Audio Workshops
Act 48 approved workshop for PA licensed teachers. To get credits, instructors must take the Basic, Intermediate & Advanced workshops together.
Summer Audio
Students will gain a basic understanding of the audio chain, sound fundamentals and the recording processes including an overview of microphones, headphones, speakers, cables, and basic recording devices.
Join us for a fun and informative 4 days that will get you on your way to producing quality recordings!
- The Audio Chain
- Sound & Hearing
- Speakers & Microphones
- The DAW
Dates & Times: Monday thru Thursday June 23 – 26, 2025 – from 10am to 3pm
Location: 238 Main St., McSherrystown, PA 17344
Price: $500
Basic Audio Production
Students will gain a basic understanding of the audio chain, and the recording processes including an overview of microphones, headphones, speakers, and recording devices.
• The Audio Chain
• Sound & Hearing
• Speakers & Microphones • The DAW
Dates & Times: February 8, 2025, 10am-3pm
Location: 238 Main St., McSherrystown, PA 17344 Price: $500
Advanced Audio Recording
Students will gain a solid understanding of the recording process from recording equipment, the audio chain, and editing “on the fly.” Students will apply the techniques learned to capture music in a professional recording studio, as well as a smaller scale recording system.
• Complex Multi-channel recording setups • Live recording of multiple instrumentalists • Overdubbing
Dates & Times: February 15, 2025, 10am-3pm
Location: 238 Main Street, McSherrystown, PA 17344 Price: $500
Advanced Audio Post Production
Gain a solid understanding of the DAW and plug-ins used in the professional industry. This workshop will cover post-production techniques including frequency equalization, dynamic range processing, and special effects.
• Advanced Audio Editing in the DAW
• Plug-in Knowledge and Application
• Audio Production for Multi-media Applications • Taking a “static mix” to the next level
Dates & Times: February 22, 2025, 10am-3pm
Location: 238 Main Street, McSherrystown, PA 17344 Price: $500
Pro Tools Certification
Why Get Certified?
In a rapidly expanding industry and community, it takes hard work and dedication, as well as the occasional set of appropriate credentials to set yourself apart from the competition. There are many audio enthusiasts out there, but only a fraction of them have a Specialist Certification. Set yourself apart, get employed, then make a living doing something you love.
Why Pro Tools?
Avid Pro Tools is the industry standard audio recording and editing software; not only for music, but the audio industry as a whole. The vast majority of large-scale production companies in the world are using Avid products.
What you will experience:
- Learn LIVE from an Avid Certified Instructor with a decade of experience utilizing Pro Tools in a professional, as well as an educational capacity in the classroom. We know all too well that it’s easy to be hypnotized by a talking head on a screen. We promise you’ll get all of the information you need, and we’ll make it fun for you with an engaging class with no boring pre-recorded lectures.
- Small class sizes of no more than 10 students. This will ensure plenty of time for questions and conversation in general.
- NO SCREEN SHARING. We all know how obnoxious it is trying to bounce around between various windows and keeping track of who’s seeing what. All you need to worry about is logging in to the meeting and focusing on learning Pro Tools.
- Supreme audio streaming quality via WebEx. We’ve tried Zoom, you’ve tried Zoom, we’ve all tried Zoom. WebEx is leading the pack in the preservation of audio fidelity in a streaming platform.
What you will receive:
- Certificate of Completion from the Academy for Media Production
- Certificate of Completion from Avid
- Specialist Certification status from Avid
- Certified: Specialist Badge from Avid
- A tuition scholarship for use in our full diploma program, should you decide to take your education to the next level.
Schedule:
The class is run in something of a “bootcamp” capacity and will require two weeks of your time.
Class runs beginning on the second Monday of every month and runs Monday-Wednesday from 2pm-6pmEST.
If you have any questions email [email protected]