LXD301 - Audio on Linux for professionals

LXD301 - Audio on Linux for professionals

This course wants to be a complete overview of the principal tools available for the sound under Linux. It is intended to meet the standards of industry in various fields of skills such as the professional recording of music in studio, the handling of audio files for stations of radio or TV, the assembly of audio band for videos or Internet sites, the production of special effects, the recording and the assembly of narration for didactic material or electronic music realization.

Syllabus

  • Installation and system structure
    1. OS installation
    2. ALSA drivers, supported soundcards. RealTime module for the kernel.
    3. The Jack connector (Jack Audio Connection Kit)
    4. System settings : sampling rate, bit depth and effects on the system latency
    5. Sound software installation
    6. System maintenance
  • Handling audio files 1
    1. Formats explanation (cdr, mp3, wav, raw, riff, ogg, etc...)
    2. Audio file extraction from a CD
    3. Transformations: Import, export, conversion and re-sampling with Audacity
    4. Transformation: Mixing techniques 1
    5. Transformation: Burning audio files on data CD
    6. Transformation: Burning audio files on audio CD
  • Handling audio files 2
    1. Ardour software presentation (DAW - Digital Audio Workstation)
    2. Session principle amd audio file import
    3. Mixing techniques 2
    4. Introduction to layering and crossfades
    5. Introduction to mixing basic principles
  • Introduction to MIDI
    1. What is MIDI ?
    2. Basic use of MIDI
    3. Hardware and software synthetizers
    4. MIDI peripherals management with Jack
    5. Soundfonts
    6. Mixing audio and MIDI
  • Multitrack recording with Ardour
    1. Routing soundcards input and output
    2. Pre-amplification, compression and digital saturation
    3. Recording technics with layering in studio
    4. Punch-ins with musicians
    5. Limiters, compression and equalization applied on differents instrument types after recording
    6. Mixing optimization
  • Mastering
    1. Mastering software presentation : Jamin (Jack Audio Mastering INterface)
    2. Routing signals between Ardour, Jack and Jamin
    3. Basic principles to increase the project loudness
    4. Use of scenes with Jamin
    5. Recording the mastered signal
    6. Digital clipping verification with Rezound and filters application to declip
  • Electronic music production
    1. Sounds and sound effects production
    2. Use of Sweep and Terminator X in real time
    3. Sound production with ZynaddsubFX
    4. Software synchronization in real time and simultaneous recording

 

Audience

Industries et organisms willing to migrate a part or their complete audio system to Linux. Independants and SMB willing to acquire autonomy for their audio processing. Musicians willing to record and mix their works in a professional way.

Prerequisites

None.

Class training

  • Duration : 4 day(s)
  • Price : 1595 $CAD
  • Register : Calendar