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SCHOOLS audio production school
A modern audio production professional is likely to be involved in many stages of the production process. Here at ACM we aim to give students an excellent grounding in a variety of essential production areas. We feel that this is vital for the growth of a successful producer / sound engineer / programmer / songwriter / composer, whether they aim to work purely on their own material, or work with other artists and musicians.
Our students have access to the highest standard of facilities inside and outside of lecture times, giving them the best possible opportunity to become a professional engineer, producer, writer, artist manager, or label owner. Our new state of the art SSL Duality studio for degree Music Production and Creative Sound Design students enables us to teach the most basic home studio skills right up to the latest and most advanced techniques currently being used in commercial studios.
ACM tutors work on a wide variety of styles and a broad range of subjects including studio recording, composition, live sound, sequencing, tour management and business studies among others. The result is that students can be assured of experiencing all areas of the music industry in once place. Our tutors have worked with numerous high profile acts including: Take That, Chemical Brothers, Robbie Williams, U2, Coldplay, Supergrass, Queen, Motorhead, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Jamie Cullum, Pink Floyd, Westlife, Feeder, Athlete, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Jeff Beck, Simply Red, Therapy, Suede, Courtney Pine and many, many more.
With our tutors currently working in the music industry, as well as teaching regularly at ACM, all career advice and individual support is guaranteed to be relevant and current. This kind of advice is ongoing, through lectures and tutorials throughout the length of the course.
Antony Greaves
Audio Production School
Commercial Development Manager
SSL Duality Studio
ACM's latest investment in state-of-the-art recording technology is the cutting edge SSL Studio, based around Solid State Logic's flagship console the Duality, running the latest Mac Pro with Pro Tools 9 and Logic 9 with a selection of Shure, AKG, Numann and Rode mics.
The Duality gets its name from the Dual Mic pre's, compressors and EQ's featured on every channel, with JDK Audio (API) R20 2 channel mic pre & R24 2 channel 4 band parametric EQ and Universal Audio 1176 Twin Vintage Limiting Amplifier all monitored through the Dynaudio Air 25's as main monitors and 5.1 surround sound through BM5A's.
Teaching Control Studio
With its tiered seating and industry standard equipment, the ACM Teaching Control Studio is the perfect environment for students on our music production courses to get hands-on experience. The equipment available includes: MTA 32 Channel Mixing Console, Mackie powered monitors, Apple Mac® computers, Alesis HD24, Line6 Pod Pro, Line6 Bass Pod Pro, Lexicon MPX1, Lexicon MPX500, TC Electronics M One, TLA 5051, 5021, 5013, TC Electronics Finaliser, Digidesign ProTools, BSS, Drawmer and DBX Compression and Gating, access to an extensive microphone collection from the likes of Neumann, AKG, Rode and Shure.
Demo Studio
This professional standard studio is available for students to use for music production course (and other course) projects. Equipment includes: Soundcraft Ghost 32 Channel Mixing Console, Apple Mac®, Digidesign Pro Tools and Apple Logic Pro with dual 19” TFT widescreens, Yamaha SPX2000, TLA 5051, 5021,5013 and a host of other outboard gear.
2 Music IT Suites
The IT suites are lined with Intel iMacs® that run Logic, Reason, Pro Tools, Sibelius, Ableton and Multimedia products such as Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver. These workstations allow students to hone the professional skills required for gaining work in the music industry.
Pre/Post Rooms
These mini studios allow students to mix and master their tracks away from the main studios. The Pre/Post studios offer digital mixing solutions and an exciting range of outboard gear. Students on our music production courses can work with: Yamaha 01v Digital Mixer, Apple Mac® G5, Yamaha monitors, Alesis HD24, Line6 Pod Pro, Line6 Bass Pod Pro, DBX Comp, Alesis CLX440 and PEQ, Focusrite Voicemaster, Lexicon MPX100 and Digidesign DIGI002.
Software
All of the computers in the ACM studios run the latest versions of Apple Logic, Reason, ProTools, Final Cut Express, Sibelius and Ableton.
SCHOOLS audio production school
Audio Production School
A modern ‘Record Producer’ is likely to be involved in many stages of the production process. Here at ACM our audio production courses and creative sound design courses aim to give students an excellent grounding in a variety of essential music production areas. We feel that this is vital for the growth of a successful producer, whether they aim to work purely on their own material, or work with other artists.
Audio Production School - Introduction
A modern audio production professional is likely to be involved in many stages of the production process. Here at ACM we aim to give students an excellent grounding in a variety of essential production areas. We feel that this is vital for the growth of a successful producer / sound engineer / programmer / songwriter / composer, whether they aim to work purely on their own material, or work with other artists and musicians.Our students have access to the highest standard of facilities inside and outside of lecture times, giving them the best possible opportunity to become a professional engineer, producer, writer, artist manager, or label owner. Our new state of the art SSL Duality studio for degree Music Production and Creative Sound Design students enables us to teach the most basic home studio skills right up to the latest and most advanced techniques currently being used in commercial studios.
ACM tutors work on a wide variety of styles and a broad range of subjects including studio recording, composition, live sound, sequencing, tour management and business studies among others. The result is that students can be assured of experiencing all areas of the music industry in once place. Our tutors have worked with numerous high profile acts including: Take That, Chemical Brothers, Robbie Williams, U2, Coldplay, Supergrass, Queen, Motorhead, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Jamie Cullum, Pink Floyd, Westlife, Feeder, Athlete, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Jeff Beck, Simply Red, Therapy, Suede, Courtney Pine and many, many more.
With our tutors currently working in the music industry, as well as teaching regularly at ACM, all career advice and individual support is guaranteed to be relevant and current. This kind of advice is ongoing, through lectures and tutorials throughout the length of the course.
Antony Greaves
Audio Production School
Commercial Development Manager
Creative Sound Design for New Media (CSD)
New Media is a growth industry. The whole world is soaking up a wealth of interactive media, websites, DVDs / Bluerays, TV, Film, Radio, downloadable content and all of these things need sound.
As part of it's Industry focus, ACM has recognised that there is a lot of demand for skilled sound engineers, audio producers, sound designers, composers, musicians, editors, foley artists, sound recordists and many other potential career paths. We have therefore devised the Creative Sound Design degree programme to give you a leg up into the industry with the appropriate skills and connections.
Our tutors on this sound design course are all active in the sound industry, whether it be writing music for Hollywood blockbusters, recording sound for TV shows, generating audio landscapes for computer games, creating interactive audio websites or producing platinum selling records. You will learn all the key skills required to work in this very competitive industry in a fun atmosphere, surrounded by people who are just as passionate as you about sound and music.
ACM has a very good reputation in the sound and music industry and we are often approached by companies looking for employees. We are always proud to provide them with our most motivated and therefore highest achieving students. To find out more about our Creative Sounds Design degree programme or if you have any questions about our sound design course in general please contact ACM.
As part of it's Industry focus, ACM has recognised that there is a lot of demand for skilled sound engineers, audio producers, sound designers, composers, musicians, editors, foley artists, sound recordists and many other potential career paths. We have therefore devised the Creative Sound Design degree programme to give you a leg up into the industry with the appropriate skills and connections.
Our tutors on this sound design course are all active in the sound industry, whether it be writing music for Hollywood blockbusters, recording sound for TV shows, generating audio landscapes for computer games, creating interactive audio websites or producing platinum selling records. You will learn all the key skills required to work in this very competitive industry in a fun atmosphere, surrounded by people who are just as passionate as you about sound and music.
ACM has a very good reputation in the sound and music industry and we are often approached by companies looking for employees. We are always proud to provide them with our most motivated and therefore highest achieving students. To find out more about our Creative Sounds Design degree programme or if you have any questions about our sound design course in general please contact ACM.
Friends of the ACM Audio Production School
Apple Training Centre
Ableton
AKG
Avid Technologies
BSS Audio
Digidesign
Focusrite
JBL Professional
Korg
KRK Systems
Lexicon
M-Audio
Mackie
Native Instruments
Novation
Propellerhead
Rode
Roland
Soundcraft
Yamaha
Audio Production School - Xtra
ACM runs a number of extra curricular events and activities for students on full time music production courses. These may include:
• Mix Doctor - Studio legend John Gallen helps you with your mixes, giving you those vital professional tips to achieve a finished track.
• Practical Pro Tools - A chance to exercise your Pro Tools skills in a studio environment with real musicians.
• Production Pro – a session to provide producers with an insight into the various aspects of the techniques involved in creative music production.
• Production Showcase – the chance for producers to get their material heard by, and receive feedback from, top production professionals.
If you would like to know more about these activities or about our music production courses please get in touch.
All ACM Xtra Pro Workshops
Check out the full list of ACM Pro Workshops
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• Mix Doctor - Studio legend John Gallen helps you with your mixes, giving you those vital professional tips to achieve a finished track.
• Practical Pro Tools - A chance to exercise your Pro Tools skills in a studio environment with real musicians.
• Production Pro – a session to provide producers with an insight into the various aspects of the techniques involved in creative music production.
• Production Showcase – the chance for producers to get their material heard by, and receive feedback from, top production professionals.
If you would like to know more about these activities or about our music production courses please get in touch.
All ACM Xtra Pro Workshops
Check out the full list of ACM Pro Workshops
click here
Audio Production School - Focus
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Audio Production School - Courses
Find out more about what courses you can study:
Creative Sound Design for New Media Degree
Music Production Degree
Music Production Higher Diploma
Radio Broadcasting Higher Diploma
Music Production Diploma
Part Time Courses
To download course information and an application form click here
Audio Production School - Facilities
SSL Duality Studio
ACM's latest investment in state-of-the-art recording technology is the cutting edge SSL Studio, based around Solid State Logic's flagship console the Duality, running the latest Mac Pro with Pro Tools 9 and Logic 9 with a selection of Shure, AKG, Numann and Rode mics.
The Duality gets its name from the Dual Mic pre's, compressors and EQ's featured on every channel, with JDK Audio (API) R20 2 channel mic pre & R24 2 channel 4 band parametric EQ and Universal Audio 1176 Twin Vintage Limiting Amplifier all monitored through the Dynaudio Air 25's as main monitors and 5.1 surround sound through BM5A's.
Teaching Control Studio
With its tiered seating and industry standard equipment, the ACM Teaching Control Studio is the perfect environment for students on our music production courses to get hands-on experience. The equipment available includes: MTA 32 Channel Mixing Console, Mackie powered monitors, Apple Mac® computers, Alesis HD24, Line6 Pod Pro, Line6 Bass Pod Pro, Lexicon MPX1, Lexicon MPX500, TC Electronics M One, TLA 5051, 5021, 5013, TC Electronics Finaliser, Digidesign ProTools, BSS, Drawmer and DBX Compression and Gating, access to an extensive microphone collection from the likes of Neumann, AKG, Rode and Shure.
Demo Studio
This professional standard studio is available for students to use for music production course (and other course) projects. Equipment includes: Soundcraft Ghost 32 Channel Mixing Console, Apple Mac®, Digidesign Pro Tools and Apple Logic Pro with dual 19” TFT widescreens, Yamaha SPX2000, TLA 5051, 5021,5013 and a host of other outboard gear.
2 Music IT Suites
The IT suites are lined with Intel iMacs® that run Logic, Reason, Pro Tools, Sibelius, Ableton and Multimedia products such as Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver. These workstations allow students to hone the professional skills required for gaining work in the music industry.
Pre/Post Rooms
These mini studios allow students to mix and master their tracks away from the main studios. The Pre/Post studios offer digital mixing solutions and an exciting range of outboard gear. Students on our music production courses can work with: Yamaha 01v Digital Mixer, Apple Mac® G5, Yamaha monitors, Alesis HD24, Line6 Pod Pro, Line6 Bass Pod Pro, DBX Comp, Alesis CLX440 and PEQ, Focusrite Voicemaster, Lexicon MPX100 and Digidesign DIGI002.
Software
All of the computers in the ACM studios run the latest versions of Apple Logic, Reason, ProTools, Final Cut Express, Sibelius and Ableton.
