Five sound design training options for your future in film By Isabelle Lichtenstein Savannah College of Art and Design
rigs with artist mixers; and classroom workstations with Pro Tools 10/11 and Waves Gold. SCAD also offers advanced Pro Tools and Sibelius certification levels.
Savannah College of Art and Design
What sets SCAD’s sound design program apart are the resources and facilities students have at their disposal. The school has invested over $1 million into custom-built suites intended to simulate a sound designer’s
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DEGREES: Bachelor of fine arts,
master of fine arts, and master of arts in sound design
The Blackbird Academy
Run out of Blackbird Studio, a multistudio production facility in Nashville, Tennessee, the Blackbird Academy is a professional sound engineering school that gives graduates the opportunity to gain technical skills and hands-on experience. Classes,
The Blackbird Academy
professional environment. The degree goes in-depth on a number of programs, and offers access to tools and software outside the classroom, including 7.1 and 5.1 mix stages with Pro Tools HDX configurations, plus D-Command and D-Control consoles; Pro Tools HD Native
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COURTESY SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; THE BLACKBIRD ACADEMY
FROM THE CLANGING OF SWORDS DURING AN EPIC FIGHT TO AN alien’s otherworldly scream, sound design plays a crucial role in transporting viewers into the worlds they see onscreen—and making them all sound believable. This process of creating soundtracks and sound SFX—recording, generating, acquiring, and manipulating audio—encompasses the work of a sound designer. It’s a job that’s both technical and creative, requiring a deep knowledge of recording, mixing, and special effects techniques; a mastery of sound software and hardware; and the inventiveness to create unique, interesting sounds. As such, formal training is often necessary. But finding the right training program can be difficult; it’s a wide-ranging specialization, and many schools consider it to be part of their broader audio production or sound engineering programs. If you’re interested in sound design, here are five top training courses to consider.
COURTESY MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; CONSERVATORY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES; BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
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