ENROLL WITH AUDIO ACADEMY

Next Batch Starts on September 27th 2024

COURSE DETAILS

CENTRAL GOVT. CERTIFIED AUDIO ENGINEERING DIPLOMA

Audio Academy is India’s only state of the art audio engineering school with dynamic live sound, studio recording, and music production programs. We offer world-class, practical education in Sound Engineering with our full-time courses that come with a government-approved diploma and an Avid Certification. Our audio school in Bangalore, India is equipped with a Meyer Sound System Live rig and mixing consoles from Avid & Midas. Our spacious and well designed recording studio is rented out on a regular basis for professional music production. This state of the art studio houses the latest Protools 12 HD system with KRK rokit 8 and Adam S3A monitors to compliment our audio recording and mixing course.

PROGRAM

This 12-month program which includes a 2-month internship has been developed by professionals from the industry. To give you an idea, the course is structured around 8 modules. You begin with learning the basics of sound, electronics, rigging & safety. You then move on to understanding speakers & amplifiers, the software (Pro Tools), miking techniques & digital signal processing. By this time you will be proficient in recording & mixing in a studio as well as a live show. You will also be trained in acoustics & system design. To complete the course it is mandatory that you take up the highly acclaimed Avid Pro Tools or Avid Venue certification examination. Accommodation assistance will be provided for students seeking help.

EQUIPMENT

The facility brags of a state of the art studio with a soundproofed & acoustically treated control room & live room. While the studio set up is equipped with a Pro Tools HD System, industry-standard reference audio speakers, and an AVID control surface, the live setup includes Meyer Sound audio system, AVID digital live sound audio mixing consoles & analog audio mixing console along with outboard gear.

FEE

The Course Fee is Rs. 5,50,000/- plus taxes. Help will be provided with Educational Loans if necessary.

TIMINGS

Classes will be held on 4 days of the week for a minimum of 4 hrs a day. Day 5 is dedicated to clearing doubts.

Curriculum

MODULES

Module 1 - Introduction to sound

Basics of sound & structure of sound

Frequency response, Sound level & related

Perception of sound and psychoacoustics

dB & its relationship

The human ear & safety

Introduction to acoustics

Learning to design and read technical riders

Types of industrial cables & connectors

Cable gauge and current carrying capacity

Introduction to equalization

Module 2 - Electronics

Introduction to basic electronics

Introduction to resistors, capacitors & inductors

Theory of AC & DC current

Electricity generation-transmission and distribution. Electrical safety measures.

Theory & application of electromagnetism, Electromagnetic induction

Understanding transformers, Motors and their application

Fundamentals of transistors, vacuum tubes, solid-state devices, Integrated circuits

Project work

Ear training part 1

Module 3 - Amplification & Speaker

Transducers – types, working principles, connections & acoustical filters

Pre Amps – types of preamps, impedance & phantom power

Power Amps – class of power amps, power matching, impedance

Direct Injection (DI)

Crossover filters – In-depth analysis of crossover filters

Design and working principles of electro-acoustic devices

In-depth analysis & configuration of bi-amp & active systems

Ear training part 2

Module 4 - Analog Mixers & Outboard Processing

Signal flow , i/o of audio consoles and different components used

Patching & types of patch bays.

Analog Consoles : hands on training.

Understanding how compressors & gates work , gain based and time based.

Hands on: Setting up audio signal chain for P.A and electrical power considerations

Ear training part 3

Module 5 - Pro Tools Basics

Recording and sound reproduction

Understanding the Nyquist theory, sample rate, Bit depth, AD/DA conversion

Digital audio – clock, Anti-aliasing filters, quantization, dither, buffer size, Midi

Digital recording technology

Introduction to Pro Tools

LIVE SOUND – ELECTIVE 1

Module 6 - Digital Consoles

Introduction to Avid Venue console

Digital patching, routing, assigning buses

Plug-in processing

Advanced workflow and optimization

Module 7 - Advanced Miking techniques

Fundamentals of antennas for wireless microphones

Understand and learn to set up parameters for wireless microphones

Advanced microphone techniques for living, & broadcast.

Module 8 - System Design & Alignment

Basics of rigging

Safety & precautions

Understanding line arrays

Introduction to Rational Acoustics SMAART

Advance usage of SMAART to analyze and tune audio systems

Equalizing monitors

Tele-conferencing

The workflow of FOH, MOH, and broadcast engineers

RECORDING ARTS – ELECTIVE 2

Module 6 - Studio Etiquette and Pro Tools Advanced

Studio setup and etiquette

Advanced Pro Tools concepts

Advanced routing & patch bays

Module 7 - Film Sound and Audio Post Production

Advanced mixing techniques

Advanced miking techniques

Location-sound recording techniques and workflow

Audio post-production workflow

Module 8 - Studio Acoustics and Audio Mastering Techniques

Mastering techniques, compression & limiting

Audio logo creation

Understanding and designing studio-acoustics

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FACULTY

Niranjan Shivaram

CO- FOUNDER, CTO & AUDIO EXPERT

A stint of training with Meyer Sound and a passion for all things audio has led to Niranjan living his dreams. From working on shows for music legends like Scorpions, Aerosmith, and Metallica to being the mainstay engineer with Thermal & a Quarter and Avial, Niranjan enjoys a good gig. Co founding a school that’s shaping the next generation of audio engineers from India, Niranjan, a certified AVID instructor, Niranjan embodies everything Audio Academy strives for.

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Ashwin Shetty

AVID CERTIFIED VENUE PROFESSIONAL & FACULTY

International acts likes Mumford & Sons and Ernie Hasse (Gospel), as well as big banner artists like Sid Sriram and Agam, have benefitted from Ashwin’s experience in Live Sound. A mainstay with the indie pop band When Chai Met Toast, he wears many hats at Audio Academy; in addition to teaching and mentoring our students, he is an accomplished lighting engineer and heads everything Live sound.

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Gautham Pattani

DANTE CERTIFIED TRAINER & STUDIO ENGINEER

When he’s not teaching recording, post production or fundamentals in audio, Gautham can be found recording bands, or mixing sound for films. He’s also a musician of standing- partial to the bass guitar, and enjoys mentoring our students in music production.

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Aman Dubey

STUDIO ENGINEER & FACULTY

Aman is a keen musician and forms an integral part of the studio and production teach team. His skills as a producer add a vital dimension to our studio mix.

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CERTIFIED ENGINEERS

Balasubrahmanyam Sethuram Studio Sound subbu12x12@gmail.com	Atul Live Sound atuldahiya3140@gmail.com	JASEEL K Live Sound jaseelkmuthu@gmail.com
Harsh Kumar Live Sound harsh05kumar94@gmail.com	L. P. Priyantha Samarajeewa Live Sound samarajeewa2000@hotmail.com	Mohammed.S Live Sound mohammedhisham.mh37@gmail.com
Tamil Selvan R Live Sound tamilselvanraja.27@gmail.com	Ashin anil Live Sound snsthalassery@gmail.com

David James Live Sound davidonmix@gmail.com	Devmitra Thakur Live Sound thakur.devmitra@gmail.comm	Darshan H.S Studio Sound darshan22hs@gmail.com
Manas Karkare Live Sound manas.karkare@gmail.com	Jayant Soni Live Sound jay.jayant16@gmail.com	Abishek A Live Sound abishek3553@gmail.com
Savin PK Live Sound savinchalode@gmail.com	Avister Fernandes Live Sound avisterfernandes@gmail.com

Kamaksha Goel Live Sound kamakshagoel7@gmail.com	Maulik Dodiya Live Sound maulikd022@gmail.com	Aman Dubey Studio Sound aman.dubey99@gmail.com
Andrew Kirubakaran Live Sound andrew.2511@outlook.com	Rahul Rathan Live Sound rahul7rathan@gmail.com	Simran Nasre Live Sound simrannasre2503@gmail.com

Nomaan Shaikh Live Sound shaikhnumaan019@gmail.com	Jojin Jose Live Sound jojinjose6@gmail.com	Vinay Kumar. D S Live Sound vinaykumards98806@gmail.com
Nishant Tomar Live Sound tomarnishant4320@gmail.com	Calvin Abhishek. E Live Sound calvinabhishek@gmail.com	Balaji Ilangovan Live Sound ilangovanbalaji@gmail.com
Rohit Ahlawat Live Sound rohitahlawat250@gmail.com	Divyank Dubey Studio Sound dubeydivyank@gmail.com	Sean Lobo Live Sound seanlobo1313@gmail.com
Jim Elliot S Live Sound jimelliots19@gmail.com	Akshath S Raturi Live Sound a12sharan@gmail.com	Akshath Kiran Kavidayal Live Sound akshatkavidayal@gmail.com
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Sudharsan Krishnakumar Studio sudharsan.krishnakumar@gmail.com	Joswin Aranha Live Sound joswinaranha@gmail.com	Divij Ananad Live Sound divij4893@gmail.com
Nandeshwar P Live Sound chandrashekarpendyala6@gmail.com	Ajith Infantson Live Sound ajith.infant420@gmail.com	Avaneesh Darbhe Live Sound avanesshdarbhe@gmail.com
Gurjeet Singh Live Sound gssohal1243@gmail.com	Rajin Fernando Live Sound rajinfdo@gmail.com	Shrawan Banerjee Studio Sound shrawan.banerjee95@gmail.com
Manusha Dimbulpitiya Live Sound manusham3@gmail.com	Akhil Dev Live Sound akhildev1919@live.com	Yash Walvekar Live Sound yash.walvekatyw@gmail.com
Shannon Fernandes Live Sound shannonfernandes89@gmail.com

Veerababu Dara Live Sound verrababudara05@gmail.com	Naina Mohamed Live Sound friendly.mohamed@gmail.com	Saurabh Sinha Live Sound sinhasau1@gmail.com
G S Avinash Live Sound gsavinash97@gmail.com	Sharan Moses Live Sound sharanmoses@gmail.com	Rushikesh Nene Music Production rushi.bluesdog@gmail.com
Abhai Narain Music Production abhainarain12@gmail.com	Tej Prakash Live Sound tej1444@gmail.com	Noel Methushala Live Sound noel.dsja@gmail.com
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Nagaraju Chikkala Live Sound nagarajuchikkala01@gmail.com	Ankit Kujur Live Sound info.ankit@gmail.com	Dinesh Murthy Live Sound dineshmurthy91@gmail.com
Saliesh Kanojia Live Sound saileshkanojia@gmail.com	Arnold Coelho Live Sound arnoldcoelho314@gmail.com	Tushar Kumar Live Sound tushar99aries@gmail.com
Nikhil Bejai Music Production nikhilbejai@gmail.com	Sharon Manohar Studio Sound sharonjmanohar@gmail.com

Gaurav Sawant Live Sound itsmegaurav.chau@gmail.com	Tushar Chawla Live Sound tusharchawla10@gmail.com	Jordan Monu Live Sound monu.kommu@gmail.com
Nipuna De Silva Live Sound nipunadesilva@gmail.com	Joe Preetam Live Sound joepreetamofficial@gmail.com	Kenan Justin Live Sound kenanjustin@gmail.com
Arjun Hari Studio Sound arjunh77@gmail.com	Iateibaniop Nongrum Music Production iateinongrum@gmail.com	Kordor Pyrbot Music Production opcodegenerator@gmail.com

Jonathan James Live Sound jonathanlovestogroove@gmail.com	Elijah Joseph Live Sound eli.joe316@gmail.com	Sachin Savio Dane Live Sound sachinsaviodane@gmail.com
Ashley Alemao Studio Sound ashleyalemao89@gmail.com	Shalem Abishek Live Sound shalemabishek@gmail.com	Rahul Chidambaran Live Sound luharahul@hotmail.com
Thejus Nair Studio Production nairthejus@gmail.com	Solomon Sukumar Live Sound solomonsukumar24@gmail.com	Neil Lean Live Sound neil.lean@gmail.com
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