Colleges and Universities Offering Certificate in Audio Production in South Africa

Institutions Offering Certificate in Audio Production

•  SouthWest Media College, Johannesburg  
  (a) Pro Tools Fundamentals
  
  Course content:
  
  (i) Selecting and Navigating
  
  (ii) Basic Editing Techniques
  
  (iii) Basic Mixing Techniques
  
  (iv) Introduction and Background
  
  (v) Getting Inside Pro Tools
  
  (vi)Creating Your First Session
  
  (vii) Making Your First Audio Recording
  
  (viii) Importing Media Into Your Session
  
  (ix) Making Your First MIDI Recording
  
  
  Course requirements: Grade 11 certificate or an equivalent qualification
  
  
  Admission fee: R 1 000
  
  
  Tuition fee: R 5 000
  
  Deposit: R 1 000
  
  Monthly: R 2 000 X 2
  
  Total: R 5 000
  
  
  Program duration: Three months
  
  
  (b) Studio recording operations
  
  
  Course content:
  
  (i) Basic Sound Production
  
  (ii) Sound Editing
  
  (iii) Live Sound Setup
  
  (iv) Studio equipment and connections
  
  (v) Digital Audio Workstation
  
  
  Minimum requirements: Grade 11 certificate or an equivalent qualification
  
  Admission fee: R 2 000
  
  Tuition fee: R 8 000
  
  Deposit: R 2 000
  
  Monthly: R 2 000 X 3
  
  Total: R 10 000
  
  
  Program duration: 5 months
  
  
  (c) Audio mixing techniques
  
  
  Course content:
  
  (i) Reverberation & Spatial Delays
  
  (ii) 3D Mixes, Blending, EQing
  
  (iii) Tape Delays, Ping Pong, Dubstyle
  
  (iv) Modulation & Distortion FX
  
  (v) Mixing Vocals
  
  (vi) The Mix Process
  
  (vii) Analogue & 'Inside the Box'
  
  (viii) Image & Balance
  
  (ix) Panning: Creating Stereo Images
  
  (x) Compression, Limiters, Gates
  
  (xi) Equalisation
  
  
  Entry requirements
  
  (i) Grade 11 certificate or an equivalent qualification
  
  (ii) Knowledge of Cubase or Pro Tools
  
  
  Admission fee: R 2 000
  
  Tuition fee: R 8 000
  
  Deposit: R 2 000
  
  Monthly: R 2 000 X 3
  
  Total: R 10 000
  
  
  Program duration: 5 months
  
  
  (d) Audio mastering
  
  The following are some of the areas covered:
  
  (i) Compression
  
  (ii) Practical Dynamics
  
  (iii) Mastering Different Styles
  
  (iv) Advanced Techniques: Mid/Side
  
  (v) Multi Band Compression
  
  (vi) Working on Albums, Compilations
  
  (vii) Editing: Fades, Cross-Fades, Gaps
  
  (viii) Level & Tonal Coherence
  
  (ix) Preparing Master for Pressing Plant
  
  
  Minimum requirements
  
  (i) Grade 11 certificate or an equivalent qualification
  
  (ii) Knowledge of Cubase or Pro Tools
  
  (iii) Mixing knowledge and experience
  
  
  Registration fee: R 2 000
  
  Tuition fee: R 8 000
  
  Deposit: R 2 000
  
  Monthly: R 2 000 X 3
  
  Total: R 10 000
  
  Course duration: 5 months

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