Classes for Women: Audio & Recording Technology

WAM provides training in the recording arts and audio technology in a world-class recording studio with award-winning women instructors. WAM creates an environment that encourages over 200 young women a year to become recording engineers, music producers and media makers and to enter a "non-traditional" field.

 

 

WAM Level 1 Certificate - Beginner

Consists of 6 sessions in WAM's studio and covers the following outline:

  1. Science of Sound
  2. Signal flow and the Recording Chain
  3. Microphones
  4. Digital Audio and recording with Digital Audio Workstations
  5. Basic Audio Connection and Soldering

Students are required to use WAM's training materials @ www.soundchannel.org

NEXT SESSION: Summer 2012

 

WAM Level 2 Certificate - Intermediate

Consists of 7 sessions in WAM's studio and covers the following outline:

  1. Signal Processing
  2. Large Format Consoles
  3. Microphone Placement Techniques
  4. Studio Session

Students are required to use WAM's training materials @ www.soundchannel.org

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Master Classes (Anatomy of a Mix, Location Sound for Television, Build a Microphone, etc.)

 

UPCOMING CLASS SCHEDULE:

  • WAM Level 2 Certificate Series
    6 evening sessions from 7 - 9:30 on Tuesdays: March 13th - April 17th AND a FULL DAY Saturday, April 21st, 10 AM - 5 PM

    Consists of 7 sessions in WAM's studio and covers the following outline:

    1. Signal Processing
    2. Large Format Consoles
    3. Microphone Placement Techniques
    4. Studio Session
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  • Build Your Own Microphone Workshop
    Tuesday, May 8th AND Thursday, May 10th, 7 PM - 9:30PM

    In this workshop you will learn how to use your soldering skills to build your very own small diaphragm, condenser, omnidirectional microphone. All parts and tools required to build the microphone will be supplied. Each student will be supplied with the parts necessary to build one microphone.

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  • Location Sound for Television
    May 29, 2012 - 7:00pm

    taught by Sharon Larson

    This is a great hands-on training opportunity with a professional sound mixer/boom op that has worked on shows for NBC, Lifetime, A&E, AMC, ESPN, and various commercials.

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