Short Course: Music Recording Essentials
Australia
Course Overview
Discover the techniques used to capture high-quality sound across a variety of settings. This course guides you through music recording in studios, live performances, and field environments, helping you understand microphone placement, signal flow, and capturing clear, balanced audio. You’ll gain practical experience working with different recording scenarios, learning how to adapt your approach to suit the context and create professional results. Along the way, you’ll build skills that can be applied immediately in school projects, performances, or personal creative work.
Delivered in partnership with GEM College, RTO 0366.
Price range: $599.00 through $799.00
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How You’ll Learn
- Interactive lessons, video based resources
- Hands-on practice recording in multiple contexts and setups
- Experimenting with techniques to capture clear, balanced sound
Assessment Tasks
- Create recordings in 3 different industry contexts
- Podcast episode with 2 live mics & an external sound source
- Musical artist / band / ensemble with a minimum of two microphones
- Field recording to create a high-quality ambient soundscape of your own design
- Complete project documentation
- Complete quizzes to demonstrate your understanding
Duration
Depending on your level of existing skills and knowledge, we recommend that you allow 35 – 40 hours to complete this course. The course must be completed within 6 months of the enrolment date.
By the end of this course
- Produce high-quality recordings in studio, live, and field settings
- Confidently select and position microphones for different sources
- Apply workflows and techniques used in professional audio recording
- Upon successful completion, receive a Statement of Attainment for CUASOU415 Record sound, from GEM College (RTO 0366). and your digital badge from Music EDnet