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IN THE STUDIO
Audio Engineering & Music Production Techniques
by Asaf Fulks · The OC Recording Company
Twenty years behind the console — credits with Grammy-winning and Platinum-selling artists; work heard on Netflix, Disney, MTV, ESPN, and Showtime. Founder of an accredited audio school. Selected credits · About the author
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The complete course
This is the audio engineering and music production curriculum that trained hundreds of working engineers at The OC Recording School — written from twenty years behind the console, not from a lecture hall — now a self-paced online course: every chapter of the book, graded quizzes, a final exam, and a certificate of completion.
Straight From the Book
Every concept is drawn, labeled, and shown in the session — original figures and real Pro Tools screenshots, not stock art. Tap any figure to zoom.
A question from Chapter 1
Every chapter works like this — answer, check yourself, and see the reasoning. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
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Who are the four main roles in the studio?
The chapter's four core studio roles are the Artist (the performance), the Producer (creative direction), the Engineer (capturing and finishing the record), and the Songwriter (the underlying song).
What You’ll Be Able to Do
Capture any source
Choose the right microphone and placement for vocals, drums, guitars, strings, and rooms — and know why it works.
Run the room
Acoustics, monitoring, and gain staging — build a space and a signal chain you can actually trust.
Master Pro Tools
From first launch to final bounce: sessions, recording, editing, comping, and the workflows working engineers use every day.
Mix with intent
EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and automation used for reasons you can name — not presets you can’t explain.
Finish records
Mastering, loudness targets, and delivery — plus the chapters most courses skip: post-production and live sound.
Handle the business
Contracts, royalties, splits, and licensing — the business chapter is written by a practicing entertainment attorney.
The Full Curriculum
Six parts, 22 chapters. Chapter 1 and the Introduction are free to read — judge the depth for yourself.
Foundations
1The Studio and Its Players2Sound Theory3Music Theory4Analog and Digital SoundCapturing Sound: Microphones, Acoustics & Gear
5Microphone Basics6Advanced Microphone Technique7Studio Acoustics and Monitoring8Cables and Patchbays9Studio Equipment10Instruments and MIDIPro Tools
11Pro Tools: Introduction12Pro Tools: Recording13Pro Tools: Music Production14Pro Tools: Audio EditingMixing & Processing
15Equalization16Dynamics Processing17Time-Based Effects18Pro Tools: MixingMastering, Post-Production & Delivery
19Mastering20Pro Tools: Post-Production, Podcasts, Live Sound & Game AudioThe Profession & the Future
21The Business of Audio22AI and the Future of AudioEverything Included
All 22 chapters
The complete text of the 858-page book — sound theory and microphones through Pro Tools, mixing, mastering, and the business of audio.
Graded quizzes
Multiple-choice questions through the chapters, graded instantly with the reasoning shown.
Final exam & certificate
Pass the comprehensive final exam and earn a certificate of completion signed by the author.
A real multitrack session
The full “Moments Unaware” Pro Tools session and multitracks — track, edit, mix, and master a real record, then compare against the release.
Pro Tools templates
Three ready-to-use templates — Recording & Mixing, Beat Production, and ADR/Post — with the book’s routing already in place.
The video episodes
The IN THE STUDIO with Asaf Fulks episodes the exercises reference, filmed at the studio.
Finish With Proof
Pass the comprehensive final exam and this is yours — printable, shareable, signed by the author.
Certificate of Completion
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Asaf Fulks · The OC Recording Company
From Students of This Curriculum
“Thank you to my teacher and mentor Asaf Fulks and everybody at The OC Recording — they have really enabled me to take my music to the next level and help me progress as an artist. I have already seen tremendous progression in my writing, production and engineering. IN THE STUDIO is the place to be!”
“There was something so fascinating about coming to school and being in a professional recording studio for every lesson. I learned so much more here at such a faster pace than I ever thought possible. I wouldn’t be lying if I told you that The OC Recording Company changed my life.”
“The textbook is straight to the point. I couldn’t have been happier with the results from the program and my audio career is on track to take off.”
“His book is very in-depth and he was very VERY patient with me. I knew NOTHING about music production but after our classes, I uploaded my first song. Asaf is all that PLUS a good teacher.”
Learn From a Working Professional
Asaf Fulks founded The OC Recording Company in 2005. What started as a one-room operation grew into a full-service recording studio, record label, music publisher, and accredited audio school. Over two decades he has produced thousands of songs across every major genre, engineered for Platinum and Grammy-winning artists, earned a Gold Record, mixed three #1 hit records, and placed work with Netflix, Disney, MTV, ESPN, Showtime, Fox, and SYFY.
He is a licensed California attorney — the business chapter is written from real contracts, not theory — and the creator of StemDesk, the AI mixing platform. The AI chapter was written by someone actually building the tools.
Former Grammy Voting Member2016 Producer of the YearPro Tools CertifiedWaves Audio CertifiedAES MemberU.S. Patent HolderB.A. Computer ScienceJ.D. magna cum laude
Three Ways In
Self-paced
This course — $49
The full curriculum, online, at your pace. Quizzes, the final exam, your certificate, and every companion download. One payment, lifetime access.
With the author
The OC Recording School
Study with Asaf himself — one-on-one, in the studio or online, in the accredited certificate program this book grew out of.
About the school →The tool
StemDesk
“From a single stereo file to a full mix session.” The author’s AI mixing platform: stem separation and a complete mix through real VST3 processing — plus 17 pro plugins. Free tier available.
Get StemDesk →Questions, Answered
What exactly do I get?
The complete 22-chapter curriculum — the full text of the 858-page book — plus graded practice quizzes, the comprehensive final exam, a certificate of completion, and the companion downloads: the full multitrack practice session, three Pro Tools templates, and the impulse-response pack.
How long do I have access?
For life. One payment, no subscription. Sign back in anytime, on any device, with just your email.
Do I need Pro Tools?
Pro Tools is the reference DAW, taught from first launch onward. Every workflow chapter also includes an “Across the DAWs” sidebar translating the lesson to Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Studio One, and Reaper — and there’s a dedicated guide to completing every exercise in any DAW.
Do I need expensive gear?
No. A computer and a pair of headphones are enough to start. The book teaches you what gear does and when it matters — there’s a whole guide on how to buy gear so that when you do spend, you spend once.
What is the certificate?
Pass the final exam and you earn a certificate of completion from The OC Recording Company, signed by the author. It is a course credential, separate from the accredited in-person certificate program at The OC Recording School — if you want that, enroll at the school.
What is your refund policy?
Every enrolment is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. If the course isn’t for you, email info@theforumpress.com within 14 days of purchase and we’ll refund you in full — no questions asked. Refunded purchases lose course access, and any certificate issued under a refunded purchase is void.
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