Guest AX FAE TX Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 if its evenings i'd be interested also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Folks, it would help Dave a lot if you told him which course(s) you're interested in out of the two. And as far as I know, 6-8, Tues and Wed but I don't know which is which. Dave, are these classes going to be at the Foyer? Just thinkng that 6 might be a bit early for people with *gasp* proper jobs unless it's city centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I've replied to another thread about this...time and cost depending...count moi in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Will try to get back to everybody later today. Costs are confirmed as just 15 per course but anyone who is unemployed get's the fee waived (or is that waved?) by the college. The Midi course starts on Tuesday April 20th, 6pm-8pm with the multitrack recording the following night at the same time. The courses are the same time each week for six weeks. The midi gear should arrive today or tomorrow but I haven't got any of the multitrack gear sorted out yet but hope to be able to use the Foyer Music gear.Iain, it will indeed be at Aberdeen Foyer, and how much more city central can you get? Excluding Cafe Drummonds of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Just thinking about people who work outwith the city centre. It might be tricky to get anywhere by 6 if you finish at 5.30. Anyway, I suppose we could sample their rumbling stomachs and trigger it with MIDI for a bit of practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ibid Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 It's good to see at least one college taking this on board.I tried to interest Moray college in this very thing and was asked to present a plan of what would be needed. It was turned down flat due to the money involved, mostly soaked up by licensing for cubase and cakewalk and such.I'm pleased to see such a good response from people and I may go back and say there is a demand.Same thing happened to a suggestion for a live performance course, covering things like PA, setting up mixes, monitors, vocals, drums and such purely for the gigging musician. They expected me to provide the gear required for hands on stuff!! And wouldn't even print out books for it! Head....wall....bang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 IbidSuggest you talk to Adam Arnit at Antrium, the group of colleges around Scotland who have been providing many, many courses like thiese for well over a decade now. You can contact him at Jewel & Esk Valley College in Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 OK, here we go at last!OK, here we go, details at last....Introduction to midi-sequencingStarts Tuesday 20th Apri - 6pm-8pmIt will run each Tuesday for six weeksIntroduction to multitrack-recordingStarts Wednesday 21st Apri - 6pm-8pmIt will run each Wednesday for six weeksAt the end the six weeks, the six students will get a college certificate for completing the course. No exams or anything so don't fret! The certificate will be a big boost to your chances if you then decide to do the full course at Aberdeen College.The only entry requirements are a willingness to learn. A basic understanding of music will be useful as well! There are only 6 places on each course but if you don't get into the first one we intend to continue them one after the other for the forseeable future. I will be contating everyone who has PM'd me their telephone numbers/contact details etc. If you are interested and have not yet PM'd me details, please DO SO NOW and don't forget to let me know which courses you are interested in, as well as a bit about yourself. Thanks.Any questions, PM ME!!!!, or phone me at Foyer Music, 01224 252 894. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Latest newsAs we have had so much demand for these courses we will be running them repeatedly until nobody else wants to do them. There are six spaces on each course but as soon as we find there are less than that we won't be able to run any more so if you want to do the course make sure that we have you name on the list. The list I have at the moment is:Introduction to midi-sequencing:1. Sean Mckenna2. Dean Ross3. Lee Reid4. Steve Buchan5. Lee Henderson6. Bobbie Franks7. Charlie Walker8. Jamie Urquhart9. Ian Simpson10. Iain Christie11. Al Chivers12. Paul Symons13. Nicholas Fitzgerald14. Frank Walker15. Kenny Brownlie16. Dylan LaurieIntroduction to multitrack recording1. Sean Mckenna2. Dean Ross3. Lee Reid4. Steve Buchan5. Lee Hendreson6. Sam Annal7. Charlie Walker8. Jamie Urquhart *9. Craig Scott10. Jason McGill11. Ben Greig12. Mark McTavish13. Struan Robertson14. Steven Cross15. Frank Walker16. Graeme Cattanach17. Del Franklin18. Al Chivers19. Rory Will20. Andrew MacIntosh21. Nicholas Fitzgerald22. Bobbie Franks23. Kenny BrownlieIf your name is one of the first six on the list please get down to Aberdeen College in the Gallowgate and register for the course as soon as possible.THanks.The second midi class will be starting on Tuesday 8th June. If your name is not on the above list and you want to do the course PM or email me now!. The first recording course will be starting the following evening. Rory will be teaching the classes which are free if you are unemployed or just 15 for the course if you ain't. Remember that the courses are just short introductions to midi and multitrack recording. They won't go into details. They are accredited courses so you'll get a certificate from Aberdeen College which will go a long way towards helping you get into more detailed courses. If there's enough demand we might be able to run more extensive courses but first we need to get enough people through the introductions.Any questions at all, just drop me a line. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Oh! Just as well I looked otherwise I'd be turning up (no doubt with a few others on the list) - I know there are a lot of people signed up, but as the class size wasn't mentioned in the earlier posts/PMs couldn't an email have been sent out?!So, just to confirm, the 2nd course runs from 8th June until the 13th of July? Also, is there any alternative to registering at the college (as I presume it'll be closed over the summer)?I'll PM this to you too, just to make sure you get it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Ghostjust 6 people in each class, which will improve things. If you don't get onto the first one, don't freak out as you should be able to get on the next one!the six students will get a college certificate for completing the courseIs that not mentioning class size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Is that the right dates for the second round though, since it seems I'm down for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Well, the fist midi course starts on Tuesday. That's the 20th. The rest will be on 27th, 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th. So the next course will start on either the 1st or the 8th, depending if Rory needs a break! OPf course I haven't got clearance from the college yet, it's awkward ebnough even getting them to admit that it exists in their system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by Dave Foyer:Is that not mentioning class size? You're quite right - my eyes have deceived me. Apologies!I still think you could have made more of an effort to contact folk though - would have taken you the same amount of time to send an email than it did to post on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 That would indeed have been simple, if everyone who applied had given me their name and email address.Criticising is easy, why don't you set up some classes instead, then I'm sure they would be run perfectly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Obviously. Of course, I'd have to stuff everyone into a cupboard and they'd have to take turns on the ZX Spectrum, but apart from that...Sounds stressful. Hope it all works out in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 I'm sure it will. What I thought would be the most difficult part, getting the funding, turned out to be the easiest. I got 6 pc's and keyboards with bog-standard soundblasters, and and now rushing around madly trying to get the gear together for the recording part before Wednesday. Stressfull indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 What gear do you need? Anything we can do to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 It's in hand. CLS are on the case. Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellchecker Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Hmm, I'm most likely to have left the country for about a year by the time the third course starts. Any chance of squeezing me in on the second course (for midi sequencing)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Startex Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 I'll speak to the powers that be but no promises as that would put someone else back six weeks instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Originally posted by spellchecker:Hmm, I'm most likely to have left the country for about a year by the time the third course starts. Any chance of squeezing me in on the second course (for midi sequencing)? Is it just me, or do your arithmetic circuits need checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellchecker Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Originally posted by soundian:Is it just me, or do your arithmetic circuits need checking.They need obtaining is what they need. See, being a programmer, all counting begins at 0 for me... I don't handle inclusiveness very well.My bad. 8th of June it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Originally posted by spellchecker:They need obtaining is what they need. See, being a programmer, all counting begins at 0 for me... And stops at 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Karloff Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 But see with that 0 and 1...?Us folks can make ANY number you want. It just takes us a few more of them than it does for you decimal oriented, carbon-based beings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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