Students will learn and develop professional techniques of recording, knowledge of both recording and listening acoustic environments, basic understanding of outboard recording gear, digital workstation basics, and digital and analog signal flow. Students will then be able to create better sounding recordings and also acquire a solid understanding of how to create a better environment for the playback of audio.

Working in a “hands-on” environment, students will compose music for one or more episodes from the television series, Once Upon A Time. Students will also receive practical business advice on television music, job options, and working as an assistant.

Creator of the software program Streamers, Sean Dougall leads a class covering synchronization and delivery from multiple angles, such as working with timecode, aligning to a video reference, and scoring to picture both with and without a click track. We’ll discuss how to prepare and deliver a Pro Tools session that’s clear, optimized for mixing, and ready for any contingency.

In this course the know how, ins and out of library music for reality TV, trailers, award shows and commercials are revealed. We will simulate real life situations, exploring and writing for diverse libraries.