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ProMedia Training Music Productions and Certification
Music Production and Certification Package Print E-mail

This 112 clock-hour accelerated package is our most comprehensive. It includes FOUR Digidesign Certified Courses:

  • Pro Tools 101
  • Pro Tools 110
  • Pro Tools 201
  • Pro Tools 210M

PLUS 2 additional audio production courses:

  • All about Mixing
  • Reason in the Real World

Upon successfully completing the courses, you will take your Digidesign exam for to become a Digidesign Certified Operator in Music.

The package includes a free plug-in from Digidesign worth $500 to support you in your new found skills.

ProMedia Training also supports you through our various student resources and education guarantee that allows you to audit classes for up to six months for free at any of our locations.

Some of the hands-on lessons you will learn include:
  • Pro Tools 8 Hardware & Software Set Up
  • Making your first audio recording and MIDI recording
  • Introduction to mixing
  • Basic editing techniques
  • Recording and Editing MIDI & Audio
  • Using Virtual Instruments
  • Using Reason as an instrument, sequencer, in live performance
  • Working with Loops in Reason
  • Session Management
  • Automating Plug-Ins
  • Writing, Editing, & Suspending Automation
  • Track Signal Flow
  • Inserts & Plug-Finishing the Session
  • Internal & External Mixdown
  • Working with Digidesign Control Surfaces
  • Interacting with External MIDI Devices
  • Professional Editing Techniques
  • In Depth Beat Detective
  • Sampling in Pro Tools 8
  • Using Sound Replacer
  • External Layback
  • Mixing schools of thought
  • Understanding and applying Mixing concepts
  • Mix chemistry: the human dynamics
  • Tips, tricks & technique

 

Courses Included:
  • Pro Tools 8, 101
    Pro Tools 8, 101 is a Digidesign Certified course that covers basic principles, giving you what you need to complete an audio project, from initial set up to final mixdown. Whether your project involves live instruments, MIDI sequencing or audio looping, this course gives you the basic skills to succeed.
  • Pro Tools 8, 110
    Pro Tools 8, 110 is a Digidesign Certified course that covers the key concepts and skills needed to operate a Pro Tools 8 system in a home studio environment. You will learn to record, edit, how to use the essentials of automation and to work with both audio and MIDI.
  • 115: Reason in the Real World
    Reason in the Real World, was written by MIDI Master and EQ Magazine’s executive editor Craig Anderton. This course goes way beyond Reason's basics to show how to make it part of a system, as well as how to understand both basic and advanced MIDI techniques.
  • Pro Tools 8, 201
    Pro Tools 8, 201 is a Digidesign Certified course that develops the skills needed to operate a Pro Tools 8 system in a professional studio environment. Students are introduced to professional Pro Tools 8 HD systems, control surfaces and develop skills in editing, mixing and session management and automation.
  • Pro Tools 8, 210M
    Pro Tools 8, 210M is a Digidesign Certified course that completes the skills needed to competently operate a sophisticated Pro Tools 8 system in a professional environment with a focus on music production. This is the final course needed prior to testing for the DOCM (Digidesign Operator Certification in Music).
  • 230: All about Mixing
    All about Mixing teaches techniques from various influential engineers in the music industry including Charles Dye Roger Nichols, Ed Seay and Phil Tan. You will be exposed to original multi-track sessions from well know artists.

 

What Digidesign Certification Provides:
  • The best education on Pro Tools 8 available
  • Industry-wide recognition of your skills
  • Listing on Digidesign, a division of Avid, website for job opportunities
  • Significant discount on gear through Digidesign’s education store
  • A community of audio professionals for networking and support