Audio Production & Engineering Diploma

About this Diploma Program

The Audio Production & Engineering Diploma Program incorporates the progressive recording and production skill-sets required to succeed in today’s high-tech audio recording environments. From music creation to music production, this program has been designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the evolving world of recording, including both large-format recording and ‘in the box’ technologies. The vast experience of Metalworks Studios has infused this curriculum with a wealth of knowledge derived from over 40 years of real-world success, resulting in a program designed to optimize future career opportunities.

Graduates of Metalworks Institute’s Audio Production & Engineering Diploma Program are eligible for a Degree Pathway into Yorkville University’s Bachelor of Creative Arts Degree.

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Extensive study and practical hands-on experience in the areas of analog and digital recording technologies, acoustic principles, music production, MIDI and audio signal processing applications.
Prepare for a career as an audio engineer for music, film and television post-production and digital media.
Incredible opportunities to network and collaborate with students in other Metalworks Institute programs.
Our exclusive educational partnership with Metalworks Studios provides students with unprecedented learning environments and networking opportunities.

Course List

Audio Post-Production

Audio Post-Production Workshop

This course will provide students with an understanding of the practical applications and creative principles used in sound for motion picture and television. During the course, students will be introduced to various post-production principles and techniques in a practical hands-on environment. Students will explore and develop the recording and editing techniques used for sound design, dialogue, sound effects, Foley and music for film, television, games and mobile applications.

Business & Contracts

This course introduces students to topics related to entertainment law, with emphasis on entertainment contracts and intellectual property protection. Students explore the impact of the digital revolution and its impact on the entertainment industry and explore strategies for protecting and exploiting rights within the digital domain. Students are also introduced to entertainment agreements and evolving trends and the impact of entertainment law on specific entertainment industry sectors.

Digital Audio Workshop

This course will provide students with the comprehensive practical skills needed to work with digital audio recording technologies and is designed to cover the practical application of the theoretical principles learned in the Digital Technologies course. During this course, students will develop advanced practical skills using hardware and software based digital technologies, as well as the principles and techniques of advanced recording and editing of music on a DAW through a comprehensive study of Pro Tools.

Digital Technologies

Employment Strategies

This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to properly represent themselves as working professionals in the entertainment industry. During this course, students will be introduced to resume writing, communication skills, business ethics, and goal recognition, as well as practical information and practical exercises that will enhance career development plans and improve job-search skills. Students will also examine the various jobs and career paths within the entertainment industry.

Introduction to the Entertainment Industry

Music Theory

This course will provide students with a broad and thorough insight into basic and advanced rudiments of music theory and composition. During this course, students will be introduced to notation, structure, terms and symbols, chord structures, and scales in a practical sense, to compose and arrange music. Students will also be introduced to the core concepts of harmony and arranging, and apply them to practical exercises.

MIDI & Synthesis

MIDI & Synthesis Workshop

Music Production

This course will provide students with a broad introduction to the technical, creative, and business responsibilities of a record producer. During this course, students will be introduced to production communication skills, the creative, business, and management responsibilities of today’s music producers, and an overview of record producers and their music throughout the history of recorded music.

Musical Styles & Genres

Principles of Sound & Acoustics

Principles of Electricity & Electronics

This course will provide students with comprehensive insight into the principles of electricity and electronics. During this course, students will be introduced to a variety of concepts and terms, including electric charges, electromagnetic fields, electric current, electric circuits, electric fields, and electric potential, as well as the use of electricity as it pertains to show systems in live entertainment. Students will also examine analog and digital electronics and become familiarized with the concepts behind fundamental circuits found in nearly all electronic instruments, including the behavior of passive Ohmic elements, resistors, capacitors, inductors, in circuits (voltage dividers and filters) and passive non-Ohmic components like diodes and transistors in circuits.

Recording Engineering

This course will provide students with thorough insight into the theoretical, technical, creative, and artistic principles of sound and recording. During this course, students will be introduced to applied acoustic principles, microphones, signal flow, recording studio equipment, console operation, session protocols, and communication skills. Students will also be introduced to microphone placement, signal paths, and studio environments, including live and broadcast. Students will gain knowledge of practical physics and become technically capable and encouraged to begin acting and thinking as professional recording engineers.

Recording Studio Workshop

Songwriting Analysis

This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction into the techniques used by successful songwriters to craft memorable songs. During this course, students will analyze contemporary songs through a study of lyrics, melody, chord progressions, rhythm, form, arrangement, and production styles, in order to begin to understand the principles and techniques used to create commercially successful and marketable music.

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Instruction

Qualifications

All instructors have been chosen for their industry experience, knowledge, accomplishments, and passion for teaching, and have been qualified by the Ministry of Advanced Education & Skills Development.

Experience

Each instructor brings real-world understanding into the classroom; a quality that is invaluable in a hands-on learning environment.

Methods

Students are taught through a variety of instructional methods including: lectures, workshops, labs, e-learning, clinics, and tutorials.

Mediums

Instructors typically use audio-visual presentations, practical demonstrations, printed handouts, and interactive media resources.

Degree Pathways

Metalworks Institute has partnered with Yorkville University to offer Degree Pathways.

Students who successfully complete the Audio Production & Engineering Degree Pathway will graduate with a Diploma from Metalworks Institute and a Bachelor of Creative Arts Degree from Yorkville University. Students who complete the Music Mixing & Mastering Degree Pathway will graduate with a Diploma and Post-Graduate Diploma from Metalworks Institute and a Degree from Yorkville University. Upon completion of the Degree Pathway, international students are eligible to apply for a post-graduate work permit.

Audio Production & Engineering Diploma ➞ Bachelor of Creative Arts Degree

Audio Production & Engineering Diploma ➞ Music Mixing & Mastering Post-Graduate Diploma ➞ Bachelor of Creative Arts Degree

Yorkville University is a Canadian university with a national presence. The university offers practitioner-oriented master, bachelor and diploma programs leading to professional careers that are personally rewarding and contribute to the betterment of society.

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