Eligibility for Certificate in Sound Engineering

Pre-requisites:

• 12th passing certificate or (equivalent education certificates)
• Basic vocational proficiency in English and Hindi preferred.

Course Objectives

This comprehensive 3 month course is focused on building strong foundations in audio recording and mixing workflows. By the end of the course, you will:

• Have a strong foundation in the physics of sound.
• Have learned an industry recognised and popular music production software - Cubase.
• Have a grasp and understanding of consoles and studio workflows using analog and digital audio equipment.
• Learn to evaluate, operate and place microphones for recordings in various mono, stereo and multi miking setups.
• Learn to evaluate the audio spectrum through critical listening exercises.
• Become proficient in the art of multitrack song mixing, employing an industry standard mixing workflow.

Learning Outcomes

• The aim of this course is to help musicians and audio enthusiasts become proficient in the art of recording, with a firm grasp on the operating principles of microphones and miking techniques.
• The course will serve to give students a first hand working experience in an industry wide recognised DAW - Cubase. This digital audio workstation is popular and encompasses all the tools for music independent, and professional music production.
• Consoles are an integral part of audio recording and mixing. These would be covered in good detail to students, which enables them to have a firm grasp on the operating principles of the consoles, signal routing and gain staging for recording and mixing music.
• The various types of microphone design, polar patterns, mono, stereo and multi miking techniques will be covered in good detail and give students a practical understanding of the various scenarios in which these are used.
• Crucial is the importance of trained ears in decision making as an audio engineer. Students are exposed to various skill building exercises to learn and discern any ongoings with narrower bands of the frequency range and thereby create balance across the sound stage.