The Audio Arts in the Entertainment and Media Industries course examines the various and interrelated sectors of the industry, enabling students to develop a view of it from the perspective of a professional. Students will explore terms common across the audio arts industries as a means of studying the discipline from a wide-angle view. In addition, students will examine current industry trends and the variety of careers available in the audio arts, with an eye toward developing the requisite skills for their discipline of study.

Audio Arts in the Entertainment and Media Industries

The Recording Principles course introduces students to the theory and operation of essential audio tools ranging from microphones to mixers. Primary topics include audio basics, signal flow, basic microphone techniques, gain staging, audio processors, and basic file and session management.

Recording Principles

The Principles of Music course explores harmony, melody, rhythm, and form with an introduction to the musical keyboard and ear training. Relevant musical structures will be examined and discussed in the context of popular music using common industry terms.

Principles of Music

The Sequencing Technology course explores the use of MIDI-based hardware and software in music production, live performance, and studio control. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is the electronic marriage of music and computer technology that revolutionized music composition, recording, performance, and arrangement. Students will be introduced to the history, principles, and varied uses of MIDI, as well as sequencing techniques, synchronization, troubleshooting, and MIDI system design. Students will survey the effect of MIDI on the modern recording-studio environment and examine live MIDI applications.

Sequencing Technology

The Audio Workstations course explores the digital audio workstation environment through an overview of digital audio concepts and practices. Students will receive instruction and practical experience with powerful computer-based recording systems typically found in the modern recording and show production industry.

Audio Workstations

In Project I: Audio Arts, students will apply their knowledge of audio recording, MIDI sequencing, digital audio workstations, and musical concepts to construct cohesive musical content. Through this course, students will demonstrate the ability to integrate and expand on learned skills in the creative process.

Project I: Audio Arts

In Portfolio I: Audio Arts, students will revise and refine the work they completed in Project I to create portfolio-ready examples of their musical content. They will create a portfolio to showcase their assets as well as reflect on the creative process and its results.

Portfolio I: Audio Arts

Earn the basic skills you need enter the world of independent audio creation. This hands-on certificate focuses on critical aspects of the audio production process, including recording, music creation, editing, and sequencing. Students also complete professional development training to help enhance their credentials and marketability in the audio industry.

Audio Arts

The Audio Arts certificate program introduces students to the world of independent audio creation, giving them the basics they need to enter the audio industry.

The Recording Principles course introduces students to the theory and operation of essential audio tools ranging from microphones to mixers. Primary topics include audio basics, signal flow, basic microphone techniques, gain staging, audio processors, and basic file and session management.

Learn about the theory and operation of essential audio tools ranging from microphones to mixers.

The Principles of Music course explores harmony, melody, rhythm, and form with an introduction to the musical keyboard and ear training. Relevant musical structures will be examined and discussed in the context of popular music using common industry terms.

Begin an exploration of harmony, melody, rhythm, and form with an introduction to the musical keyboard and ear training.

The Sequencing Technology course explores the use of MIDI-based hardware and software in music production, live performance, and studio control. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is the electronic marriage of music and computer technology that revolutionized music composition, recording, performance, and arrangement. Students will be introduced to the history, principles, and varied uses of MIDI, as well as sequencing techniques, synchronization, troubleshooting, and MIDI system design. Students will survey the effect of MIDI on the modern recording-studio environment and examine live MIDI applications.

Discover the ins and outs of MIDI-based hardware and software in music production, live performance, and studio control.

The Audio Workstations course explores the digital audio workstation environment through an overview of digital audio concepts and practices. Students will receive instruction and practical experience with powerful computer-based recording systems typically found in the modern recording and show production industry.

Explore digital audio workstations through an overview of digital audio concepts and practices.

Learn important skills in audio creation quickly in this four-month program. This course stack, taught by pros in the industry, covers the basics of operating audio tools and familiarizes you with common music industry terms. You’ll explore how sequencing technology is used in music production, live performances, and studios, as well as how to create music using digital audio workstations.

Fundamentals of Audio Production

Learn the basics of operating audio tools like workstations, MIDI, and microphones while also exploring audio principles and industry terms.

Mixing music is an art form, and if you want to understand it, you need to learn from the best. That’s where Full Sail University Hall of Fame alumni Leslie Brathwaite comes in - he’s a mix engineer who has spent his career working with some of the music industry’s biggest names on some of their most iconic songs and albums. We’re talking about albums like OutKast’s Stankonia, Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy, and songs like Pharrell Williams indelible hit “Happy.” In this exclusive Full Sail DC3 course, Leslie takes you through what’s he’s learned along the way - like how to work with artists and producers, how to build up a mix piece by piece, and not only which tools Leslie uses for the job, but more importantly… why. It’s a hands-on tour through the craft of mixing, with one of the best to guide you.

The Craft of Mixing Hit Records

Join Grammy-Winning Mix Engineer Leslie Brathwaite on a step-by-step journey through what he’s learned working with some of the music industry’s biggest names - like OutKast, Cardi B, and Pharrell Williams - on some of their most iconic songs and albums.

The Color Theory course exposes students to the theories and application of color as it relates to both print and screen. Historical and geographical perspectives will be discussed. Students will review methods and techniques for using color to create impact as well as necessary color-correction practices for the various delivery options. In this course, students will learn how color can impact original design concepts across multiple media types.

Color Theory

Begin an exploration of the theories and application of color as it relates to both print and screen.

Before a game is released to the public, it undergoes rigorous quality assurance testing to find and fix bugs. QA testers help spot glitches as well as evaluate other aspects of the game as a “first end user,” a player who hasn’t worked on or experienced the game before. This program, designed with direct industry feedback from professional developers like EA Tiburon, Epic Games, and Insomniac, covers the skills required to QA test games, from best practices and tools of the trade to career paths in QA testing.

QA Testing for Games

Learn the QA techniques, tools, and workflows used by companies like EA Tiburon and Epic Games.

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