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Music and Audio Production Tutorials

Brooklyn Public Library provides access to a wide range of resources for learning how to produce, record, mix, and master audio. Here you will find links to online courses, books in the BPL collection, and other useful online resources for beginner and advanced levels.

Learning Audacity In this LinkedIn Learning course, instructor Garrick Chow demonstrates how to download and install Audacity on both Mac and Windows, record live audio, and import and play existing audio files.
Introduction to Audacity A helpful PDF guide to help you get started in Audacity by the University at Albany
Tutorials by Audacity Step-by-step instructions for performing common tasks in Audacity
Audacity Tutorial by Berkeley Advanced Media Institute A clear, helpful guide to getting started in Audacity
Audacity: Cleaning and Repairing Audio Want to improve the sounds of your audio recordings, fast? In these short tutorials, Garrick Chow shows how to clean and repair audio using Audacity's built-in tools and effects.

GarageBand User Guide
GarageBand for Mac Essential Training In this LinkedIn Learning course Garrick Chow shows you everything you need to know to get started using GarageBand
GarageBand: Podcasting Learn how to make and publish a high-quality podcast using GarageBand in this LinkedIn Learning course with Garrick Chow
GarageBand Basic Editing

Avid Pro Tools Tutorials
Introduction to Pro Tools This beginner's guide shows you how to record, compose, edit, and mix in Pro Tools.
Pro Tools 2021 Essential Training: 101 - The Basics This LinkedIn Learning course will help you get up and running with Pro Tools.
Pro Tools for Beginners (Everything You Need to Know) Learn the basics of Pro Tools in this comprehensive and concise YouTube video by Behind the Speakers
Pro Tools 12 Essential Training: 110 This LinkedIn Learning course expands on the basic principles covered in Pro Tools Essential Training: 101.

Audition Tutorials by Adobe
Adobe Audition: Mixing Music and Dialog Video editor and teacher Paul Murphy demonstrates how to create a music and dialog mix that sounds clear, professional, and sonically pleasing. While demonstrated in Premiere Pro and Audition CC, the techniques shown can be applied to any video- or sound-editing application.
Audition CC 2018 Essential Training Discover how to professionally edit and mix audio with Adobe Audition CC in this LinkedIn Learning course with instructor Paul Murphy.

Learn Live with Ableton
Ableton Live 10 Essential Training: The Basics In this course, music professor Rick Schmunk shows how to compose, record, remix, improvise, produce, and edit your musical ideas using this powerful software. Get familiar with the Live interface, learn how to set up your audio and MIDI hardware, and explore how to create a Live set.
Ableton Live 11 - Tutorial for Beginners in 12 MINUTES! A super short and concise 12 minute beginners tutorial for Ableton Live using both Session and Arrangement view.
Introducing Ableton Live 11 In this course, instructor Rick Schmunk brings current Ableton Live users up to speed with all of the significant changes in the 11th release of Ableton Live.