Course Number: VAE3 – The ONLY "one-on-one", fixed duration serious training course in Audio Engineering in Australia!
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15 x 2.5hr lessons (fixed duration - one on one training)
No Exams |
| Pre-requisites: |
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Phone Interview |
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Full-time (2.5h/day, 3 days/week) or Part-time (2.5h/day, 1 day/week)= $2,545
Optional text book available for $100 |
MODULE 1: Basics
Acoustics and the Physics of Sound
MODULE 2: Recording Equipment & Techniques
2.1. Microphones
Types, Polar Patterns, Features & Techniques
2.2. Multitrack Recorders
Analogue, Digital, ADAT & Hard-Disk Recorders
2.3. Mastering Machines
Analogue 2 track, DAT, Hard-Disk Recorders
2.4. Live Recording Equipment
2.5. Analogue Console: Live & Studio
Routing, Electronics Basics, Main Section, Master Section, Groups, Meters, Master Output/Input Section
2.6. Digital Console
Operation, Digital & Fibre-optic Interfaces, Full Automation
2.7. Effects & Processors
Reverb, Delay, Chorus/Phaser/Flanger, Pitch Change, Compression, Expansion, Limiting, Gates etc.
2.8. Patch Bay
2.9. Monitors & P.A. Systems
Construction, Studio Monitors, P.A. Systems, Crossovers
2.10. Amplifiers & Power Supplies
2.11. Cabling
MODULE 3: MIDI Sequencing & Synchronisation
Synchronisation In detail, SMPTE Timecode, MIDI Timecode, Word Clock
MODULE 4: Recording Techniques, Mixing & Mastering Techniques
Practical recording procedures and techniques, Pre-Mastering, Editing, The Mixing Process, Final Mastering, CD Burning
MODULE 5: Assisted RECORDING Sessions
Recording, Pre-mastering, Editing, Mixing, Final Mastering, CD Burning
This practical & hands on course is designed to be a cut down version of the level IV course. It is designed to help students who have their own equipment/ studio & want to learn how to use it to record and mix music properly, and then further develop their skills in their own time.
