Sound Engineering

Diploma in Sound Engineering

• And then there was sound: The history of sound recording

  The history of sound recording, processing, reproduction and the influence of the technology on our current applications

• The wonderful world of sound

  An overview of what a digital audio workstation (DAW) is, how to operate it and the fundamental principles of sound

• What do all the numbers mean?

  Introduction into reading meters, time and tempo in DAW's

• Music theory for sound engineers and producers (Part A)

  Introduction to pitch, timbre, musical notes, how to build chords, midi, velocity

• Real vs digital acoustics

  Sound propagation and the addition of spatial elements in a recording

• Microphones: The secret to beautiful recordings

  Introduction into the mechanics of microphone design and function, noise levels, polarity and how to record a voice

• Clean it up!

  Signal to noise ratios, remove unwanted noise and learn to read and reduce noise profiles in Audacity

• Feel the pressure

  Introduction into dynamic control through applying basic compression techniques