Classes Start: January and September

Our Audio Production & Engineering Program encompasses fundamental and advanced audio theory as well as production skill-sets required in the recording industry, the film and television post production industry, and today's high-tech audio environment. The vast experience of Metalworks Studios has infused this curriculum with a wealth of in-depth knowledge, derived from real-world success, resulting in a program designed to optimize your future opportunities in the recording industry.

Classes include topics such as: Recording Engineering, Live Sound, Radio Broadcast, Television Broadcast, Mixing, Mastering, Production, Sound Design, Internet Audio, Post-Audio for Film & TV, Foley Recording/Editing, Dialogue Editing, Music Editing Sound Effects Editing, and Game Audio.

Our comprehensive learning environment will provide intensive practical experience in an array of diverse audio settings. Our labs and studios are equipped with SSL & Digidesign ICON consoles, Pro Tools HD 3 systems, all running the latest versions of industry standard software. The one-year program is divided into three terms of fourteen weeks each, and provides the student with over 1000 hours of instruction and preparation.

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Exciting Career Opportunities in Audio

Music Industry

  • Record Producer
  • Production Coordinator
  • Recording Engineer
  • Assistant Engineer
  • Re-Mix Engineer
  • Mastering Engineer
  • ProTools Editor
  • MIDI Programmer
  • Studio Manager

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

Show Production/Live Sound

  • Theater Sound Designer
  • Concert Sound Reinforcement Engineer
  • Front of House Mixer
  • Monitor Mixer
  • Acoustic Analysis Engineer
  • Cruise Line Audio Technician
  • Hotel and Resort Technical Services

Technical/Maintenance/Retail

  • Machine Room Operator
  • Maintenance Engineer
  • Audio Products Test Engineer
  • Audio Retail Sales Associate
  • Audio Product Specialist

Sound Specialists

  • Music Therapist
  • Musicologist
  • Forensic Audiologist

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
  • Music Supervisor
  • Music Coordinator
  • Music Contractor
  • Re-recording Mixer
  • Sound Transfer Engineer
  • Television Post-production Editor /Mixer
  • Duplication Technician
  • Broadcast Engineer
  • Remote Broadcast Engineer
  • Remote Broadcast Mixer
  • Board Operator
  • Radio Production Engineer/Producer
  • Digital Re-mastering Engineer

Education

  • Audio Educator
  • Technical Writer / Evaluator

Studio/Theater Design

  • Studio Designer
  • Acoustical Engineer
  • Acoustic Consultant
  • Home Theater Designer/Installer
  • Audio Systems Contactor/Systems Installer

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Audio Production & Engineering
Program Outline:

Level 1

  • Recording Engineering Theory I
  • Music Theory I
  • Music Production I
  • Acoustics I
  • Digital Audio Theory I
  • Musical Styles & Genres
  • Recording Engineering Studio I
  • Midi & Synthesis Theory
  • Digital Audio / MIDI Lab I
  • Entertainment Industry Overview
  • Audio Post-Production Theory I
  • New Media & Guest Lecture Series

Level 2

  • Recording Engineering Theory II
  • Music Theory II
  • Music Production II
  • Acoustics II & Studio Design
  • Digital Audio Theory II
  • Song Writing Analysis
  • Recording Engineering Studio II
  • Audio Logistics II & Electronics
  • Digital Audio / MIDI Lab II
  • Audio Post-Production Theory II
  • Audio Post-Production Lab I
  • New Media & Guest Lecture Series

Level 3

  • Recording Engineering Theory III
  • Music Theory III / Critical Listening
  • Music Production III
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Show Production / Live Sound
  • Employment Strategies
  • Recording Engineering Studio III
  • Audio Logistics III & Electronics Lab
  • Digital Audio / MIDI Lab III
  • Business & Contracts
  • Game Audio
  • Audio Post-Production Lab II
  • New Media & Guest Lecture Series
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