Course Overview
Course Info
Advanced Vocal Recording elaborates upon the concepts and techniques that are discussed and demonstrated in the Vocal Recording course. This course provides students with the ability to understand the studio recording process, troubleshoot vocal chains, select the proper microphone for a vocal recording session, arrange background vocals, build a vocal recording studio, create a rough mix of vocal tracks and deliver files to clients and collaborators. Our founders and faculty will draw from their experience working on Dedicated (Mariah Carey & Nas), Blow (Beyoncé), and Please Me (Cardi B & Bruno Mars) to explain concepts. In addition, this course will include automation using GarageBand.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Recognize microphones used for recording vocals
Read a microphone’s frequency response chart
Apply equalization and compression techniques
Operate GarageBand during a recording session
Oversee a vocal recording session
Become comfortable singing in a recording studio
Perform automation in GarageBand
Mix vocal tracks over an instrumental bed
Share audio files with clients and collaborators

Enrollment Options
Vocal Performance & Production Fundamentals
The 1500 Sound Academy Vocal program helps aspiring singers with their technique and fundamentals, performance abilities, recording processes and business operations. This performance-based program is well-suited for people who desire to hone their vocal craft, learn to record in GarageBand and stand out amongst the crowd.
There are two Enrollment Options:
Full Program (6 Courses). The full program costs $12,500 and includes six courses.
Individual Course(s). Choosing individual courses costs $2,250 per course.
Each course within the program is four weeks long. Enrollment in the entire program is six months in duration. Vocal Performance & Production Fundamentals courses are not offered online. Partial VA Benefits may be applied to the Vocal Performance & Production Fundamentals program. Financing options are available.