Be Licensed

Audio production

Labor market training in a virtual classroom using remote learning

Audio Production is a six-week training course, entirely distance learning, for those who are enrolled in the Culture & Media Employment Service.

The training is provided by Be Licensed - Sweden's official training partner for Adobe, Unity, Apple, Avid, Blackmagic Design and LearnQuest.

For information about courses starting soon, as well as details about the info webinar, see the course website:

https://sites.google.com/view/ljudproduktion-information/hem

General information about the training

Conducted remotely in virtual classrooms
Always led by Apple and Avid certified instructors, who have extensive industry experience in professional audio and music production
The course is 6 weeks long, full-time, and divided into two main segments:
4 weeks of practical education on the latest versions of Apple Logic Pro and Avid Pro Tools. The theoretical part ends with a certification exam.
2 weeks internship - Be Licensed organizes internships at leading production companies. Alternatively, the course participant can find his/her own internship.
All lectures are recorded and available to students during the course.
All technology, including high-spec Macs, is loaned to the participant during the course.
Opportunity for course participants to become certified and join the freelance register of Be Licensed's partners, if the exams are passed.
All course participants will receive a 1 year Avid Pro Tools EDU license to use after the course is completed.

Overview

During the course, participants will learn how to create and produce audio and music for TV, radio and web at a professional level using Apple Logic Pro and Avid Pro Tools software. The technical and aesthetic teaching is complemented by a training session in digital marketing with a focus on networking in the media industry.

After completing the course, there is the opportunity to take an official certification where the participant can become an "Apple Certified Pro" or "Avid Certified User" to use in their CV and digital marketing.

The course concludes with two weeks of on-the-job learning (APL) at a workplace relevant to the course. This gives the opportunity to put the knowledge gained into practice, gain insight into one of the professional fields of audio production, and the chance to make new contacts.

This course aims to provide the sound production skills the market demands. During the course, you will acquire a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of sound production and will master all the elements of working professionally with sound for different media.

The training is conducted remotely and held in an online virtual classroom. We tailor the course content to the individual skills of the participants and provide loan computers and software for all participants.

Course outline

Week 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY

Teacher invites everyone to the virtual classroom

Basic sound engineering and sound physics
Basic course in Logic Pro X and Pro Tools

Week 2: Sound Design

Immersion in the software begins
Sound design for moving images and radio
Working with sound effects and Foley

Week 3: Mixing and Mastering

Software immersion continues
Mixing and mastering in different industries
Basic music production
Standards for mastering and delivery

Week 4: Official certification stages for course participants who have completed all course segments

Digital marketing (what channels are used, strategies, etc.)
Marketing analysis, CV and portfolio

Weeks 5-6:

The course concludes with on-the-job learning (APL) - a supervised internship at a media company.

*NOTE: Currently, the internship component is arranged in a distance learning format, where the course participant works entirely from home and completes the internship. This is due to the current COVID-19 virus outbreak.