Program Summary
AUDIO TECHNOLOGY I - Certificate of Achievement
2019 - 2020, 2020 - 2021, 2021 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025
Audio Technology I is a specialized certificated program that teaches the process of engineering and recording music. Students learn the fundamentals of audio technology, including sound characteristics, signal flow, console functions, microphone types and techniques, signal processing, audio equipment, studio procedures, equipment design, cables and multi-track recording and mixing techniques. Projects are assigned to emphasize and improve specific skills, from recording basic tracks through editing a finished mix. The industry standard and embraced AVID Pro Tools HDX System and AVID S6 M40 console or newer are used exclusively throughout all courses.
Career Opportunities
Audio Technology I provides the necessary foundation for the Music and Recording Arts Industry. It includes an introduction to current and relevant recording equipment, AVID Pro Tools recording software, planning, scheduling and producing a recording session, and editing and mixing techniques that produce a portfolio of work for internships and job opportunities.
Required Courses (16 credits)
Units: 16.0
MUS 240
RECORDING ARTS I: FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
3.0
MUS 241
RECORDING ARTS II: STUDIO WORKSHOP
3.0
MUS 242
RECORDING ARTS III: ADVANCED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
3.0
MUS 243
RECORDING ARTS IV: STUDIO WORKSHOP II
4.0
MUS 201
FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC (MUSIC THEORY I)
3.0
Total: 16.0
Program Outcomes
Identify the different techniques and essential equipment used for recording music.
Student recording session participation and comprehensive final examination
Apply the concepts of sound physics and acoustics to the recording process
Student recording session participation.
Record and track any instrument or voice with proper levels and balance.
Student recording session participation.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of audio systems including outboard gear.
Student recording session participation, instructor evaluation and comprehensive final examination.
Apply musical best practices to an audio project (musicianship).
Practice mixes with feedback/evaluation by instructor.
Comprehend the aesthetic contribution of sound to media.
Student listening assignments of various genres of acoustic instruments and voices. Instructor feedback and evaluation of printed reports.
Utilize the techniques and process of sound recordings in Pro Tools.
Student recording session participation, comprehensive final examination and student final CD mixes.
Effectively edit and process sound for CD.
Final project student portfolios submitted to instructor for listening evaluation.