The following are new classes being offered, in addition to our Computers and Recording courses. In fall 2012, we plan to offer a complete degree path for students pursuing a career
in audio and video/film production. "Like" CAVE on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for late breaking announcements on special lectures, concerts and classes.
All of our classes are open enrollment and full time VCU students may take some of our classes for credit, see below.
Computers and Music 101 AUD-1304 (VCU MHIS-382)Computers and Music 101 is an audio foundation course. The course covers proper acoustics, microphone types and usage, audio physics, audio history, computers and computer parts, and basic DAW use. This 15-week course meets every Monday night from 7-9:40pm with some homework and two tests. The class starts August 29th and ends December 5th. The class is taught by Carlos Chafin and Andrea Stefl and there is a limit of 15 students.
Price for the class is $950. Required materials include a textbook and Cubase Elements software and project DVD, which you will receive in class and are covered by the course fee. Note if you already own a current version of Cubase or Protools, you may be eligible for a discount.
*For full time VCU students or software discount questions, please email Andrea Stefl at andrea.stefl@lobe.com before signing up. MHIS-382 is the VCU catalog number for this course.
Advanced Audio Production 201 AUD-2314Advanced Audio Production 201 is a follow up to Computers and Music 101. This course focuses on the start to finish process of recording a band, including hands-on use of equipment, use of a patchbay, session set-up, recording, mixing and marketing considerations. The final project for this class is the record and mix a demo for a band of our choosing. This is a 15-week course that meets every Wednesday night from 7-9:40pm. The class starts August 31st and ends November 30th. The course is taught by Carlos Chafin and Andrea Stefl and there is a limit of 15 students.
Price for the class is $850 and that includes required textbook. All students must have completed Computers and Music 101 in order to qualify and we also offer an optional Cubase Artist software upgrade for $75. Students are also eligible for IYE professional studio discounts for their ongoing projects.
*For full time VCU students. Please email Andrea Stefl at andrea.stefl@lobe.com before signing up.
Introduction to Creative Editorial VID-1304Introduction to Creative Editorial is is an introductory course on editing video in Final Cut Pro. Special insight into the new features and design overview of Final Cut X will be covered. Topics covered include file types, importing media, transcoding options, organizing your project, basic editing techniques and technical delivery considerations for media. This is a 6-week course that meets every Friday from 6-8pm. The class will start October 14th and end on November 18th. The course is taught by Stace Carter, an Apple Certified Final Cut instructor and there is a limit of 15 students.
Price for the class is $700. Required materials include Apple's Final Cut Pro. The software is not included with the course.
Introduction to Mastering using Wavelab AUD-1201Introduction to Mastering using Wavelab focuses on the organization and usage of the audio program Wavelab. This important software is used for mastering, forensic audio techniques, digital audio delivery and restoration. We cover workflow, basic editing and processing of audio files. This is a part one of an in depth tutorial on this powerful program. This is a 8-week course that meets every Monday afternoon from 3:30-5pm. The class starts August 29th and ends October 17th. The course is taught by Carlos Chafin and Andrea Stefl with a guest lecture from Yamaha/Steinberg’s Product specialist Greg Ondo. There is a limit of 8 students.
Price for the class is $600. Required materials include Wavelab Elements, which you will receive in class and is included in the class fee.
Vocal Production Techniques AUD-1211 Vocal Production Techniques focuses on proper recording, editing and mixing of vocals for both music and voice over. Few people realize the difficulty of recording the human voice. To many producers this is an art and often the most important aspect of popular music and media production. The class covers mic techniques for singing and voice over work, as well as compression and equalization processing. The class starts October 26th and ends December 14th. This is a 8-week course that meets every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-5pm. The course is lead by Carlos Chafin and features guest lectures by prominent vocal producers. There is a limit of 10 students.
Price for the class is $500 and includes required textbook.
ProTools 101 AUD-1231 ProTools 101 is a basic course on running ProTools. The course covers the basics in running the program including track types, setting up projects and doing simple recordings. This is part one of a two. This is a 8-week course that meets every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30-5pm. The class starts August 30th and ends October 18th. The course is taught by Paul Bruski and there is a limit of 10 students.
Price for the class is $800. Required materials include Avid ProTools 9, which you will receive in class. Note if you already own a current version of Protools, you may be eligible for a discount.
Cubase 101 AUD-1241 Cubase 101 is a basic course on running Steinberg’s Cubase. The course covers the basics in running the program including track types, setting up projects and doing simple recordings. This is a 8-week course that meets every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30-5pm. The class starts October 18th and ends December 6th. The course is taught by Andrea Stefl, and there is a limit of 10 students.
Price for the class is $600. Required materials include Cubase Elements, which you will receive in class. Note if you already own a current version of Cubase, you may be eligible for a discount.
The following courses run from August 29th till December 14th. Each class meets once a week for 1.5-3 hours. The course can be paid for at a discounted rate if you sign up early. Any student who wishes to take advantage of this discounted price must sign up and pay before August 15th, 2011. Contact Andrea Stefl at andrea.stefl@lobe.com if you have any questions..
