New Converters from SSL – Alpha Link MX 16-4

This week  SSL announced a new generation of A/D converters first of which to be released is the Alpha-Link MX 16-4 and the Alpha-Link MX 4-16 . The world renown analogue gear manufacturer has entered the High-end A/D conversion race alongside the likes of Prism Sound and Black lion Audio. Read more »

Knowing How to Protect your Hearing

Being in the audio industry it’s pretty safe to say our ears are our most prized possessions but even if you think you know how to clean and protect your ears from the endless thrashing they get from day-to-day life there are avenues through which day-to-day-life can  indirectly and directly damage your ears without Read more »

Beach Party Record at Cape Audio College

There are some new kids in town. Beach party is a “Psychedelic-Afro-Disco-Surf-Punk” band from Cape Town. This five piece monster of an outfit consists of Andrew (Keys), Danny (Guitar and vocals) Makkie (Bass), Black Irish (Drums) and Big daddy D (Guitar). The band is extremely tight with melodies and rhythms that will get your foot tapping and your head spinning with joy. The band booked a 2 day weekend recording session under the guidance of producer/artist and cape audio graduate Mike Zietsman (P.H.fat).  The goal of the weekend was Read more »

One year Audio Engineering course starts July.

There are still a few places left for our one year Higher Certificate in Sound Technology course. The one year Higher certificate is an extremely popular course here at the Cape Audio College and has produced many fine engineers working both locally and internationally.

The Higher Certificate in Sound Technology is a 1-year certificate course that gives a great introduction to the craft of Sound Engineering through theory lectures and practical hands on training. The exit level outcomes of this course is designed to Read more »

Setting up and optimizing a PC for ProTools

Setting up a PC for ProTools can be a Daunting task for someone with a limited knowledge of PC’s but with the advancements in the windows platform and also within the protools platform, especially the protools 10 platform, going from mac to pc is Read more »