Using an Oscilloscope for Music Production Explained®

“Using an Oscilloscope for Music Production Explained®” demonstrates practical ways an oscilloscope can be used to analyze audio and support production decisions. In this course, Larry Holcombe explores how waveform visualization can help you better understand audio processing, phase relationships, and dynamics. The training begins by examining kick drums, including analyzing transient level, tail length, and fundamental pitch. You'll also learn how an oscilloscope can be used to check phase coherence when layering kick samples. Next, the course explores how visual feedback can help you evaluate the effects of compression, transient shaping, and saturation. Additional lessons demonstrate how to examine the phase relationship between kick and bass and use the oscilloscope when setting attack times for sidechain processing. The series concludes by exploring how transients influence front-to-back depth in a mix and how waveform visualization can assist when evaluating loudness throughout the production process.