Vocal Production

CMSP-550

Students enrolled in this course will learn approaches and methodologies used to achieve professional results in the modern-day paradigm of songwriting sessions and production camps. Through experiential work, students will survey the strategies employed by current hit-making songwriters and vocal producers in engineering lead vocals, arranging harmonies and backing vocals, as well as utilizing tuning software such as Melodyne and Autotune as both utility and artistry. Students will also learn creative vocal production techniques such as vocal chops, vocoder, and pitch shifting. Students will implement these techniques into their own artistic works and collaborations.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
None
Required Of
CMSP graduate students
Electable By
CMSP graduate students
Semesters Offered
Fall
Location
New York City
Department
CMSP
Course Chair
Merrily James
Courses may not be offered at the listed locations or taught by the listed faculty for every semester. Consult my.berklee.edu to find course information for a specific semester.