Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke has lived in Nashville only 3 years, but in that time has quickly built up a list of major album credits. Mostly due to his work with legendary Christian producer Brown Bannister, Sternke has worked closely in the studio with MercyMe (digital editing, engineering, background vocals), Third Day (engineering), Amy Grant (digital editing) and many others. Before moving to Nashville, he received a Recording Arts degree from Full Sail in Orlando, FL. In addition to his studio work, Sternke also fronts the Christian band Rend The Heavens.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke shares about his experiences as an independent producer and artist, gives his advice for those interested in production, and shares some basic tips for setting up a home studio on a budget.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke shares his views on how to best approach artists when producing a record. He explains how respecting an artist and their creativity will lead to better results in the studio, and choosing words wisely as a producer can dramatically affect the mood of the artist, and therefore the outcome of a project.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke gives an informative and practical introduction to the world’s most popular digital audio workstation—Digidesign’s Pro Tools.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke gives an introduction to Digidesign’s Pro Tools software, including differences between Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke shows some of the available interfaces for Pro Tools LE, including the several variations of the Mbox2 as well as the 003 interfaces.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke demonstrates how to create a new session in Pro Tools, create a click track, set the session tempo, and prepare a track for recording.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke demonstrates some intermediate features within Pro Tools, including edit modes, importing audio, and basic mixing.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke introduces the complex and versatile edit window inside Pro Tools, including edit groups, track show/hide, and the regions bin.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke shares about how he got started in the music business. He explains how coming from a musical family led him eventually into production and engineering. After attending Full Sail Recording Arts School in Florida, he moved to Nashville and began working for producer Brown Bannister.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke describes the four edit modes within Pro Tools—shuffle mode, slip mode, spot mode, and grid mode—and explains how to use each to your advantage when recording.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke thoroughly explains each of the six edit tools inside Pro Tools, and demonstrates examples of properly using each to help your workflow.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke gives a brief introduction to the mix window inside Pro Tools, and demonstrates how to use effects plugins.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke demonstrates many of the advanced features of Pro Tools, including more in-depth editing and mixing features.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke demonstrates the practical applications of the main counter selector and the expanded transport inside Pro Tools.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke demonstrates the ease of editing in Pro Tools, including copying and pasting regions as well as duplicating and repeating.
Producer, engineer & songwriter Aaron Sternke demonstrates the versatility of using edit and mix groups in Pro Tools, and suggests how to use them to make workflow faster.
