AUDIO TECHNOLOGY I
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
Audio Technology I isa specialized certificated program that teaches the process of engineering and recording music. Students learn the fundamentals of audio technology, including sound characteristics, signal flow, console functions, microphone types and techniques, signal processing, audio equipment, studio procedures, equipment design, cables and multi-track recording and mixing techniques. Projects are assigned to emphasize and improve specific skills, from recording basic tracks through editing a finished mix. The industry standard and embraced AVID Pro Tools HDX System and AVID S6 M40 console or newer are used exclusively throughout all courses.
AUDIO TECHNOLOGY I Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2026-2027. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
Audio and Video Technicians
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 35,290
- High salary: 98,190
- Average salary: 54830
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 0
- High salary: 0
- Average salary: 0
All Careers in AUDIO TECHNOLOGY I (9)
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | - n/a | - n/a | 77,390 |
| Non-Destructive Testing Specialists | High school diploma/GED | Stable | 77,390 |
| Photonics Technicians | Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 77,390 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | - n/a | Declining | 66,430 |
| Music Directors and Composers | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 63,670 |
| Audio and Video Technicians | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 54,830 |
| Disc Jockeys, Except Radio | - n/a | Stable | |
| Musicians and Singers | - n/a | Declining |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Apply musical best practices to an audio project (musicianship).
- Apply the concepts of sound physics and acoustics to the recording process
- Comprehend the aesthetic contribution of sound to media.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of audio systems including outboard gear.
- Effectively edit and process sound for CD.
- Identify the different techniques and essential equipment used for recording music.
- Record and track any instrument or voice with proper levels and balance.
- Utilize the techniques and process of sound recordings in Pro Tools.