Music Production Workshop

A technical journey from the visible to the invisible in music. Attention to those interested, don't miss this delicate workshop.

In this workshop, the processes a musical composition goes through—from its initial creation to its release—will be examined theoretically and applied practically throughout the entire production stage.

The workshop will take place every Monday and Thursday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The total duration of the workshop is 8 weeks.

Facilities
Yeditepe University Sound Recording Studio, Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF) Building, 2nd Floor, Annex Building 

Visual Communication Design Mac Laboratory (Room 641), Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF) Building, 6th Floor

Workshop Content
1. Pre-Production
At this stage, the musical framework of the track will be established, and a representative demo recording will be prepared to reflect the intended sound before entering the recording phase.
Location: Mac Lab & Studio
Duration: 2 weeks (March 2 and 5, 2026)
Creating a simple demo recording of the composition if one does not already exist
Deciding on the track’s instrumentation and arrangement
After the demo recording, using MIDI-based instruments (drums, strings, flute, synths, etc.) in Logic Pro X to finalize the instrumentation.

2. Production – Recording
The acoustic instruments determined in the previous stage (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, etc.) will be recorded in the studio using appropriate techniques to achieve the desired sound.
Location: Studio
Duration: 3 weeks (March 9,12 and 16, 2026)
Technical introduction to the studio (mixing console, audio interfaces, monitors, etc.) and signal flow.
Overview of microphone types and miking techniques (including stereo miking for drums and guitar)
Recording sessions for drums, guitar (acoustic or electric), and vocals.

3. Post-Production – Mixing & Mastering
The recorded material will be edited, mixed, and mastered to make it ready for release.
Location: Mac Lab
Duration: 3 weeks (March 23,30 and April 2, 2026)
Correcting performance and recording errors using editing techniques.
Extracting a MIDI map from the drum recordings and reinforcing them with MIDI sounds to achieve the desired tone.

Enhancing recorded sounds through tonal coloration (saturation, distortion), balancing
(equalization), spatial depth and width (panning, reverb, delay), and dynamic processing
(compression).
Preparing the final mix to meet the technical standards of digital distribution platforms.