Berklee Music school

[Scholar]

I keep gettin' these damn emails for this place. So i go and check out the site. they give you the software and all to do the courses,anyone ever do online courses,or even checked this out? It's $1,095 for a 3 credit course. Heres what i was looking at

Desk Music Production For PC & Mac here is what the course is made up of:

Syllabus
Lesson 1: Introduction to Desktop Production Tools

Music Production Process
Creating Musical Ideas
Listening and Analysis
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Mastering
Music Production Tools
Synthesizers
MIDI Sequencers
Audio Recorders
Processors
Mixers
Desktop Production Project Plan and Toolset

Lesson 2: Signal Flow

Analog Audio Signals and Connections
Digital Audio Signals and Connections
Signal Flow Between Devices
Setting Up a Virtual Studio
MIDI Signal Flow
Studio Configuration
Exercise: Configuring Your Studio
Exercise: Configuring and Testing Reason
Exercise: Configuring and Testing SONAR
Discussion: Tell Us About Your Setup
Assignment: Designing Your Studio

Lesson 3: Introduction to Electronic Music Synthesizers

What's a Synthesizer?
Discussion: Shopping for a Synthesizer
Properties of Sound
Pitch
Exercise: The Oscillator--Signal Generation and Pitch
Timbre
Exercise: The Synthesizer Filter
Loudness
Exercise: The Synthesizer Amplitude Envelope
Virtual Instruments
Exercise: Loading a Reason Patch
Exercise: Loading a SONAR Patch
Digital Samplers
Assignment: Electronic Orchestration

Lesson 4: Introduction to MIDI Sequencing: Patterns and Recording in Reason

MIDI Messages
Patterns in Music
Creating Patterns
Exercise: Entering a Basic Pattern
Exercise: Adding Accents and Shuffle Feel
Exercise: Creating Variations
Building an Arrangement from Patterns
Exercise: Sequencing Pattern Changes
Exercise: Converting Patterns to a Sequence
Exercise: Real-Time Recording in Reason--Playing Against a Drum Track
Assignment: Reason Sequencing Project

Lesson 5: MIDI Sequencing Continued

MIDI Sequencing in SONAR
Exercise: The Transport
Exercise: The Tracks Window
MIDI Sequencing in SONAR, Continued
Exercise: Getting Ready to Record
How a Sequencer Represents Time
Exercise: Bars, Beats, and Subdivisions
Real-Time Recording
Exercise: Metronome Settings
Real-Time Recording, Continued
Exercise: Recording
Record Modes: A Sequencer Is Not a Tape Recorder
Exercise: Replace and Overdub
Exercise: Loop Recording
Exercise: Step Recording
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 1

Lesson 6: Editing MIDI Sequences

Editing MIDI Sequences
Exercise: Tempo
Exercise: Key
Exercise: Velocity
Exercise: Velocity Plug-In
Exercise: Time Delay
Exercise: Event-Level Editing
Exercise: Fixing Mistakes
Exercise: Correcting Timing
Exercise: Correcting Durations
Exercise: Correcting Dynamics
Exercise: Editing Pitch
Exercise: Cut/Copy/Paste Operations
Editing in the Arrange Window—The SONAR Tools
Exercise: Using SONAR's tools
Exercise: MIDI Mixing and Automation
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 2

Lesson 7: Common Mixer Configurations

Discussion: What Makes for a Good Mix?
The Reason Mixer
Exercise: Available Mixer Controls
The SONAR Mixer
The Hardware Mixer
Technical Issues in Mixing
Aesthetic Issues in Mixing
Assignment: Mixing in SONAR
Bounce to Disk
Exercise: Bouncing MIDI Tracks to Audio Files

Lesson 8: Effects Processing, DSP, and Mixing: Part 1

Insert Effects
Exercise: Aux Send and Return Effects in SONAR--Set Up a Reverb Send and Return
Overview of Effects Types
Spectrum Processing: Filters
Exercise: EQing the Piano Track, Part 1
Spectrum Processing: Filters, Continued
Exercise: EQing the Piano Track, Part 2
Spectrum Processing: Filters, Continued
Exercise: EQing the Piano Track, Part 3
Spectrum Processing: Filters, Continued
Assignment: Mix Practice--Adding EQ and Reverb

Lesson 9: Effects Processing: Part 2

Dynamics Processing
Exercise: Compressing the Bass Track
Dynamic Processing, Continued
Exercise: Gating
Time-Based Effects
Exercise: Delay
Time-Based Effects, Continued
Exercise: Doubling/Flanging/Chorus
Reverb
Exercise: Reverb on the Drums
Assignment: Mix Practice
Discussion: When Should You Use Effects?
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 3

Lesson 10: Hard-Disk Recording and Editing

Sampling Concepts
Overview of Hard-Disk Recording
Hard-Disk Issues
Exercise: Bouncing a Mix to Disk
Non-Destructive Editing
Exercise: Defining Regions
Exercise: Editing a Song Form
Defining Rhythm Loops
Exercise: Defining Loops
Exercise: Loops and Song Tempo
Destructive Editing
Exercise: Cut/Copy/Paste
DSP
Change Gain vs. Normalize
Exercise: Using the Change Gain and Normalize Commands
Silence
Exercise: Using the Remove Silence Command
Fade In/Out
Exercise: Using the Fade In/Out Commands
Discussion
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 4

Lesson 11: Preparing Files for Distribution

Preparing Sequence Files for Distribution
Exercise: Importing and Exporting Standard MIDI Files with SONAR
Posting Sequence Files on the Web
Audio Distribution Formats
Mastering
Mastering Tools
Exercise: Mastering for CD
Exercise: Mastering for MP3
Exercise: Practice Mastering
Audio File Compression Overview
Making MP3 Files
Exercise: Making MP3 Files with MusicMatch
Distributing Audio Files via the Web
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project--Conclusion

Lesson 12: Final Project Critique and Course Wrap-Up

Final Project Discussion
Course Wrap-Up
Discussion: What Did You Learn about the Music Production Process?
Discussion: Berklee Project Listening
Where Do You Go From Here?
How to Grow Your Basic Setup
Suggested Additional Reading

 

[The Bastard]

I keep gettin' these damn emails for this place. So i go and check out the site. they give you the software and all to do the courses,anyone ever do online courses,or even checked this out? It's $1,095 for a 3 credit course. Heres what i was looking at

Desk Music Production For PC & Mac here is what the course is made up of:

Syllabus
Lesson 1: Introduction to Desktop Production Tools

Music Production Process
Creating Musical Ideas
Listening and Analysis
Recording
Editing
Mixing
Mastering
Music Production Tools
Synthesizers
MIDI Sequencers
Audio Recorders
Processors
Mixers
Desktop Production Project Plan and Toolset

Lesson 2: Signal Flow

Analog Audio Signals and Connections
Digital Audio Signals and Connections
Signal Flow Between Devices
Setting Up a Virtual Studio
MIDI Signal Flow
Studio Configuration
Exercise: Configuring Your Studio
Exercise: Configuring and Testing Reason
Exercise: Configuring and Testing SONAR
Discussion: Tell Us About Your Setup
Assignment: Designing Your Studio

Lesson 3: Introduction to Electronic Music Synthesizers

What's a Synthesizer?
Discussion: Shopping for a Synthesizer
Properties of Sound
Pitch
Exercise: The Oscillator--Signal Generation and Pitch
Timbre
Exercise: The Synthesizer Filter
Loudness
Exercise: The Synthesizer Amplitude Envelope
Virtual Instruments
Exercise: Loading a Reason Patch
Exercise: Loading a SONAR Patch
Digital Samplers
Assignment: Electronic Orchestration

Lesson 4: Introduction to MIDI Sequencing: Patterns and Recording in Reason

MIDI Messages
Patterns in Music
Creating Patterns
Exercise: Entering a Basic Pattern
Exercise: Adding Accents and Shuffle Feel
Exercise: Creating Variations
Building an Arrangement from Patterns
Exercise: Sequencing Pattern Changes
Exercise: Converting Patterns to a Sequence
Exercise: Real-Time Recording in Reason--Playing Against a Drum Track
Assignment: Reason Sequencing Project

Lesson 5: MIDI Sequencing Continued

MIDI Sequencing in SONAR
Exercise: The Transport
Exercise: The Tracks Window
MIDI Sequencing in SONAR, Continued
Exercise: Getting Ready to Record
How a Sequencer Represents Time
Exercise: Bars, Beats, and Subdivisions
Real-Time Recording
Exercise: Metronome Settings
Real-Time Recording, Continued
Exercise: Recording
Record Modes: A Sequencer Is Not a Tape Recorder
Exercise: Replace and Overdub
Exercise: Loop Recording
Exercise: Step Recording
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 1

Lesson 6: Editing MIDI Sequences

Editing MIDI Sequences
Exercise: Tempo
Exercise: Key
Exercise: Velocity
Exercise: Velocity Plug-In
Exercise: Time Delay
Exercise: Event-Level Editing
Exercise: Fixing Mistakes
Exercise: Correcting Timing
Exercise: Correcting Durations
Exercise: Correcting Dynamics
Exercise: Editing Pitch
Exercise: Cut/Copy/Paste Operations
Editing in the Arrange Window—The SONAR Tools
Exercise: Using SONAR's tools
Exercise: MIDI Mixing and Automation
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 2

Lesson 7: Common Mixer Configurations

Discussion: What Makes for a Good Mix?
The Reason Mixer
Exercise: Available Mixer Controls
The SONAR Mixer
The Hardware Mixer
Technical Issues in Mixing
Aesthetic Issues in Mixing
Assignment: Mixing in SONAR
Bounce to Disk
Exercise: Bouncing MIDI Tracks to Audio Files

Lesson 8: Effects Processing, DSP, and Mixing: Part 1

Insert Effects
Exercise: Aux Send and Return Effects in SONAR--Set Up a Reverb Send and Return
Overview of Effects Types
Spectrum Processing: Filters
Exercise: EQing the Piano Track, Part 1
Spectrum Processing: Filters, Continued
Exercise: EQing the Piano Track, Part 2
Spectrum Processing: Filters, Continued
Exercise: EQing the Piano Track, Part 3
Spectrum Processing: Filters, Continued
Assignment: Mix Practice--Adding EQ and Reverb

Lesson 9: Effects Processing: Part 2

Dynamics Processing
Exercise: Compressing the Bass Track
Dynamic Processing, Continued
Exercise: Gating
Time-Based Effects
Exercise: Delay
Time-Based Effects, Continued
Exercise: Doubling/Flanging/Chorus
Reverb
Exercise: Reverb on the Drums
Assignment: Mix Practice
Discussion: When Should You Use Effects?
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 3

Lesson 10: Hard-Disk Recording and Editing

Sampling Concepts
Overview of Hard-Disk Recording
Hard-Disk Issues
Exercise: Bouncing a Mix to Disk
Non-Destructive Editing
Exercise: Defining Regions
Exercise: Editing a Song Form
Defining Rhythm Loops
Exercise: Defining Loops
Exercise: Loops and Song Tempo
Destructive Editing
Exercise: Cut/Copy/Paste
DSP
Change Gain vs. Normalize
Exercise: Using the Change Gain and Normalize Commands
Silence
Exercise: Using the Remove Silence Command
Fade In/Out
Exercise: Using the Fade In/Out Commands
Discussion
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project, Part 4

Lesson 11: Preparing Files for Distribution

Preparing Sequence Files for Distribution
Exercise: Importing and Exporting Standard MIDI Files with SONAR
Posting Sequence Files on the Web
Audio Distribution Formats
Mastering
Mastering Tools
Exercise: Mastering for CD
Exercise: Mastering for MP3
Exercise: Practice Mastering
Audio File Compression Overview
Making MP3 Files
Exercise: Making MP3 Files with MusicMatch
Distributing Audio Files via the Web
Assignment: Final Sequencing Project--Conclusion

Lesson 12: Final Project Critique and Course Wrap-Up

Final Project Discussion
Course Wrap-Up
Discussion: What Did You Learn about the Music Production Process?
Discussion: Berklee Project Listening
Where Do You Go From Here?
How to Grow Your Basic Setup
Suggested Additional Reading

i took an online course for business math and it was terrible,it sucks, you basically have to teach yourself. i think youd be better off if you found either found a school that had hands on envirement or just buy books and teach yourself ,thats basically what youd be doing anyway,teaching yourself.

 

[Scholar]

well actually this course has a LIVE online teacher they say(just had a live chat with one of the reps).

 

[classic]

dog, why the hell would u spend money on something u can do by yourself. ALl that stuff is standard learning for most hip hop producers. Save your money and buy gear or something or learn an actual instrament. Most of that stuff cats can easily learn on their own.......... Plus online courses are baslically self learning anyway, just get the circulum and study those topics yourself.

classs

 

[Cold Truth]

dude keep your money. you wont use half that regularly.

 

[Scholar]

well actually its a school 2hrsaway from my crib maybe a lil closer not to sure. but here's my choices

Go back to college,on-line course(which we all agree seems to be a waste),or try out this audio school Here in Ohio. my mixes arent bad,i guess i would like to just tighten' up my game. ya dig. shit i dont need to be taught how to make beats,just some shit i have a hard time getting out my head and on to wax. but oh well trial and error.

 

[The Bastard]

well actually its a school 2hrsaway from my crib maybe a lil closer not to sure. but here's my choices

Go back to college,on-line course(which we all agree seems to be a waste),or try out this audio school Here in Ohio. my mixes arent bad,i guess i would like to just tighten' up my game. ya dig. shit i dont need to be taught how to make beats,just some shit i have a hard time getting out my head and on to wax. but oh well trial and error.

id go to the audio school in ohio man, if your talkin about berkley in boston that has the online course thats kinda stale that they would even offer that. for 1000 bucks you can pay for four calsses and be a full time student at bunker hill community college in charlestown, they have a serious pro tools setup there and the teacher knows his shit. they say this online course shit is the wave of the futer education but i think its a scam. UNLESS you are pursuing a degree at berkley , then maybe that class can take care of some credits on your course list. but i wouldnt take it just for the sake of takin it

 

[Annonym]

It is amazing to see people being banned for having bad opinion about Berkleemusic.com

It is like 5th music forum I have noticed this.


Anyway I am berklee student, however you wont get straight opinion about this online school from me. Think however what I've said above and make your own choice.

 

[thedreampolice]

I took most of those classes as well, I went through there masters program. I think it is fantastic! Feel free to as me any questions you may have.

 

[Scholar]

wow, 7 yr old thread, thats whats good, thanks for the offer, i never did make it to the school, had another child,bills, Bush....lol but im makin progress. Learn alot here and a few other places, crossed over to the dark side ( Pro Tools) and finally have some brothas that love this for the music,and not the skinny jeans lmao.ill post a few tracks i'd like some input. thanks again for pullin this up!

ONE LOVE ILLMUZIK FAM!

 

[Big Tone]

i tried the home learning to get my a-plus. the thing is that you have to be super dedicated. i had so many distractions. that was before i closed the studio. i would be in the studio til 3 or 4 am. had to go to work and i wasnt tryin to come home to do school work. it was a whole lot easier when i actually had to go to a class. but then that was for climate engineering. a lot more fun in my opinion