FREE Recording and Mixing Clinics All Month! - Waterloo, ON

Every Wednesday in July, Long & McQuade Musica Instruments Waterloo will host audio workshops presented by instructors from Conestoga College’s MODERN AUDIO ARTS division.  These workshops will feature real world tips and techniques that will improve your recording and mixing skills.

The MODERN AUDIO ARTS instructors bring decades of studio experience from both the analogue and digital world to these workshops so you can improve your recording and mixing in just one evening!

July 8th (7 – 9pm): FUNDAMENTALS OF SUCCESSFUL RECORDING
Recording audio is as simple as pressing a button, but recording great audio takes a bit more understanding.  Dave Gray will present insight into creating great tracks with the techniques he has learned from the masters.

July 15 (7 – 9pm): MICROPHONE TECHNIQUES
It all starts with the microphone!  Learn how to capture great audio from Dave Gray as he walks you through microphone techniques for vocals, acoustic guitars and electric guitars.

July 22 (7 – 9pm): BUILDING AN EXCITING MIX
Recording great tracks is just the beginning.  Without a good mix your tracks will not shine.  Ian Graham, owner of Small Dog Studio, will present an introduction to the essential mixing tips and techniques that will do your tracks justice.

July 29 (7 – 9pm): BEAT BUILDING
Beats are the foundation of modern music.  Learn how to build “in-the-box” beats to meet your needs from Dave Gray, a master percussionist and ethnomusicologist.

To register for any (or all!) of these free workshops, please contact the store by email at [email protected] or by phone at 519-885-4215.