Archive for December, 2006
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
That “Ribbon” Sound
photo caption: Royer SF-24 active stereo ribbon mic over a Yamaha C5 Piano
When it comes to getting great recordings, it’s all about skill and the gear. CRAS students get lots of hands-on time to learn their craft, but they also get to record with some of the best gear that audio has to offer. For [...]
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Clinics Build Chops
photo caption: Guitarist Thomas Laufenburg (Pistoleros, Ghetto Cowgirl, Loretta) being miked up in the Cycle 4 guitar clinic
Conservatory students learn a variety of mic techniques in the course of the program. Drum clinics, band clinics, guitar clinics and other sessions and classes give students plenty of hands-on time putting mics in front of instruments, then [...]
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Monday, December 4th, 2006
One-on-One Experience
photo caption: 9th Cycle students learning game audio on new Mac Book Pro computers running Audiokinetic’s Wwise software
The Conservatory stresses the importance of training on the best gear possible, and this is no more evident than in the new Audio for Games classes. For the new curriculum, the CRAS purchased 26 Mac Book Pro Laptops [...]
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Friday, December 1st, 2006
Happiness is a Mac Pro
photo caption: Cycle 5 students Meghan Sizer and Megan Sure learning Pro Tools on the new Apple Mac Pro
The Conservatory recently updated all 14 Pro Tools HD TDM Lab and Studio D workstations with brand new Apple Mac Pro computers, the first audio school in the USA to do so. Each of the blazing [...]
