REC RECORD IT RIGHT · NEW MINI COURSE

Foley course · Before the station

Record it right.

You have a mic, a few props and the room you have. This course shows you how to get clean, usable Foley out of exactly that, before you build anything.

Free lessonJoin the waitlist → 11 lessonsSee what's inside →

Everyone on the waitlist gets the lesson Calibrate Your Speakers and my Foley props list free, straight away.

Bastian Gerner holding a bowl and a plate, explaining Foley props on his stage

Bastian Gerner · from the course

11 lessonstwo parts, about two hours, recorded on my Foley stage

Free lessonCalibrate Your Speakers, for everyone on the waitlist

GANG Nominee 2025Best Game Foley — Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

100% live craftevery sound performed by hand — no AI-generated audio

Cue 01// The problem

Bad Foley starts before rec.

Most recordings are decided before you press record. It's easy to edit a good sound. A bad sound can't be rescued with editing.

MONITORYour volume changes every session. Calibrate once and stop touching it.
LEVELImpacts clip, quiet moves vanish. A reference level and clean gain staging.
CHAINYou fix everything in the edit. EQ, transient shaper and compressor set before you record.
DISTANCEThe mic is too close, every prop sounds boomy. Mic distance and performance that fit the scene.
PROPSYou don't know what to collect. The essential props, and how they work on a real film.

Cue 02// What's inside

Two parts. Two hours.

Recorded on my Foley stage, with the same mic, chain and props I use for paid work.

Part 1, setup and recording. Monitoring, levels, chain, mic distance, room and contact mics.
Part 2, props. The essential props explained, then used on scenes from a real film.
No station needed. A mic, a few props and the room you have.

CUE SHEET · PART 19 LESSONS · 00:30:06

1-01Why record it right01:35

1-02Calibrate your speakersFree for the waitlist.05:38

1-03Reference level and gain staging04:37

1-04Headphones while recording01:51

1-05The recording chain: EQ02:29

1-06Transient shaper and compressor03:05

1-07Mic distance and performance20 cm vs. 40 cm, and what changes.03:21

1-08Room and mic choice03:13

1-09Contact mics and wrap-upA mic that records the object's vibration.04:17

CUE SHEET · PART 22 SESSIONS · 01:30:58

2-AThe essential props, explainedWhat to collect, what each prop is for, how to handle it.47:21

2-BProps in a real projectScenes from a real film. The film isn't shown, only how the props are used.43:37

Total runtime 02:01:04

Cue 03// Props

Look for the sound.

No special gear shop. Start with your household, then the street, flea markets and cheap shops.

Bastian performing a prop at the microphone — At the mic

Bastian performing with a paper bag — Paper bag

Bastian performing with a folding hand fan — Folding fan

Bastian holding a red plastic jerrycan — Plastic jerrycan

Bastian talking to camera on his Foley stage during session 2-B — Session 2-B

Bastian holding a bowl and a plate during session 2-A — Bowl and plate

Always make sure to not look for the item, but look for the sound.

Bastian Gerner · Foley Artist

Bastian reaching for a prop on his Foley stage, microphone and DAW in view — The Foley stage · Session 2-B, props in a real project

Cue 04// Who it's for

Before the station.

Starting out

You have a mic, not a stage.

You want to record Foley at home or in your edit suite, with what's already there. No surfaces, no station yet.

Coming from music or post

You know audio, not Foley.

You come from music, editing or sound design and want recordings that are clean before they reach the edit.

Ready for more

Want to build surfaces?

That's the next step: Foley Station Setup. This course comes before it.

Cue 05// Price

Small course. Small price.

Record It Right is the first step, so it costs less than Foley Station Setup.

Course

€29

All 11 lessons, about two hours.

Course + sound library

€39

The course plus the companion sound library.

Waitlist launch offer

€29~~€39~~

Course and sound library for the course price. Only for the waitlist, only at launch.

Join the waitlist

Cue 06// Your teacher

Bastian Gerner.

Bastian Gerner · Foley Artist · Sound Supervisor · Educator

I'm Bastian Gerner, a German Foley artist with more than 15 years in film and AAA game audio. As Senior Foley Artist at Ubisoft Düsseldorf I recorded AAA Foley inside an 11 m² booth for more than four years, on titles including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Assassin's Creed Nexus VR.

I learned this with mentors on real productions. This course is the part I wish someone had shown me on day one.

15+years in sound post

100+credits on

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4+years in-house at Ubisoft

Cue 07// Where this fits

Start here. Go further.

You are hereRecord It RightMic, chain, room and props. Clean recordings with what you have.

Next · €49Foley Station SetupBuild your surfaces and record footsteps and impacts from your home studio. All stepsLearn FoleyThe whole path, from free manuals to the Guild and Hands On Sound.

Cue 08// Questions

Before you ask.

Do I need a Foley Station for this? +

No. This course comes before the station. You work with a mic, a few props and the room you have.

What do I need? +

A microphone, an audio interface, headphones and a reasonably dry room. It doesn't have to be a perfectly measured studio, but an empty tiled basement won't work.

When does the course open? +

The date isn't set yet. Everyone on the waitlist gets an email when enrollment opens, before anyone else.

What's the free lesson? +

Lesson 1-02, Calibrate Your Speakers. You get it together with the Foley props list right after you confirm your email.

Do you use AI to generate sound? +

No. Everything here is live, performed Foley. That's the whole point.

Get it first.

You get the speaker calibration lesson and my props list right away. When Record It Right opens, the waitlist hears first and gets the sound library included.