Recording, Mixing, and Editing Techniques for Film Composers

MUSC X 449.41

Geared towards film composers, this course teaches you the basics of professional applications and workflows for composing, recording, mixing, and editing in the modern DAW environment.

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What you can learn.

Explore topics such as music pre-production, signal flow, signal processing, and more
Understand how to create realistic mock-ups and explore mock-ups in relation to genre
Learn the basics of music editing for a scored film and temp-tracked project
Learn the complete production process from pre-production, recording, mixing, and editing music to picture

About this course:

Geared towards film composers, this course teaches you the basics of professional applications and workflows for composing, recording, mixing, and editing in the modern DAW environment. Topics include music score preparation, compositional story telling techniques, mixing (signal flow, processing, balance, genre appropriate mixing, score delivery specifications including stem mixes), genre appropriate mixing, score delivery specifications including stem mixes), and the basics of music editing for a scored film and temp-tracked film projects. By course end, students learn the complete post-production process from temp music editing, setting up your DAW for composing to picture, composing a cue, recording solo instruments, mixing a score and score delivery.

Prerequisites

Access to and proficiency in using a home studio with sequencing software, and samples are required for completion of assignments. The course does not include instruction in any specific software.

Winter 2026 Schedule

January 10 - March 21

Saturday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT

Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Alex Cote

406207

Fee:

$935.00

In Person

Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

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Notes

Remote meeting dates to be determined.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Book: Music Editing for Film and Television: The Art and the Process by Steven Saltzman

ISBN 978-0415817578

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Lecture

Sat Jan 10, 2026

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT