Entertainment Technology Certificate

Audio Engineering Pro Tools 1 introduces the student to the digital audio workstation, Pro Tools and develops fundamental skills necessary for any music producer, engineer, or audio specialist from initial setup to final mixdown. The student also learns to build sessions that include multi-track recordings of live audio, MIDI sequences and virtual instruments. Hands-on exercises and projects introduce essential techniques for creating sessions, recording and importing audio and MIDI, editing session media, navigating sessions and arranging media on tracks, and using basic processing and mixing techniques to finalize a production.

Audio Engineering Pro Tools 2 expands upon the basic principles taught in the ENTE 101 – Audio Engineering: Pro Tools 1 course and introduces the core concepts and techniques the student needs to competently operate a Pro Tools system running mid-sized sessions. The student learns to build sessions designed for commercial purposes and improve the results of their recording, editing, and mixing efforts. The hands-on exercises provide experience setting up sessions, importing media, working with digital video, spotting sound effects, using loop recording and MIDI Merge techniques, working with virtual instruments, warping with Elastic Audio, applying Real-Time Properties, creating clip loops, applying signal processing, using automation, and using submixes and track groups to simplify a final mix.

This course is the capstone course in the Audio Production Certificate Program, designed to prepare students for careers in professional audio engineering, music production, and post-production.  Expanding upon the skills developed in ENTE 201 – Audio Engineering: Pro Tools 2, this course focuses on advanced techniques for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering using Pro Tools in industry-standard workflows.  The student will work on large-scale projects that stimulate real-world production, and live sound reinforcement.  Hands-on exercises will cover advanced automation, signal routing, mastering techniques, surround sound mixing, and integrating third-party plug-ins and hardware controllers.  This course also introduces the student to sound design, Foley, ADR, and spatial audio techniques for immersive media applications.

The Pro Tools for Game Audio course provides the student with exposure to the core skills, workflow, and concepts involved in creating and implementing game audio using Pro Tools systems. It covers basic sound design techniques along with example workflows. Session time is divided between demonstration and hands-on practice, with ample time to experiment with sample material.

ENTE Capstone Project is the culminating course in the Entertainment Technology Certificate Program.  In this course, the student will apply their cumulative skills and creative vision to conceive, plan, and complete a professional-quality project of their own design.  Whether focused on music production, game audio, post-production, or immersive media, each student develops a project proposal, executes the technical production using Pro Tools and related tools, and presents their final deliverable for peer and instructor critique.  Emphasis is placed on professional workflow, creative problem-solving, and clear communication of artistic intent.  This applied experience prepares the student to showcase their capabilities in a portfolio-ready piece that demonstrates their readiness for entry into the audio industry.