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 »

SiBot spins some headz – Cape Audio College guest lecture.

SiBot in the house!

Starting with his history as a DJ, producer over the last 10 years.

Simon also spent time to get to know why all the students were attending the college and what are their personal aspirations in the music industry. It was great to see how interested he was in what the student had to say and what they were looking into learning about music production. After discussing the past he went into his future and now producers more as a single artist after trying many time to create “bands” from Max Normal to Play Doe.

He is currently producing music for Die Antwoord and Jack Parow just to name a few of the Read more »

Ard Heinkens guest lecture Broadens Horizons.

There is a common misconception that an Audio Engineer primarily works in a recording studio with a band. Many think that there is very little scope when it comes to job opportunities and  areas of exploration. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Audio Engineering world covers a vast array of industries and places audio professionals in a multitude of unexpected positions. Think about it. Every time you hear something come out of a speaker, a number of audio professions where more than likely involved.  That is why it is so important for us as an audio training institution to expose our students to as many of those possibilities as we can. To move them away from this preconceived notion that success only comes in the form of a gold record. And a sustainable career is often found in other areas of the sound industry other than music production. Read more »

Excursion to Space Out Sound.

Every now and then we get the opportunity to let some of our students loose in a working studio to gain a little experience of the outside world. As we all know, Audio Engineering is not something you can learn from books alone. This creative field requires a lot of time in the studio and without the right exposure, it becomes difficult to know the direction you should be heading in. This is why we find it so important for our students to Read more »