Archive for December, 2006
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Happy Holidays From Us!
The Conservatory’s Instructors and staff wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Wright In The Right Place
photo caption: Marita Wright graduated in July 2006 and is now assistant to the Sr. Vice President of Operations at Masterfonics in Nashville
When I recently asked CRAS grad Marita Wright if she likes her new job, she replied: “Are you kidding?! This is my dream job!! Everyday I come to work at one [...]
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
What’s Under Our Tree?
photo caption: 7th Cycle student Joseph Maggelet attaching one of three Blue Mouse microphones to the Conservatory’s Decca Tree
Holiday trees are standard for the winter season, but the Conservatory’s Decca tree is used year round. Our “tree” is a tried and true mic placement developed by the Decca Record Company back in the early days [...]
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Commercial Production
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 a [...]
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Monday, December 18th, 2006
These Boots Are Made For Foley
photo caption: Brooke Strivosky getting instructions for recording footsteps in her Cycle 7 Post class
It takes all kinds of audio to make a film. Foley–the art of recreating sound effects for picture, such as footsteps–is named after early practitioner Jack Foley. All such audio elements are recorded separately, in synch with the film, then artfully [...]
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Friday, December 15th, 2006
Not Just Another Pretty Face
photo caption: Administrative Assistant Marisa Nolan busy on the phones
At the CRAS, the human touch is important. After all, life is not just about audio–it takes people to make the world go ’round. That’s where the Conservatory’s Student Services, Financial Aid, Sales and Admin staff come in, making sure the incoming and on-campus student’s needs [...]
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Thursday, December 14th, 2006
Learning To Fly
photo caption: Cycle 8 students learning how to fly the JBL VerTec Line Array in the CRAS 6,000 sq. ft. Live Sound venue
JBL is one of the biggest names in tour sound, with their VerTec Line Array systems operating in venues all over the globe. The system has won numerous awards including the coveted Mix [...]
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Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
Gating Basics
photo caption: Instructor Keith Morris showing Cycle 3 students the ins and outs of gating
When it comes to signal path, knowing what’s good and what’s bad is very important. And knowing how to deal with what’s bad is where dynamics processing comes in. Setting up gates and compressors, either hardware or software versions, is [...]
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Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Little Mic, Big Sound
photo caption: DPA 4061 miniature condenser mic being used in the Cycle 8 Advanced Drum Clinic
Bigger isn’t necessarily better, and that’s no more true than with the DPA 4061 miniature condenser microphone. Students in the 8th Cycle advanced drum clinic use this mighty-mite to record toms and quickly find out that this mic can go [...]
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Friday, December 8th, 2006
Getting Smaart
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 analysis [...]
