Studio Classes
TRACKS Classes
We are very proud of the TRACKS classes we teach here at Circle Recording Studios. Nowhere else in the Delaware Valley can you find this kind of teaching in a top notch recording studio. Designed primarily for musicians, artists and sound engineers, our TRACKS classes are open to anyone (age 16 and up) interested in sound production and recording.
You'll get lots of individual attention and plenty of hands on practice. Our classes are small (limited to 6 students) and fill up fast, so call for availability. Fall classes are forming now -- see the class schedule page for dates and contact us soon!
The textbook we use for our classes is Modern Recording Techniques by David Miles Huber. The advanced class also uses the textbook Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware by Thomson Course Technology.
About The Classes
- Basic
- Advanced
- MIDI
- Schedules/Rates
- Workshops
Basic classes
Basic Digital Recording -- An eight-week course focusing on the basics of digital recording. You will use the equipment yourself and learn the science of sound, how to work with and recognize signal flow, and understand effects, compressors, equalization, and how patch bays, microphones and monitors work.
In this class you will learn how to arrange microphones to record a drum set, guitar and bass amps and lead and back-up vocals. This is the class where you start recording bands live in a digital recording environment.
Our classes are small (6 students) and fill up fast, so call for availability.
Meets one evening a week for 8 weeks from 7 to 10 p.m.
Advanced Digital Recording
-- An eight-week course that greatly expands your knowledge of digital techniques. Basic Digital Recording must be completed before you can take Advanced Digital Recording.
You will learn about digital audio technology, how plug-ins work, and how to perform an automated mix down, mastering and duplication of projects. Students are encouraged to record a demo during class.
In this class you'll explore the ins and outs of our state-of-the-art Digidesign C-24 control surface and ProTools HD3 recording system. We will go step by step through the official Pro Tools course book and learn the complete workings of Circle Recording Studios. Once you have mastered this course, you will be a qualified freelance engineer able to work at Circle Recording Studios.
Our classes are small (6 students) and fill up fast, so call for availability.
Meets one evening a week for 8 weeks from 7 to 10 p.m.
MIDI Recording Methods
-- MIDI stands for musical instrument digital interface. In this 5-week class you'll see how keyboards, drum machines, special effects processors and sound modules work together to form a digital production network.You'll learn about recording and editing MIDI message data, ROM and RAM, synthesizers and sample software, MIDI mapping, music-printing programs (scores) and mixing in the MIDI environment.
Our classes are small (6 students) and fill up fast, so call for availability. Meets one evening a week for t5 weeks from 7 to 10 p.m.
TRACKS Recording Class Schedules
Winter classes are forming now. Call for schedule and availability.
BASIC DIGITAL RECORDING (eight weeks, $575)
Wednesday Evenings 7 to 10 p.m.
ADVANCED DIGITAL RECORDING (eight weeks, $675)
Wednesday Evenings 7 to 10 p.m.
MIDI RECORDING METHODS (five weeks, $475)
Schedule to be announced