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aaronk ![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 177 |
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I know there are many members on this board who do a fair amount of audio editing or wish they knew how to do it. When exchanging emails with another board member recently, it dawned on me that some people might be interested in going through an online audio editing workshop either to improve their current skills or start learning the basics.
I would be willing to teach a one-time workshop, possibly broken into different segments for different skill levels or areas of interest. For instance, I can share my secrets on how to create great-sounding vinyl transfers, how to replicate single versions and fades, basic editing for beginners, etc. While there are several people on this forum I know are excellent editors, I'm sure there are others who just need someone to help get them started. And there may be some people who have the basics down, but they want to be able to take their skills to the next level. I know this is a bit off-topic from what we normally discuss, and I hope Pat doesn't mind me bringing it up. I just thought it to be very relevant to our community, especially since many of us are already doing it. |
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mainrhythm ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 30 August 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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jimct ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Aaron, this is an EXTREMELY kind offer on your part. I have been lucky enough to have heard much of your handiwork in recent years, and 100% of it has been both absolutely perfect sounding and clone-like accurate, edit-wise, in every way! I must confess, before you, I was 100% dead-set against EVER having a vinyl dub be my ultimate "go-to" source. But since none of us can "order" the labels to issue everything we want in wav. file quality, I was grudgingly forced to re-open my mind to vinyl dubs. Aaron goes to great pains to locate/utilize only the highest quality original vinyl sources, which makes a huge difference. He also has a God-given ability to perfectly address any and all noise issues. To me, 10 times out of 10, Aaron's vinyl end-result sounds like it has come from a tape source. His copy of Tierra's "Together" is in perfect stereo, and sounds absolutely stone mint! Any Rhino and/or Original Sound CD audio doesn't even come close to his! I would recommend viewing Aaron to any/all editors (including the folks at the labels themselves, and I am DEAD serious here) because I believe no one in the world does it better. But don't believe me - watch him, listen to his results and then decide for yourself!
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mainrhythm ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 30 August 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I'm always interested in learning new noise reduction and restoration methods for vinyl transfers.
I current use Click Repair and the Sony Noise Reduction plugin within Sound Forge but find it difficult to locate the little teeny ticks that are sometimes left behind. Thanks!! |
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aaronk ![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 177 |
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Thanks for the praise, Jim! I forgot to add, if anyone was wondering,
that it would be a no-charge workshop. |
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eriejwg ![]() Music Fan ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 June 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 70 |
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I, for one, would probably learn quite a bit from this type of workshop. Though I've armed myself with some decent tools thus far...(Adobe Audition, Click Repair, AT440mLa cartridge, good sound card), there are times I end up doing a clean vinyl dub vs. taking time to recreate tricky edits. I can't complain up to this point having taught myself Audition and coming up with the perfect settings in Click Repair.
One of the things I sometimes have an issue with is fades. The key is having a vinyl copy to use as a guide. I've been told some of my fades are near perfect, but always looking to improve, along with honing my existing editing skills. Aaron, when are you thinking of beginning this course? |
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aaronk ![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 177 |
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Not sure, it was just an idea that popped into my head today, and I thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone was even interested. Depending on the number of people who would want to participate, that would likely dictate how many different sessions there would be and exactly what the content of each one would be.
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aaronk ![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 177 |
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So that I can get a sense of whether or not there are enough people
interested in this idea, if you think you might want to participate, please send me an email with the subject line "editing workshop.". In the body of the email, score yourself from 1 to 5 on your current skill level, where 1 is "don't know anything" and 5 is "highly skilled.". Also let me know specifically what you are interested in learning and what software you have, if any. My email address is audiobyaaron (at) hotmail.com. |
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aaronk ![]() Admin Group ![]() Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 177 |
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By the way, it's not a problem if you don't currently have audio editing software. There are free programs that have been mentioned elsewhere on the board. The one which probably has the most notoriety is Audacity.
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The Hits Man ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 04 February 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Aaron,
As another needledropper, I will be happy to add my tips and techniques. |
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