)
00:04:10 Day 2 Pre-Show
00:34:42 9:00 am – Bass Sound
00:10:38 9:30 am – Bass Tracking with Q&A
00:20:41 9:45 am – Vocal Sound
00:17:15 10:00 am – Vocal Tracking with Q&A
00:14:14 10:45 am – Drum Premix & Phase Alignment
00:20:19 11:00 am – Tom Editing
00:16:09 11:15 am – Turbo Tracks for Kick and Snare
00:25:00 11:30 am – Dynamic EQ and Ambient Mic Treatments
00:13:49 1:00 pm – Mix Prep Q&A 2
00:17:29 1:15 pm – Phase Alignment for Guitar and Bass
00:17:15 1:45 pm – Bass and Guitar Treatment
00:17:05 2:00 pm – Vocal Treatment
00:07:43 Thanks + Credits
00:26:06 2:30 pm – Full Mix Treatment
00:19:54 3:00 pm – Mix Refinement and Alt Mixes
00:25:07 3:15 pm – Mastering
00:03:03 Day 2 Wrap-Up
Sample files: None provided
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 854×480, 16:9, 29.970 fps, ~551 kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, 224 kbps, 2 channels
