Mixing is an integral part in making a good sounding recording. There are three main steps in the recording process: recording, mixing, and mastering. Each of these steps change the sound of the audio incredibly, and each is important in its own way. Today is Compression Day here at CRAS. Compression is typically used during [...]

Today at CRAS 1st cycle students are going over MIDI operations using Logic Pro, one of the most comprehensive audio production softwares available. Logic is included in the laptop package at the Conservatory, which includes a brand new MacBook Pro, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, iWork and so much more. MIDI, while being 30 years old, [...]

  Slim Phatty is a true analog synthesizer. It doesn’t have built in effects, it only has a mono output and you can’t play more than one voice at a time (monophonic) but that note you hear sounds amazing and totally PHAT! Check out this demo video showing what the Slim Phatty can do. The [...]

Celemony, the company who makes the Melodyne pitch processing products has been honored with this year’s Special Merit Technical Grammy Award. CRAS offers students certifications on Celemony’s Melodyne plus many other audio products including Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Auto-Tune, Smaart, Reason, Waves, L-Acoustics Kudo and more.  

Conservatory students in the 7th cycle (weeks 19-21) of the program spend 3 days a week focusing on audio post production, the process of enhancing videos and movies with sound. On this particular day (July 7, 2010) students are involved in a brass ensemble scoring session in Studio C at CRAS’s Gilbert location. In the [...]

photo caption: Signal layout for the 7th Cycle Post Production class In this case, IO is not Saturn’s moon nor the 7 Dwarves’ work song. What I’m talking about are all the ins and outs that make a pro audio signal path do its assigned job. There’s no better illustration of this than the Conservatory’s [...]

photo caption: Katy Foreman and Emily Krieghauser at the Neve VR during Post Production Class Getting your hands on something is the quickest way to learn, and that’s exactly what students do in their session classes at the CRAS. From the 3rd Cycle drum and guitar clinics all the way into the 10th cycle, students [...]

photo caption: Student prepares for his Live Sound Proficiency Assessing knowledge and proficiency in education is the best way to train someone in any field. At the Conservatory, students become proficient in the operation of software and hardware throughout the program. For starters, students are eligible for 12 certifications from Apple, Digidesign, TC Electronic and [...]

photo caption: 10th Cycle student Kyle Caldwell preparing for a voice over The creative side of audio is something that Conservatory students get a hefty dose of during their commercial production classes. Students write, perform and produce spots for Oreo Cookies, Ameritrade and Toy Story 2 among others, taking them from concept to mixdown over [...]

photo caption: 9th Cycle students learning SIA SmaartLive in the CRAS 6,000 sq. ft. Live Sound Classroom The Conservatory’s live sound program offers students a complete education in sound reinforcement. Arguably, the most important job in live sound is tuning your system to the room, and that’s where SIA’s Acoustic Tools sound system measurement and [...]