| PROFESSIONAL SOUND - Audio Production Major - 2 years
Classes Start: January and September
For those students seeking a career exclusievly in audio, we offer our Professional Sound - Audio Production Major. This two-year program, with a curriculum encompassing all aspects of the audio world, from recording, mixing, and engineering inside the studio control room to the live stage, is the professional sound engineer's ultimate educational experience.
Designed to maximize students’ career opportunities in
the multi-faceted music and audio worlds, this program prepares
the student for the digital audio future, but does not ignore the essential
fundamentals of analog technology. The courseware components of
the program encompass everything from pop music production and
post-audio for TV, to audio deployment on the internet and the
newest digital protocols. The award-winning recording and production
history of Metalworks Studios combined with the vast resume of
Metalworks’ live event division, has infused this curriculum
with a wealth of in-depth knowledge for both in the studio and on live event shows, derived from extensive experience
with real-world applications.
This “double audio” program provides the student
with intensive theoretical and practical exercises, and allows
hands-on training on industry leading hardware and software in
our state-of-the-art digital audio labs and recording studios.
The program is split into 6 semesters of 14 weeks each over the
2 year period of study. A combination of lectures, case studies,
and technical education labs during this period will aggregate
between 1700 and 1900 hours of instruction.
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Exciting Career Opportunities in Audio
Music Industry
- Record Producer
- Production Coordinator
- Recording Engineer
- Assistant Engineer
- Re-Mix Engineer
- Mastering Engineer
- Pro Tools Editor
- MIDI Programmer
- Studio Manager
Film & Television
- Production Recordist /Mixer
- Boom Operator
- Playback Operator
- Post-Production Supervisor
- Sound Designer
- Dialogue Editor
- Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR) Producer
- ADR Recordist
- ADR Editor
- Foley Recordist
- Foley Editor
- Foley Mixer
- Sound Effects Editor
- Sound Effects Pre-mixer
- Film Composer
- Music Editor
- Score Mixer
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Front of House Engineer
- Monitor Engineer
- Sound Crew
- Acoustic Analysis Engineer
- Line-Array Technician
- Hotel and Resort Technical Services
- Theater Sound Designer
- House of Worship Technical Engineer
- Corporate Audio Visual Technician
Digital Media
- CD ROM Author / Interactive Developer / Designer
- DVD Author / Interactive Developer / Designer
- Audio Programmer
- Multimedia Engineer
- Audio Technology Developer
- Audio Design Engineer
- Internet Audio Designer
- Cellular Communications Sound Designer
- Game Audio Sound Designer
- Game Audio Sound Editor
- CD-ROM Producer
- Audio Software Designer
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full program details including enrollment information and costs.
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Applying to the Metalworks Institute:
When you are ready, there are two ways to apply. Download our PDF application
form or fill out the online application.
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Professional Sound & Business
Audio Production Major
Program Outline:
Level 1
- Recording Engineering Theory I
- Music Theory I
- Music Production I
- Principles of Sound & Acoustics I
- Principles of Digital Audio I
- Audio Post Production Theory I
- Midi & Synthesis Theory
- Recording Engineering Studio I
- Principles of Digital Audio Lab I
- Guest Lecture Series
Level 2
- Recording Engineering Theory II
- Music Theory II
- Music Production II
- Principles of Acoustics II
- Principles of Digital Audio II
- Audio Post-Production Theory II
- Recording Engineering Studio II
- Audio Post-Production Lab I
- Principles of Digital Audio Lab II
- MIDI Lab I
- Guest Lecture Series
Level 3
- Recording Engineering Theory III
- Music Theory II & Critical Listening
- Music Production III
- Acoustics III - Psychoacoustics
- Audio Logistics II & Electronics Lab
- Recording Engineering Studio III
- Audio Post-Production Lab II
- Digital Audio Lab III
- Midi Lab II
- Guest Lecture Series
Level 4
- Event Production & Management I
- Electricity and Electronics I
- Show Production Systems I
- Show Production Systems Workshop I
- Guest Lecture Series
Level 5
- Entertainment Agreements & Contracts I
- Event Production & Management II
- Electricity & Electronics II
- Electricity & Electronics Lab
- Show Production Systems II
- Show Production Systems Workshop II
- Audio Signal Processing Lab
- Audio Signal Processing Lab
- Guest Lecture Series
Level 6
- System Installation Technologies
- Lighting Principles
- Lighting Principles Workshop
- System Maintenance
- System Maintenance Lab
- Show Production Systems III
- Show Production Systems Workshop III
- Event Production & Management III
- Guest Lecture Series
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