Audio Engineering & Music Production

The Audio Engineering & Music Production course at SACAC is designed to provide each student with the right mix of theory, practical and project exposure. The course provides its students with:

• The state- of- the art professional audio recording and production set ups
• Personal and individual attention/guidance from experienced faculty
• Intensive workshops by visiting audio professionals
• Opportunity to discover finer details of expertise in specific situations like live recording, mixing/mastering, acoustic design, sequencing/sampling
• Exposure to live projects like concert recordings, music project dubbings
• Regular music appreciation, interactions with musicians and active listening sessions

Experienced faculty guides the students through this intense one year Audio Engineering & Music Production which equips them to work in state-of-the-art professional audio recording and production setups. The well equipped on campus studio facility and access to latest technology & gadgets used for live projects gives each student the ideal 'on the floor' edge needed to make a mark in this highly specialized profession.

Regular music appreciation, musician interaction and active listening sessions enhance the sense of aesthetics leading to the student's holistic development. Projects done during the course serve as a portfolio for the students when they venture into the professional world of audio recording and technology.

In recent times, Digital formats have become the norm in the audio recording industry. Be it film, advertising or the music industry - the technical standard of the output we hear has considerably gone up. Professionals in this field have successfully kept themselves in tune with the changing winds of technology all across the globe. Today in India, we have a number of world-class audio production houses, project studios and live sound setups. As a result, this complex industry today has much to offer as career options to aspiring professionals.

While the course equips the student with the requisite skills for the industry, it is ultimately the student’s hard work and persistence which will set him apart from the flock.

Qualification:

• 10+12 with Science background
• Graduation with any Stream
• Admission is subject to an aptitude test followed by interview.

Attributes:

• A creative and innovative bent of mind
• Interest in Music
• Knowledge of basic computer operations

Curriculum

Semester I

Introduction

• Role of Audio Design
• Sound And Hearing

Acoustics Electronics

• Simple and Complex Wave Forms
• Vibrating Systems
• Properties Of Sound Waves
• Resonant Modes
• Room Ratios
• Sound Insulation & Absorption
• Control Room Design
• Monitor Placement
• Sound Proofing

DAW and ProTools

• Digital Audio Basics
• MIDI
• Digital Editing Basics
• ProTools
• Editing Tools
• Using ProTools
• Editing
• Inserts and Plug-Ins
• Mixing in ProTools
• Bussing
• EQ
• Reverb
• Convolution Reverb
• MS Techniques

Semester II

Sound Design

• Audio For Pictures (Elective)
• Critical Listening
• Auditory Perception
• Timbre
• Sound And Narrative
• Synthesis
• Sampling
• Pre Production

Audio For Pictures

• History of Sound for Pictures
• Audio Post-production Overview
• Soundtrack Analysis
• Time Code
• Production Sound Recording Techniques
• Dialogue Editing
• Sound Effects Recording/Editing/Logging