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Music Mixing and Mastering

Mixing & Mastering

A 3-month practical evening course combining sound theory with hands-on mixing and mastering technique development using industry-standard tools.

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Course Overview

The Music Mixing and Mastering course is part of our Music Industry courses range and is available in London and is also available as an intensive course. 

Underpinned by important sound and acoustics theory, you’ll advance your production expertise and learn industry mixing and mastering techniques across this highly practical 3-month part-time industry course. As you expand your understanding of how sound is perceived, you’ll deepen your existing skillset, helping you really bring the best to your music production projects. It is essential that you have something to mix and master, such as something you have produced, recorded, or have the multitrack files/stems of.

During your time on the course, you’ll develop a versatile range of techniques to draw from, giving your projects the professional touch they deserve. Our expert tutors will help you achieve this, giving you the support, clarity and space to take your productions to the next level. As you progress your studies, you’ll learn how to polish, finish and deliver complete projects in different listening environments, as you receive feedback and constructive advice from your classmates and tutors.

Starting with psychoacoustics and the physics of sound, you’ll develop a firm grounding which will enable you to get creative with mixing techniques by using equalisers (EQs), dynamic processors and a range of digital signal processing effects. You’ll also explore how different acoustics and listening environments affect the way sound is perceived.

As you delve into the course’s theoretical and practical activities, you will be able to recognise and perform sound and frequency manipulation. You’ll explore how these work from the ground up, as you assess recording results and make decisions based on skill and experience rather than guesswork.

When you complete this Mixing and Mastering course, your workflow will be faster and sharper, thanks to valuable time spent in our dedicated Mixing and Mastering studio and Workstation based Tech Lab. You’ll feel empowered to finalise projects, confidently achieving the exact sound you want every time.

Key Facts

  • Courses take place on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7pm - 10pm
  • 3-month part-time evening course
  • Instruction from industry professionals
  • Hands-on practical studio experience
  • Professional mixing and mastering standards
  • Delivered primarily through Pro Tools

Course Progression

This Mixing and Mastering Music industry course can be paired with another of our six-month courses –Music Production and Sound Engineering– to take your sound engineering skills to the next level. Combining both courses will see you gain comprehensive professional development in the fields of music production and sound engineering in a friendly and supportive learning environment.

Entry Requirements

This course is for both beginners and those with intermediate skills in music production techniques. You’ll cover the fundamentals of mixing and mastering, before quickly building to an advanced level for both skillsets. To ensure you get the most from this course, you should be a confident computer user and be familiar with at least one Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), such as Pro Tools, Logic or Ableton Live. This course will mostly be delivered on Pro Tools.

Course Details

This practical 3-month part-time Mixing and Mastering course combines essential sound theory with hands-on techniques to help you refine and finalise your music projects. Guided by expert tutors, you’ll explore psychoacoustics, acoustics, EQs, dynamic processors and digital effects, learning how different environments shape sound while receiving valuable feedback. By the end, you’ll have the skills, confidence and workflow to polish your mixes and deliver professional-quality results from our dedicated studios and tech labs.

To ensure maximum quality sound, power and impact, and clarity between the musical parts, it’s essential that mixing and mastering for any style of music is based on the physics of sound. As you discover a range of theoretical concepts and procedures in the context of the science of sound and human hearing, you’ll broaden your knowledge of room acoustics and concepts such as reflection, absorption, diffusion, mixing/mastering room designs, and loudspeaker placement. You’ll also cover psychoacoustics, studying Fletcher Munson Curves, frequency masking and stereo localisation.

Improving your technical understanding of signal flow makes it easier to solve problems while recording, ensuring a high-quality sound during the mixing process. As you build your signal flow knowledge, you’ll refine your audio production techniques, streamline your process and save time. You’ll explore both analogue and digital mixes in this module, including digital formats and file management.

In this module, you’ll develop skills and experience across different signal processing software and hardware. Using equalisers (EQs), dynamic processors (including compressors and limiters), noise gates and expanders, you’ll learn extensive signal processing techniques. You’ll also gain experience in signal processing effects such as delay, chorusing, phasing and flanging, reverb, distortion and re-amping.

Take your signal processing skills and knowledge to the next level in this advanced module. Incorporate new techniques into your repertoire, including parallel compression, frequency conscious dynamics control, sidechaining, limiting and dynamic equalisers, multi-band compression and mix bus processing. You’ll also become confident using impressive combinations of equalisers, dynamics and effects.

Discover key principles for the last stage of the audio production process – mastering. As you assemble the final touches of your project, you’ll explore concepts such as understanding loudness and optimal levels, choosing suitable analogue and digital file formats (including vinyl and cassette), and mastering for specific environments like albums, broadcast media and streaming scenarios.

Upcoming Dates

London

Starts Monday 6th July
£1,350.00
12 spaces available