Music Production

“Just turn the volume up to make it louder”. – Angry old man c.2019 Loudness war today There has been a fantastic push back against overly loud music recently. Many streaming platforms have ‘loudness normalisation’ which allows engineers to focus on the best dynamic mix possible, without having to make sacrifices to achieve a few […]

Written by Eileen McDonald Sparks There has never been a better time in history to be a woman or NGC person pursuing a career in music production, and it is our responsibility to ensure this environment will only continue to evolve into a more inclusive and supportive industry. “…there’s room for everyone, so not seeing […]

Sound Design for Video Games My name is David Weaver. I am one of the sound designers and lecturer in the Sound Design for Video Games Short Course provided by the Abbey Road Institute. When I work in games, my job is to create and implement sound and voice over that grounds a character in […]

Through the months of September and November, Abbey Road Institute students were embedded in two of the premier events on Australia’s music industry calendar. Our first group of interns were placed with Specific Music’s ‘50 Songs in 5 Days’  in partnership with APRA AMCOS and Studios 301. 50 Songs in 5 Days is an intensive songwriting […]

Which Chord Next? A Simple Approach to Chord Progressions. By Paul Edwards Planning to get a diploma in music soon? Are you checking out audio production courses and music production courses in Melbourne now? Several articles such as this one have been prepared to refresh your knowledge in music. Read on to familiarise yourself with […]

This Month. Abbey Road Institute’s David Weaver takes a look at how sound and music for gaming applications has evolved for the planet’s biggest media releases…   The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association released 2017’s figures on video game consumption in Australia – $3.23 billion, up nine percent from 2016. Sporting similar trajectories are Esports […]

Born and bred in Melbourne, David Weaver’s musical career began early when he first discovered the love of composition as a clarinet player. Expanding his instrumentation to include double bass, violin, saxophone and eventually piano, David soon began exploring a more diverse range of genres and styles. From art music through electro-pop and even punk, […]

student success Abbey Road Institute Melbourne was thrilled with the news that recent graduate, Charlotte Rochecouste, has just secured an intern role at Studios 301 as assistant engineer to  Simon Cohen (Justin Bieber, Jessica Mauboy, Illy, Will.I.Am). Beginning her musical career as a vocalist at the age of 11, Charlotte’s repertoire expanded to classical instrumentation by way of the oboe and […]

Welcome to part II of our favourites from the team at Universal Audio.   We will follow the same process as the previous post. As we discussed, UA has a huge range of plugins, this though will be the last post, for now, regarding UA. I highly recommend taking your time and looking through Universal […]

Welcome to part I of our favourites from the team at Universal Audio.   As you may be aware, at Abbey Road Institute we have access to a huge list of plugins. This can be quite intimidating at first, so we thought putting together a list of plugins every couple of weeks for you to […]