Melding music and technology, members of the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing guide music recording both technically and creatively. In line with their commitment to education, the P&E Wing is offering six free "Inside the Mix" webinar sessions available online.
The hour-long sessions were co-presented in 2022 with Dolby as part of the Dolby Atmos Music Master Class series. Along with a live Q&A, each episode spotlights different professionals from Dolby, who discuss everything from tuning to metadata for immersive audio and understanding room configurations.
"These sessions were informative, timely and entertaining as well, and we invite all audio professionals to watch them for yourselves and get the inside scoop," said Maureen Droney, Vice President of the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing. "We thank all of our guests from Dolby for their incisive commentary, and we look forward to further sessions covering more topics of importance in the future."
The master class also included the preliminary session "Prelude: Immersive Audio 101," moderated by producer and immersive mix engineer Brian (BT) Gibbs and Droney. Panelists included professional recording engineers and producers such as Jimmy Douglass, Leslie Ann Jones, Mike Placentini and Darcy Proper, who discussed the power of immersive audio. Watch the immersive audio session on the Recording Academy's website or on YouTube.
All six of the master class' main informative sessions are available here for free. From professional support forums to deep dives into creation solutions, take a look at this episode breakdown below.
Episode 1: Deliverables
Listen to Dolby Atmos expert Ceri Thomas offer professional insight on deliverables, file types, references, and more. Watch episode 1 here.
Episode 2: Room Configurations and Tuning
Watch Bryan Pennington, Dolby's senior applications manager, share his advice on room configuration, monitor tuning and more.
"It doesn't matter if you have the best speakers in the world; if your room is not acoustically good, then chances are your mixes won't be either!" Pennington noted. Watch episode 2 here.
Episode 3: Creation Solutions
Learn from David Gould and John Scanlon as they share an informative back-and-forth about their top creation solutions. Along with offering various guidelines and tools, the two outline a general Dolby Atmos mixing workflow with help from the Dolby Atmos Mastering Suite, Production Suite, Renderer, and more.
Gould is Dolby's senior director of content creation solutions, and Scanlon is senior manager of Dolby Institute and events. Watch episode 3 here.
Episode 4: The Formats
Listen to Mike Ward, Dolby director of consumer entertainment technology, and his conversation with GRAMMY-winning engineer Michael Romanowski about Dolby Atmos Music formats. Watch episode 4 here.
Episode 5: Metadata
David Gould is back to answer all your questions about metadata — covering everything from panning and trim controls, to binaural controls and parameters. Watch episode 5 here.
Episode 6: Learning, Education, and Support
In this final episode, John Scanlon returns with a focus on learning, offering information on certification options and professional educational resources such as knowledge bases and forums. Watch episode 6 here.
Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Shares "Immersive Audio 101" Panel
