LSS Certification Courses

Sound Engineering - Recording - Mixing

Music Production 2008

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Studio Assistant Professional Certificate

This one-year programme prepares the student for a career in recording, with the emphasis on working with others in a traditional audio engineering role.

After the essential introduction to music production in a home studio, the second part of the course involves mostly recording musicians, microphone techniques and the steps required to build a career in the music industry.

£5,290 (part-time) and £8,530 (full-time)
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Pass criteria

In order to obtain an Studio Assistant Professional Certificate, you must complete the following two courses with a minimum score of 80%

Music Production 101: Essentials (18 weeks - 8 credits)

Everything you need to know in order to start producing music at a professional level, including making beats, subtractive synthesis, sampling, midi, mixers and effects, and the nature of sound. You'll also cover the basics of microphones, and an introduction to music business. This module includes the Apple Certified Logic 101 training programme, also available separately. Logic Pro is used to record, edit and mix.

Sound Engineering (18 weeks - 8 credits)

Working with other musicians you'll cover advanced microphone techniques, recording vocals, drums and guitars. You'll also learn all about studio wiring, signal routing and studio etiquette, and get to grips with Logic and Pro Tools for multi-track recording.

Where can you go from here?

After this course you will have the skills and confidence necessary to take a job in a studio as a Studio Assistant or Junior Engineer, and be in the best position to work your way up to a full Engineering role when the chance arises. With access to the London School of Sound's extensive database of contacts and your name and skills listed on our website, you'll have the choice between working for others or fast-tracking your career as a Freelance Engineer.

Moreover, the credits you get for this certificate will count towards a higher certificate should you wish to continue your LSS studies at a later date (subject to entrance exam if more than one academic year has elapsed since obtaining your last certification).

How to enrol

  • First make sure you have read the entry requirements for each module of this course.
  • A Professional Certificate consists of two modules of 18 weeks each: the total cost for this course is calculated as follows: registration fee + module 1 + module 2. The registration fee needs to be paid only once.
  • Consider carefully the options available to finance your studies.
  • Contact us to arrange a preliminary interview and school visit, so that you can ask any questions you might have about the courses.
  • Our classes are strictly limited to a maximum of six students, and we reserve the right to accept only those that show sincere interest and commitment to the course; furthermore, we might refuse your application if we believe that the level of the course you choose doesn't match your preparation.
  • Apply online or email to express your interest for this course.

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The value of LSS Certification

London School of Sound is a private college and the certificates we award are recognised around the world, thanks to the reputation we have built as a professional training institution.

Existing accreditation bodies often have little real value with respect to music production. In contrast, we develop our curriculum and certification system to reflect the skills actually needed in the creative industries and in the music industry in particular. However, as a consequence our accreditation system cannot be considered equivalent to any type of formal qualification in the UK or abroad.

This means credits gained from our courses cannot be used towards a degree, nor can they be used as an equivalent to GCSE, A Level or University Degree.

As an Apple Authorized Training Centre we award certificates on behalf of Apple, limited to the Apple Logic Pro Training Programme. These are accepted and recognised by every other Apple Training Centre in the world.

Apple Authorized Training Centre

great discounts on music software, computers and studio equipment - hire a studio for less: record vocals, drums, guitars and mix at reduced studio rates available only to LSS students

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Access online resources, free downloads, and tutorials including how to mix and master with any combination of software plugins and analogue equipment.