Apple Sound

Soundtrack Pro

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Description

This two-day class guides you through editing audio files, repair field recordings, perform multi-track arranging and mixing, synchronize audio and video, analyze and fix common audio problems, and perform other creative sound design techniques. This course focuses on practical, professional techniques used to add professional music and sound effects to video and multimedia projects.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for those who want to learn the basics of audio content creation, editing, and mixing and who prefer hands-on, interactive instruction to best explore the audio functionality of Final Cut Studio.

What You Will Learn

  • Creating, arranging and editing a multi-track sequence
  • Sound design and ambience creation
  • Using the waveform editor to enhance dialog and voiceover
  • Using single and multi-take recordings, editing audio files, repairing field recordings, and fixing common audio problems
  • Working with reverb, compression, EQ and track bussing
  • Understanding integration with other Final Cut Studio applications

Prerequisites

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

  • Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS
  • Basic knowledge of audio terminology is recommended

Course Outline | Apple Sound 101 — Introduction

Course Outline - Day 1

Sound Editing Basics

  • Understanding the Sound Editing Process
  • Cleaning Dialogue
  • Integrating Sound Effects
  • Adding Music

Sound Mixing Basics

  • Offline Mixing
  • Online Mixing
  • Mixing in Soundtrack Pro
  • Sending to a STP Multi-track Project
  • Performing Basic Mixing Tasks
  • Adjusting and Automating Levels
  • Conforming
  • Returning to Final Cut Pro

Getting to Know Soundtrack Pro

  • Using the Frequency Spectrum View
  • Controlling the Spectrum
  • Working with Frequency

Recording in Soundtrack Pro

  • Understanding Panes
  • Tabs and Window Layouts
  • Setting Project Properties
  • Controlling Playback
  • Navigating the Timeline
  • Exploring the Track Header

Fixing Audio Files

  • Sending to an STP Audio File Project
  • Exploring the File Editor Project View
  • Navigating the Waveform Display
  • Redrawing Waveforms
  • Analyzing an Audio File
  • Working with Actions
  • Noise Reduction
  • Returning to Final Cut Pro
  • Saving an Action as an AppleScript

Recording Dialogue

  • Opening a Multitrack Project
  • Working with Tracks
  • Setting Up for Recording
  • Recording a Single Take
  • Collecting the Project and Using Punch Recording

Course Outline - Day 2

Editing Dialogue

  • Using the Editing Tools
  • Arranging Clips
  • Basic Mixing
  • Using the Noise Reduction Process
  • Adding with Ambient Noise

Multitake Editing (ADR)

  • Using the Multitake Editor
  • Adding a Guide Track
  • Organizing the Takes
  • Slipping Takes
  • Creating a Composite Take
  • Smoothing Transitions

Spotting Sound Effects

  • Setting Up for Spotting
  • Exploring the Bin and the Browser
  • Using the the Multipoint Video HUD
  • Three-Point Edits
  • Using Fades
  • Using Envelopes to Create Fades

Scoring Using Loops

  • Setting Up for Music Production
  • the Search Tab
  • Adding Music Beds
  • Working with Loops
  • Using Markers

Mixing Multitrack Projects

  • Exploring the Mixer
  • Using Submixes
  • Adding DSP Effects to Mixer Tracks
  • Automating the Mix
  • Using Busses
  • Using the Master Channel
  • Surround Sound Mixing

Review and Certification Exam

  • Students take an end user exam to earn Apple Certified Pro, Level One in Sound Editing status

Course Details

Sound 101                   $695

Date
04/28/11 - 04/29/11
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06/20/11 - 06/21/11
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09/01/11 - 09/02/11
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10/27/11 - 10/28/11
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What's Included?

Included In The Cost Of The Course: Course Book, Breakfast And Lunch, And Certification Test Voucher!

Instructor

Rich Baim

An Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Premiere Pro with over twenty years of video editing experience. Rich has a Master of Science degree in Instructional Media and was one of the beta testers for Premiere Pro 1.5. He currently works in the eLearning department at a technology center and specializes in streaming media for health education. Rich emphasizes real-world problem solving and provides "hands-on" experiences for students.

Margaret A. Gaeddert

Margaret "Margee" Gaeddert, is a certified professional designer and owner of G Art & Design in Oklahoma City. A 30 year career in design as an art director, graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer has awarded her regional, national and international awards. She has worked with Fortune 500 and 1000 corporations such as AOL, Avon, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Sony Music, CNBC.com and Gucci. Local corporations include American Fidelity, KOCO Television, Metropolitan Library Association and Sperry Van Ness. She teaches design at the University of Central Oklahoma. Gaeddert enjoys serving on the board of the Oklahoma Watercolor Association, and two design advisory boards supporting education in Oklahoma. She holds a bachelor's of fine arts degree and is an accomplished award winning fine artist in watercolor media, calligraphy and caricature art.

Jason Gaines

Mr. Gaines is a certified professional in both Logic Pro 8 and Soundtrack 2. He is currently in demand as an instructor of both applications. Current projects include independent film work and collaboration on the television series, LA Ink. Jason Gaines is a New York City based trumpeter, composer and arranger. He has performed and recorded with some of the most influential performers in the jazz idiom including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Gerald Wilson and others. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music, New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Foster Johnson

Foster Johnson is the Owner and Lead Creative for Foster Johnson Studios. He has 10 years of professional creative development and leadership experience in interactive, print and advertising, executing creative direction, art direction and team strategy. An architect of numerous web based commerce and database connectivity solutions, as well as e-commerce, telecoms, entertainment, advertising, publishing, photography and video for broadband. Johnson is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) with expert level application skills in Adobe Creative Suite 3, including: Flash using ActionScript 3.0, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects Pro, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Captivate 3.0, LiveCycle ES as well as QuarkXPress and web application development using advanced CSS, SQL, AJAX, XML, RSS, Google AdSense and AdWords.

Rick Allen Lippert

Rick Allen Lippert is president of Lippert Media in Oklahoma City with 30 years experience on both sides of the camera. Specializing in industrial production, he has won numerous awards for his writing, producing, and directing for clients such as the Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma City University, the City of Oklahoma City, the University of Central Oklahoma, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.His commercial clients include CompSource Oklahoma and Dane Design. Rick has been using Final Cut Pro since version 1.25. As an adjunct instructor, he teaches video production at Oklahoma City Community College and media writing at the University of Oklahoma.

Kiri Roberts

Kiri Christopher Roberts is the creative director of One Media USA, a media production house located in Albany, NY. Born in Zimbabwe, Kiri migrated to the UK where he received a Masters in Audio Production from the University of Westminster in London. With a diverse international experience he has worked on music production, TV commercials, documentary films, music videos and currently ‘Frozen River’ the movie. Kiri is also a contributing writer for the Edit-Well magazine whose editor is Larry Jordan of LA. Kiri balances his time between his business and as a trainer for Apple Pro Apps. He is an Apple Certified end user and trainer for Motion 3, FCP6, STP2 & Logic 8.

Adam Karneboge

Adam Karneboge, an avid road warrior and trainer for Metro Technology Centers, is a partner, and Director of Services & Technology, for MacSpecialist, a full-service Apple shop with locations in Villa Park and Chicago, IL. Adam is an Apple Certified Macintosh Technician, Apple Certified Technical Coordinator and Apple Certified System Administrator, teaching all of Apple's IT courses. including Xsan. Over the past five years, Adam has taught more than 160 classes for Apple, MacSpecialist, AATC's, and various companies and school districts, to outstanding reviews. He is also an avid fan who wholeheartedly stands with the Chicago Cubs. He wants you to know that he has a brick in the pavement outside Wrigley Field reading, "The Karneboge's, If It Takes Forever.”

Rob Daniels

Rob Daniels is President and Owner of Tech Wyze, Inc., in Kansas City, a computer consulting and training company. Rob began his career in professional digital photography in the early 1990s and found himself supporting his employer's computer imaging systems. After making a transition into the IT world, he became network manager of a publishing company and spent four years training graphics professionals across North America. Later, Rob established his own IT company to support such clients as Hallmark Cards, Kansas City Power & Light, and many more. Rob is a CompTia Certified Technical Trainer +, Apple Certified Trainer, and Adobe Certified Instructor. He holds numerous other IT certifications.

Cameron L. Fadjo

Cameron L. Fadjo is an instructor of iPhone/Objective-C 2.0 and Java development at Columbia University's Teachers College. A former Business Specialist with Apple and product specialist for Native Instruments, GmBH, Mr. Fadjo has over seven years of experience as a corporate trainer and leader. He holds a certification as a teacher in the state of New Hampshire and as a certified professional in Logic Pro 8. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Music (B.M) in Music Synthesis from Berklee College of Music and an M.A. (Instructional Technology and Media) and Ed.M. (Cognitive Studies in Education) both from Teachers College, Columbia University. While he is pursuing his PhD from Columbia University, Mr. Fadjo is the lead researcher on a 4-year project using innovative and experimental ways to teach computer science and is concurrently the Director of the iPhone Development Group at Teachers College.

Shelley Weiner

President of Business Rules, Inc., was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and graduated from Colby College and Columbia University. She started her career in graphic arts production management and spent eight years in commercial printing sales before turning her hand to technology. Shelley moved to rural Columbia County, NY in 2002, and opened her own Apple authorized training center in Rhinecliff, NY in 2006. Jazzing jaded technicians and opening PC minds to the joys of Apple hardware and software are two of her biggest highs, along with cooking with, and for, friends, listening to everything from fado to opera to samba, and reading non-fiction of all types.

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