Sound Compositing

Here is a sharp, premium, and concise syllabus for your Digital Sound Editing course, structured to match the elite branding of your other post-production and media programs.Advanced Program in Digital Sound Editing & Audio Post-ProductionCourse OverviewMaster the invisible art of cinematic storytelling through sound. This comprehensive course takes you behind the mixing board into the world of professional digital audio workstation (DAW) environments. Learn the precise techniques required to record, clean, edit, and mix high-fidelity audio for films, television, podcasts, music production, and modern streaming platforms. Audio Fundamentals & DAW Environments Master the core physics of sound, signal flow, and professional digital recording tools.Digital Audio Basics: Understand sample rates, bit depths, frequencies, decibels, and audio file formats (WAV vs. MP3).DAW Interface Mastery: Learn advanced timeline navigation, track management, routing, and hotkey workflows.Microphone Techniques & Gain Staging: Master acoustic setups, microphone polar patterns, and setting clean recording levels to avoid distortion. Dialogue Editing, Noise Restoration, & FoleyLearn to clean raw field recordings and build realistic organic audio elements from scratch.Advanced Dialogue Cleanup (iZotope RX): Master audio restoration techniques to surgically eliminate wind noise, room clicks, pops, and background hums.Foley Recording & Sound Design: Sync and layer artificial custom sound effects (footsteps, fabric rustles, crashes) to match on-screen actions.Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR): Master studio voice-over recording and precise lip-sync alignment processes for movies. Multitrack Mixing, Spatial Audio, & MasteringBring music, dialogue, and effects together into a powerful, immersive sonic experience.Dynamic Processing & EQ: Master parametric equalizers, compressors, limiters, gates, and side-chaining workflows.Time-Based Effects: Apply professional reverbs, delays, and spatial modulation to create depth and realistic room dimensions.Cinematic Mixing & Mastering: Mix multi-channel soundscapes (Stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound) and optimize final loudness metrics (LUFS) for Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, and theatrical release. Portfolio DeliverablesEvery student graduates with a Professional Audio Post-Production Showreel featuring a fully re-designed film clip soundscape, completely mixed and mastered podcast episodes, and a multi-mic studio music editing session.