ÊThe Blackbird Academy Foundations: Must-Know Audio and Recording PrinciplesÊ is designed to build your music engineering and audio production skills. The principles are directed at beginners to more advanced music creators remixers musicians songwriters singers and those curious about what it takes to record overdub and mix quality music. Those who aspire to music from ages 10 and up will gain operational skills and understanding of basic to advanced recording concepts including:ÞÞÛ Signal flowÞÛ Microphone recognition and advanced placementÞÛ The keys to achieving great results when recordingÞÛ Essential analog and digital gear used in audio productionÞÛ Using a digital audio workstationÞÛ Understanding analog to digital and digital to analog conversionÞÛ Using plug-ins and analog processing when recording overdubbing and mixingÞÛ Developing software skills such as tuning processing editing and mixingÞÛ Console basics and operationÞÛ Using auziliary tracks and busesÞÛ Using shortcuts to build speedÞÛ Learning how to listenÞÛ And much more!ÞÞThose more advanced will also achieve benefits from reading what was written around the gear and workflow at Blackbird Studio the world-renowned production facility located in Nashville Tennessee. Blackbird has produced hundreds of hit records from a variety of artists including Taylor Swift Jack White Martina McBride The Black Keys Kings of Leon Keith Urban Tim McGraw and many more. Readers will learn an impressive range of valuable information only known in the inner circles of production at the heart of Music City USA.