Comments for Giant Spheres Web Log http://giantspheres.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on APRA course at the Beach studio in Calgary. A student review and testimonial by unknown http://giantspheres.com/2009/04/22/apra-course-at-the-beach-studio-in-calgary-a-student-review-and-testimonial/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 unknown Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:35:35 +0000 http://giantspheres.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-1378 Hi, I think this post is being way too nice. The truth about this "course" is that you pay $7 000.00 for 6 weeks for 4 days a week, 3 hours a day. That works out to be $100.00/hr to be taught by someone who just finished the course themselves. I was told by my friend that the teacher was really good but they weren't even working there anymore.The ad says that it's taught by industry professionals. That is a lie. 10% of the course is taught by "professionals.". At first I was impressed by the coolness of the studio and all the gear. By don't be fooled. I took the course and now have no job, $7000.00 poorer and nobody cares about the certificate that I got when I was done. It was fun, and everybody seemed to have a good time but I should have taken a real audio course at a real school. good luck. Thanks for this post I wish I read it sooner. Hi, I think this post is being way too nice. The truth about this “course” is that you pay $7 000.00 for 6 weeks for 4 days a week, 3 hours a day. That works out to be $100.00/hr to be taught by someone who just finished the course themselves. I was told by my friend that the teacher was really good but they weren’t even working there anymore.The ad says that it’s taught by industry professionals. That is a lie. 10% of the course is taught by “professionals.”. At first I was impressed by the coolness of the studio and all the gear. By don’t be fooled. I took the course and now have no job, $7000.00 poorer and nobody cares about the certificate that I got when I was done. It was fun, and everybody seemed to have a good time but I should have taken a real audio course at a real school. good luck. Thanks for this post I wish I read it sooner.

]]> Comment on Education by Kristoffer Benoit http://giantspheres.com/education/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Kristoffer Benoit Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:55:41 +0000 http://giantspheres.com/blog/?page_id=90#comment-111 Due to the feedback from the last run of this course I have begun developing a follow up program which will be taught privately in a working studio. The course will include the following outline and a copy of "The Mixing engineers handbook" by Bobby Owsinski Day 1 - Planning your production - A Drum tuning lesson with Richard Jager or Matt Doerty - Setting the tempo - Drum microphone techniques - Drum track recording Day 2 - Guitar recording techniques - Guitar recording - Bass recording techniques - Bass recording - A brief discussion on MIDI - Piano/Keyboard recording techniques and recording Day 3 - Vocal recording techniques - Vocal recording - Back up vocal recording - Solo instrument recording - "Pad" instrument recording - Another look at MIDI Day 4 - Cleaning up our takes. - Using Gates - Creating sub groups/aux/bus channels - Balancing our mix (volume and panning) - Using Eq, compression and de-essing to empower and smooth out our mix - Using effects like reverberation, delay and chorus to give our track depth - A brief visit with auto-tune/vocoders and exciters Day 5 - Re visiting and finishing our mix - Preparing our track for mastering - Bouncing to a stereo file - A brief intro into mastering - Using a dither - A discussion on duplication and distribution Due to the feedback from the last run of this course I have begun developing a follow up program which will be taught privately in a working studio.

The course will include the following outline and a copy of “The Mixing engineers handbook” by Bobby Owsinski

Day 1

- Planning your production
- A Drum tuning lesson with Richard Jager or Matt Doerty
- Setting the tempo
- Drum microphone techniques
- Drum track recording

Day 2

- Guitar recording techniques
- Guitar recording
- Bass recording techniques
- Bass recording
- A brief discussion on MIDI
- Piano/Keyboard recording techniques and recording

Day 3

- Vocal recording techniques
- Vocal recording
- Back up vocal recording
- Solo instrument recording
- “Pad” instrument recording
- Another look at MIDI

Day 4

- Cleaning up our takes.
- Using Gates
- Creating sub groups/aux/bus channels
- Balancing our mix (volume and panning)
- Using Eq, compression and de-essing to empower and smooth out our mix
- Using effects like reverberation, delay and chorus to give our track depth
- A brief visit with auto-tune/vocoders and exciters

Day 5

- Re visiting and finishing our mix
- Preparing our track for mastering
- Bouncing to a stereo file
- A brief intro into mastering
- Using a dither
- A discussion on duplication and distribution

]]> Comment on How to organize your time with a handy to-do list by Kristoffer Benoit http://giantspheres.com/2010/04/12/how-to-organize-your-time-with-a-handy-to-do-list/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Kristoffer Benoit Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:18:03 +0000 http://giantspheres.com/?p=275#comment-96 Excellent suggestions. I found this iphone application which is built upon Stephen Covey's time management/priority quadrant idea. http://www.timequad.net/ How could I resist trying this iPhone app for only $1.04? Excellent suggestions.

I found this iphone application which is built upon Stephen Covey’s time management/priority quadrant idea.

http://www.timequad.net/

How could I resist trying this iPhone app for only $1.04?

]]> Comment on How to organize your time with a handy to-do list by Jenn http://giantspheres.com/2010/04/12/how-to-organize-your-time-with-a-handy-to-do-list/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Jenn Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:16:11 +0000 http://giantspheres.com/?p=275#comment-91 Hey there bro-in-law. Eric finds that he needs to do just that. He schedules a family day once a week. On that day there is zero to very minimal business that is taken care of. He actually puts it in his calendar. I also like Stephen Covey's quadrant system. Good luck ! Hey there bro-in-law. Eric finds that he needs to do just that. He schedules a family day once a week. On that day there is zero to very minimal business that is taken care of. He actually puts it in his calendar. I also like Stephen Covey’s quadrant system. Good luck !

]]> Comment on How to organize your time with a handy to-do list by Kristoffer Benoit http://giantspheres.com/2010/04/12/how-to-organize-your-time-with-a-handy-to-do-list/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Kristoffer Benoit Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:58:34 +0000 http://giantspheres.com/?p=275#comment-90 It's true this list does lack many important areas of life like family, friends and socializing. I tend to only make lists for business related tasks but am finding as my time is becoming more scarce my personal life is beginning to suffer. It feels strange to add friends and family matters as tasks within this list but perhaps this is what needs to be done to achieve balance. If you have any ideas on how I could organize the two aspects of life I would love to hear them. It’s true this list does lack many important areas of life like family, friends and socializing. I tend to only make lists for business related tasks but am finding as my time is becoming more scarce my personal life is beginning to suffer. It feels strange to add friends and family matters as tasks within this list but perhaps this is what needs to be done to achieve balance.

If you have any ideas on how I could organize the two aspects of life I would love to hear them.

]]> Comment on How to organize your time with a handy to-do list by Alva http://giantspheres.com/2010/04/12/how-to-organize-your-time-with-a-handy-to-do-list/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Alva Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:21:59 +0000 http://giantspheres.com/?p=275#comment-89 Where is the beer drinking column? Where is the beer drinking column?

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