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Click for the full time course overview <center>This introductory 8-week course aims to introduce a beginner to the world of professional audio, including basic concepts, terminology, standard practices, workflow and equipment.</center> <center>This intensive 36-week course has proven to be very successful in preparing our students for the world of commercial sound engineering and to date over 85% of graduates have found work in the industry within 6 months.</center> <center>Our intensive 16-week Live Sound Diploma Course aims to produce confident, skilled and employable personnel for the live sound industry – from Rock and Roll venues and hire companies, to theatre and corporate functions.</center> <center>Advances in digital techonolgy has led of a convergance in live and studio sound engineering. Our premier course comprises of our Studio Sound and Live Sound Diploma's. Graduates will be employable in both areas of the industry.</center> Click for the short course overview <center>Alchemea's intensive weekend courses aim to give you a fast-track route to improving the quality of your music productions. <br><br> Learn to compose, record, mix and master from the experts.</center> <center>Alchemea's Recording Techniques Course aims to help you to make informed decisions regarding the right microphones and techniques for various recording situations.</center> <center>This course aims to improve the quality of your music mixes by developing a better practical and theoretical understanding of equalisation, dynamic control and time based effects.</center> <center>This course is designed to look at the basic principles of Mastering with a focus on achieving good quality results in a budget environment.</center> <center>This course aims to provide an overview about how to setup up and use a simple music production environment, and explain the basics of the music production process from recording to producing a final CD master. <center>Hotwired <i>Live</i> is an innovative weekend course in Modern and Creative Composition and offers a unique alternative to other more traditional courses.</center> <center>Alchemea is Europe's foremost Avid Digidesign Pro School offering Operator and Expert certification for for music and post production as well as ICON and VENUE certification. Click here for a full list of Pro Tools courses.</center> <center>Alchemea are an Apple Authorised Training Centre offering introductory and advanced Logic Pro Training. Apple's online exam is included in the price and we are proud to have an extremely high student pass rate.</center> <center>This three-day hands-on course introduces students to the primary features and basic user interface of Logic Pro. This <center>Alchemea offers 3 training modules aimed at beginners, experienced users, music producers and DJ's.</center> <center>This two‐day hands‐on course introduces students to the primary features and user interface of Ableton Live.</center> <center>This 1-day advanced production course aims to help you take your Ableton track production to the next level.</center> <center>This 1-day advanced course aims to give you the skills and confidence to use Ableton to perform your music or DJ sets live. footer
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ALCHEMEA COLLEGE

The Windsor Centre

Windsor Street T: 020 7359 3986

London N1 8QG E: info@alchemea.com

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AN OVERVIEW OF ALCHEMEA'S SHORT COURSES


"DON'T LET TECHNOLOGY STRANGLE YOUR CREATIVITY"


Introduction
Alchemea’s short courses are designed to appeal to both music tech beginners and experienced producers. Learn to set up your home studio on our introduction to music tech course. Improve your work-flow on one of our audio software courses. Learn to compose, record, mix and master from industry professionals.

Audio Software Courses
Alchemea offers short courses in Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Ableton Live. We are Europe’s number 1 Avid (Digidesign) Pro School offering all Pro Tools Certification options. We are also a leading Apple Authorised Training Centre providing certified level 1 & 2 Logic Pro training and an Authorised Ableton Training Centre. Alchemea are proud to have trained students from some of the most prestigious recording and post production studios in the world as well as enthusiasts, freelance engineers and television companies.

Weekend Music Production Courses
Alchemea also offer weekend technique courses in Recording, Mixing, Mastering and Composition. So what ever you background or specialisation we should have a course that will help you to achieve your goals.

New To Music Technology?
If you are new to the world of music technology we recommend that you take Introduction to Music Technology course. This 1-day jargon busting course will help you to understand the practical and theoretical fundamentals of audio. From setting up you computer for audio to mixer signal flow we cover everything you need to make a start in the world of music tech. It will also enable you to get the most out of subsequent production technique courses.

Choose Your Course Wisely
It is a common misconception that it is possible to give your music the shine, depth and clarity of a commercial release by good mastering alone. Yes, it is possible to save a bad recording with a good mix as it is possible to save a bad mix with good mastering however this is far from an ideal situation. If you mixes are muddy and quiet there could be a problem with the recording and/or mix. Please bear this in mind when choosing from our list of weekend music production courses.

Multiple Course Discounts
Great savings can be made when you book onto more than one course:

  • 7% on second course
  • 10% on third course
  • 12% on fourth course

Individual Pro Tools modules are discounted when taken as a “bundle”. Please refer to our price list for more details.

Multiple Student Discounts
The following discounts are available for group bookings:

  • 2 students = 3%
  • 3 students = 5%
  • 4 students = 7%
  • 5 students = 10%

Why Alchemea?
Below are a few points that we feel set us apart from our competition:

Pedigree
Alchemea was established in 1992. Since then we have taught students from all over the globe. This includes high profile producers and engineers, TV & broadcast companies, recording studios, record labels and teachers. Recent clients include the BBC, Channel 4, bSkyb, air studios and Jamiroquai.

Certification
Alchemea are Europe’s leading Avid / Digidesign Pro School delivering up to 310 (expert) level in music and post production techniques as well as icon and venue training. We are also an Ableton certified training centre and apple authorised training centre. This guarantees that students will learn the most recent software versions using the latest technology.

At Alchemea we make every effort to support students through exams and to date we have an excellent pass rate. For all other short courses we will provide students with an Alchemea certificate upon completion of their training.

We Only Use the Best Trainers
Alchemea staff are not just great teachers but are also very experienced industry professionals. All training is framed within the context of the relating industry. As a student you will learn not only the “hows” but the “whys” from the viewpoint of a tutor who has a wealth of high-level real world experience.

Our trainers work with too many big named artists and labels to mention them all but here are few to give you an idea; Tori Amos, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Jocelyn Brown, Wham, Cheryl Crow, Tool, Basement Jaxx, Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, Flight of the Concords, Warner Brothers, Defected Records, Hed Kandi & Ministry of Sound.

State Of The Art Facilities
A comfortable environment is essential when you undertake any training course. Alchemea’s facilities are equipped to the highest standards. Our “apple training room” is equipped with the latest Intel core 2 duo (2.4ghz) iMacs and loaded with the latest versions of pro tools le, logic studio, Ableton live, reason & final cut studio.

This classroom is the setting for the majority of Alchemea’s short courses and every effort has been made to create the optimum training environment. The room is air-conditioned, lighting is controllable and the furniture has been custom designed for comfort. The room has been acoustically treated and instructors have use of a wireless monitoring system.

Our Pro Tools HD training room Alchemea's is equipped with the latest Digidesign and Avid technology. Student’s taking techniques courses will also make use of our Euphonix cs3000 control room and 5.1 cinema dubbing theatre.

Equipment Discounts
Alchemea students can make big savings on equipment and software when taking a course at Alchemea. These savings especially on software can literally pay for your training. Take an apple course and receive over 60% of logic pro 7. Pro tools students also receive a 40% discount on le gear (including their m-box and 003). Sizable discounts are also available on other software products like Cubase, Reason and Ableton live.

To top it off Alchemea short course students can also gain a yearly magazine and e-subscription to Sound on Sound magazine for the discounted cost of £36.