Vocal Production Masterclass

Our Vocal Production course is designed to offer an intimate, hands-on learning experience with class sizes ranging from 1 to 9 students. This small group approach ensures personalised attention as you explore the key elements of vocal production in a hardware-based studio environment. Within just a few weeks, you’ll be recording and producing high-quality vocals.

Course Overview

Led by acclaimed vocal producer and songwriter Em Andre, who has worked with artists like Aloe Blacc and achieved 2x Platinum status with Teeks’ album Something To Feel, this course equips you with the skills to produce industry-standard vocals. You will master advanced microphone techniques, recording, comping, EQ, dynamics, tuning, and alignment. The course also emphasizes universal principles that apply to any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) or hardware setup.

Course Level

This masterclass is suitable for singer-songwriters, producers, vocalists, podcasters, and anyone involved in vocal and voiceover production. While beginners are welcome, those with some experience with microphones and vocal production will find additional value.

Course content and features

• Microphone techniques and placement for optimal sound capture
• Vocal signal flow, including preamps, interfaces, and outboard gear
• Efficient recording techniques, take management, and track organisation
• Vocal bussing, harmonies, stacking, and arrangement strategies
• Advanced vocal editing: comping, tuning, timbre adjustments, and stretching
• Industry-level vocal production using effects such as reverb, delay, compression, distortion, and more

Course objectives

by the end of this vocal production course you should be able to:

• Set up and prepare a professional vocal session
• Record vocals with correct microphone techniques
• Integrate your DAW with preamps, mixers, or soundcards for high-quality results
• Streamline your workflow for cleaner, more organised sessions
• Layer and stack vocals effectively for rich, dynamic harmonies
• Use vocal plugins creatively, including pitch correction and image-based effects
• Apply advanced techniques to elevate your vocal productions to industry standards
• Export and deliver stems and finished vocals, ready for broadcast or commercial use

EXCLUSIVE LEARNING TOOLS INCLUDED

Permanent access to our guides and articles in our Content Portal:
Each student gets access to detailed notes and references covering all courses and providing a valuable ongoing and updated resource to aid learning reinforcement.

Carbon Electra:
Each enrolment includes a software licence to use the award-winning Carbon Electra, one of the world’s leading synthesizers.

School of Synthesis Producer Pack:
Each enrolment includes a carefully selected VST/AU plugin pack for Windows and MAC OSX with everything you need to get producing, including some of the best EQs, Compressors, FX and Limiters available.

Analogue Sequences:
Each enrolment includes an authorised download of the Loopmasters Analogue Sequences pack designed by School of Synthesis trainers.

SOS Loopmasters Pack:
All SOS students receive 2 gigabytes of samples from the award-winning Loopmasters collection.

Educational Discounts:
As an SOS student, you will be eligible for student discounts from Ableton, Output, Fabfilter, Rob Papen, Plugin Boutique and more. Information on educational discounts will be sent to you via email upon enrolment.

Learning methods:
Each session commences with a group demonstration and discussion, followed by solo work on one of our eight Mac workstations where you will practise set themes and techniques derived from real-world applications of the technology.
Upon demonstrating your command of the necessary skills you will be further encouraged to add originality to your recreations and save various versions of your work.

Additional resources and materials:
All hardware and software is supplied, though we recommend students bring a storage device (eg. a portable USB drive) to save and back up all work, and a pen and paper to take notes. We also recommend students own a PC or MAC.
Students can bring their own laptops to class so the tutor can assist with setting up software like Rekordbox.

Assessment and feedback:
You will save successive work and will receive regular support, encouragement and feedback from your tutor. All students will receive a t-shirt, sticker and completion certificate upon the successful completion of the course. At the
conclusion of the course, you will be invited to leave feedback and evaluate your experience, at which point we’ll email you a link to a suite of exclusive sounds and various discount offers from the School and its partners to say
‘thanks’!