Music Technology 101 in association with Claycastle Studios and Stoneybucket Media held a successful “Expert Training in a State of the Art Setting” course over the Summer months at the recording studios in Youghal. Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com Email: news@youghalonline.com

The course acts as an  introduction to Music Technology and covers areas such as Intro to digital audio, microphones techniques 101, production techniques such as EQ and Compression, and, Recording Procedures and Techniques. It aims to give students with little or no prior experience an introduction into the art of Music Technology.

The course administrator, Tony Irwin from Stoneybucket Media and Course Coordinator, Warren Tivy, Claycastle Studios, were delighted in this new venture which compliments the other actitivies held there and is now surely becoming the hub for all artistic performers in the East Cork region and well beyond.The studios reputation is now known all over Ireland with its impressive 2300 sqft of Studio, the largest in the south of Ireland.

Indeed, such is quality of the musicians and artists that have emerged from there, at least three of the regular singer/songwriter/bands who use the  facilities there have been asked to perform at the forthcoming Electric Picnic in Laois, which is now the fourth biggest music festival in Europe!

YoughalOnline.com have also collaborated with the studio in innovative broadcasts from the studios in the recent past.

Speaking to Youghalonline.com, Course Administrator, Tony Irwin, said, “We had a real mix of students on this first course which was great, ranging from backgrounds in radio to performing artists”, “I decided to keep the syllabus broad at the start and then tailored it to the interests of the students involved”. It seemed to work quiet well because they will be running another Music Technology 101 in the coming months.

There are also other great courses available at the studio including Abelton Live and DJ skill and much more.
See the Website for details on all courses including dates for the next Music Technology installment.Introduction to making and recording your own music…

Five week Music Technology Course – One Hour a week

Enrollment Fee – 100euros

Basics of Digital Audio
Microphone techniques 101
Free open source music softwares
Making music on your Laptop
Production techniques 101
Audio formats and convertion
Sequencers and Sampling 101
Development of Music Technology 101

Expert Training In A State Of The Art Setting

ENROLLMENT : musictech@claycastlerecording.ie This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / 024 90885

Established in 2007, Claycastle Recoding Studio is owned and run John Burke & Warren Tivy.

Who We Are

John Burke – Audio Engineer, Producer & Professional Musician.

“I have been engineering, producing, performing and promoting music in Ireland since 1989. At Claycastle Studio my main role has been working as an Engineer & Producer since the opening in 2007. Prior to that I produced music from my home studio and then went on to assist Warren at his studio for a few years before opening Claycastle Recording Studio together.

Live performance is where it all started for me and I still manage to have a life as a songwriter and to perform live regularly with my band deBurca. I also love to work with different genres of music including rock, R&B, dance music, traditional and so on. I believe that if you’re not open to all kinds of music you are missing out, greatly!”

Warren Tivy – Audio Engineer, Producer & Professional Musician.

“I have been in the game playing and writing music from the age of 14. I was fortunate to have worked side by side with a BBC engineer and a live audio engineer from the age of 17 on weekends and whenever I could I would get stuck in.

Having completed 4 years in pulse & poppy hill recording collage and various advancement courses I freelanced and set up a small production studio where I could hone my skills and record, play music and have loads of cool audio toys at my disposals.I was also very fortunate to work as a engineer and P.a rigger on my world travels to America,china and Austrilia. When the time came I joined forces with John and we set up a new state of the art studio from the ground. The aim for us is to deliver the best quality recording in a relaxed and creative environment that will make the artist feel satisfied and eager to continue with the professional recording process.”

Claycastle Recording Studio, a state of the art recording facility boasting an impressive 2300 sqft of Studio (largest in the south of Ireland), Large Live Room, Isolation Booths, a Vocal Booth and a spacious Control Room.

All of our rooms are professionally treated for acoustics, each with its own unique sound characteristics designed to help you bring out the best in your performance. We only use the best studio recording and production equipment from leading brands such as Neve, Apogee, Manley, Neumann, AKG, Audient, Rode, Apple, Sennheiser, Shure, Roland, Yamaha, Korg etc.

Located in the historic and picturesque town of Youghal Co. Cork, Ireland and only 45 minutes from Cork Airport and 55 minutes from Waterford city and just over 2 hours from Rosslare harbor. Situated on the coastline of East County Cork, the bustling and picturesque town of Youghal is regarded as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. The historic walled seaport town of Youghal has many historic buildings and monuments within its ancient town walls, has been designated as an Irish Heritage Port by the Irish Tourist Board. Youghal also offers the best beaches, restaurants, coffee shops, bars & clubs, family entertainment and accommodation in the south of Ireland.