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CUA30920 - Certificate III in Music

CUA30920 – Certificate III in Music

FOCUS >> AUDIO RECORDING

DATES >> 19 August 2024. New start date!
DURATION >> 14 weeks full-time
DAYS / TIME >> Monday and Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
PLUS >> 1 day self-directed study/activities
SUBSIDISED PRICES >> You may be eligible for Smart and Skilled funding or training subsidies.* View Fees & Charges PDF for information.
NON-SUBSIDISED PRICES >> Full-fee $5,870.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS >> None.
LOCATION >> ITeC Academy, Wollongong

Get your music recording career underway today!

ITeC’s Certificate III in Music course provides students with hands-on practical experience and the necessary skills to record, mix and master audio in a variety of situations including ‘live’ mixing and studio recording.

Students will get to learn in ITeC’s professional recording studio using our Audient console and a range of outboard equipment including top end pre-amps, compressors and more from Universal Audio, Avalon and Empirical Labs. Learn the ins and outs of industry standard DAW software AVID Pro Tools.

In addition to training in our fully equipped recording studio, participants will also work individually in our audio computer labs. Students will work with audio files “in the box” using Pro Tools, a personal Focusrite Interface and equipped computer.

What you will learn?

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Recording

Students will learn about the different types of microphones and how to set them up for a recording, connect and patch instruments and microphones and route those through various equipment from audio interfaces to digital and analogue mixing consoles. They will also learn gain staging techniques throughout the recording process all inside Illawarra ITeC’s recording studio and theatre.

Mixing & Mastering

Learn how to edit and manipulate audio and mix various sound sources in the recording studio digital audio workstation (DAW) and in the lab DAW’s. Participants will learn to use processing and effect techniques including equalisation (EQ), compression, reverb, delay and more in order to finalize and balance the mix.

Obtain a sound knowledge of the fundamental differences between Mixing and Mastering audio.

Delivery

Students will learn to finalize their mixes and export masters for a variety of delivery platforms such as Sound Cloud, Spotify, YouTube, Redbook CD and more.

Course Units

Core Units

CUACMP311 Implement copyright arrangements
CUAIND313 Work effectively in the music industry
CUAIND314 Plan a career in the creative arts industry

Elective Units

BSBWHS211 – Apply work health and safety to others.
CUACAM211 – Assist with basic camera shoots.
CUASOU311 – Undertake live audio operations.
CUASOU306 – Operate sound reinforcement Systems.
CUASOU308 – Install and disassemble.
CUASOU317 – Record & Mix basic music demos.
CUASOU304 – Prepare Audio Assets.
CUASOU321 – Mix music in studio environments.

Career Opportunities

The job roles that relate to this qualification may include assistant sound technician, assistant music manager, musician, sound assistant, road crew and more.

These skills can lead to future roles in the industry such as studio engineer, live sound engineer, monitor engineer, producer, radio and television sound technicians, sound for film, forensic audio and many other facets of the audio world.