Logic Training | How To Use Logic
Our cutting edge Logic Training in London not only shows you how to use Logic, but you also how to make a record in your style from a selection of instructors who have been there and done exactly that at the highest level, including Larry Holcome who not only is the production brains behind Rebel Sonix, but is an Apple Logic certified trainer. In our Logic training courses we take you from the basics; what a DAW is and how it works, MIDI, workflow, plugins, using Channel Strips efficiently and Apple Loops; how to use them, when and...
read moreRock Star Does EMP & Logic Courses
Stefan Olsdal from Placebo did our Logic & EMP course at the end of 2011. He’s not only given us permission to tell you, but has kindly agreed to let us interview him about his time here at GSS too… 1) DG: So we know you as a rock star but EMP stands for Electronic Music Production. It’s easy to understand why you did a Logic course, but not so much the EMP course given the genre you’re known for. SO: Placebo has fused rock with electronica over the years by using some of the producers we have in the past such as...
read moreSongwriting Classes | Songwriting Lessons in London
Our songwriting classes take place at Alex Von Soos’ studio in Fulham, West London as it’s more geared towards songwriting lessons than our usual setup of individual workstations. Writing a song is one of the most rewarding things a musician can do; it makes you feel happy, confident, attractive and can earn you a pile of cash too! Writing a song can be for simple personal pleasure, for a gig you are playing later that night, for an advert you’ve been asked to contribute to, a theme tune for a film, even a ringtone for a mobile...
read morePro Tools Training | Grammy-winning instructors | GARNISH
Our Pro Tools training is second to none in London. We deliver our classes in our fantastic new building, the Arthaus in Hackney, London. On our course, not only will you learn how to use Pro Tools, but you’ll learn from an industry name recognised globally, giving you a unique insight in to how Pro Tools is used in the real world on recording and mix sessions in the top studios. From the basics including setup, computers, programming, MIDI, the interface including mix and arrange windows, workflow and file management and more fun stuff...
read moreAudio Mixing Course
Anyone who does an audio mixing course should experience life ‘out of the box’. Not only is it fun to have a play on a load of real analogue kit, we believe that your mixes in the box will benefit from this experience. Victor balancing up a backing track on the Neve. It is a different art and most of my engineer friends hate using mice, but I have to say, i’m so used to them now and I really don’t mind. Nick plays a mix Gabriel brought in through the NS10s, the Genelec 1030s, and finally the Quested big boys which...
read moreA New Era for Sound Design and Music: Video Games
A New Era for Sound Design and Music: Video Games. Article by Tim Vasilakis. There’s a new market for music production emerging stronger than ever before with increasing sales volume by the year. That is the video games market. Having it’s origins in the early 1970’s, video games have changed and continue to change rapidly. The games industry is a place where creativity and technology merge with a constant drive to raise the bar higher. The expectations for audio have never been higher. The Game Audio Industry has emerged from the video...
read moreMusic production schools student from Copenhagen, Denmark
Music production schools student from Copenhagen, Denmark: A student who finished last week travelled all the way from Copenhagen in Denmark to do the mixing and mastering course. It’s always very pleasing when a student travels from far away to do a music production course. I was very happy to receive this card and some Danish marzipan in the post after the course. Brad writes and scores music for film and TV. He came over to see us in London to do the Mixing and Mastering course so he didn’t have to rely on a mix engineer to...
read moreEDM – Electronic Dance Music Production Envelopes and ADSR
EDM – Electronic Dance Music Production Envelopes and ADSR: This is the third one hour EMP – Electronic (Dance) Music Production Sound Design lesson in a scheme of work I wrote a long time ago on a teaching course with GSS in mind. This is about envelopes and the ADSR parameters The learners will: Define how envelopes work and the individual elements of the ADSR parameter. They will be able to practise different ways to apply envelopes and what they can apply envelopes to. Explanation on envelopes and the individual elements to...
read moreEDM: Electronic Dance Music Production – Oscillator Waveforms
EDM: Electronic Dance Music Production – Oscillator Waveforms: Here’s part two of my 6 one hour scheme of work I wrote for a teaching course I was on a while back. This is on the Oscillator and waveforms and I built on this when I wrote the Electronic music production course at GSS. Objectives and outcomes: Understand the oscillator in detail, have a basic understanding of the principles. The learners will know about the four most common waveforms used in electronic and dance music production, how they differ in sound and what...
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