Media Lab: Lo-Fi / Hi-Vibe Recording Techniques

About this Event:

Are you an aspiring musician looking to boost your production and recording skills? Learn about recording music and explore how to get the best sounds out of limited resources.

Participants will gain hands-on experience recording others, being recorded by others, and recording with others through a variety of activities, exercises, and experiments. Grow your technical and creative know-how for making music.

Participants will:

• Learn to set up, test, and use microphones.
• Develop skills in creating a solid rhythm base and to record in time without a click track.
• Be introduced to workflow tips and tricks, and techniques like overdubbing, and double tracking.
• Experience the creative magic of collaboration and experimentation, trying your own ideas and others’.

About the Facilitator:

Tito Espinosa is a songwriting, guitar playing, record producing, music/film/art nerd from New York City. His passion for folk and blues music has given him a distinct people-centred approach to teaching. For years Tito performed as Chorizo Slim and The Boogie Blues Band and now he releases music through his small label Boogie Strange Records.

Cost: $8.50

Age: 16+

Skill level: Some general musical knowledge may be useful but is not required. Participants are welcome to bring ideas, words or songs if they have a project in mind to record, however it is not essential.

Equipment: The Media Lab is equipped with computers which for part of the program will be used to access audio editing software Audacity, and all equipment and instruments will be provided.

Participants may bring their own instrument if desired.

Participants may also bring their own headphones and laptop with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software installed, such as Audacity (free to download), Ableton or GarageBand, if preferred. If so, please select BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) as the ticket type.

Accessibility Information:

Georges River Libraries is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email library@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au or note down your requirements or support needs in your event registration.

Terms and Conditions:

• If you arrive more than 10 minutes after the advertised start time and there are people in the standby queue, your ticket may be allocated to the standby queue.
• This workshop will not be recorded and cannot be accessed after the scheduled time. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration at least 3 hours prior to the event. As Library Programs have limited spaces and repeated failure to notify staff of cancellations, bookings may be refused in the future.
• The library does not endorse or promote any products which may be used in the workshop.