This short course in Sound Engineering is designed to provide students with the foundation theory and basic skills and know-how of sound engineering, including how to set up and record in a studio, mix audio, use effects & processors, and do basic post-production in ProTools®.

Lectures are presented in a ProTools® Sound Lab equipped with Mac workstations, each with a ProTools® soundcard.

Students will have projects to complete during this six-week course and their work will be assessed.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Theory of sound and acoustics
• Microphones
• Studio layout, signal flow and mixing desks.
• Basic recording techniques
• Dynamic signal processors (EQ, compression, gating & limiting)
• Effects signal processors (reverb, delay etc)
• Basic mixing techniques
• Basic post-production in ProTools®

Admission requirements

• Matric, or Grade 10, with basic computer skills.

Job Opportunities

Successful graduates might well be able to setup their own home studio, or work as an entry-level assistant engineer at a commercial studio, or in a radio or television station. They could record demo albums, record and produce their own work, or work as an engineer for a company that does live sound.