Learn to Produce, Mix and Run Sound
51小黄车 combines a practical approach with history and theory, ensuring students have the skills and knowledge to work in any field of the audio industry. Audio in Media Arts majors and minors will learn on-site sound recording, perform sound design and mix audio for animations, films, videos and video games throughout their time at Webster.
Webster students often complete internships as part of their audio production degree and they have earned internships at major recording studios, sound reinforcement companies and radio stations across the country. Our faculty is made up of working professionals, giving students access to current industry knowledge and valuable mentorship. Webster's Audio in Media Arts students will graduate from the program well equipped to start their career in the audio space.
Establish Your Sound at Webster
At the Department of Audio Aesthetics and Technology, we teach audio production students about music recording, audio engineering and sound design. With a hands-on approach, our audio production programs are the best in the area and allow undergraduate students to apply their talents beyond the classroom.
Through audio internships and externships, we are committed to providing students with an understanding of audio technologies and connections with top audio facilities around the country. We offer comprehensive programs that emphasize the theoretical basis of knowledge in conjunction with practical applications. We are a member of the Audio Engineering Society and the Broadcasters Educational Association.
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[Subtle Electronic music plays]
Text on screen: Program Spotlight: Audio Aesthetics and Technology
Student David F.: Our audio program covers everything you need to know about working in audio and project top to bottom. So you know what microphone you can use. Are you going to use hardware equipment on the way and now it's on your computer? You know what plug ins are you going to use? We learned about all of that here.
[Footage of Webster students setting up mic stands, working in a recording studio and sitting behind a large mixing console]
Student Alejandra T.: From the basics. You would then develop your skills even further, work together with your classmates, set up sessions, go on location recordings around campus, around the city, work with professionals outside in the field and try new things out.
[Footage of Alejandra working in a recording studio, collaborating with other students]
Text on screen: Cutting-Edge Facilities: Professional Studios Built for Learning and Collaboration
The facilities that we have are abundant, so we have three studios. We have Studio A, B and C, all with their own different capabilities.
[Footage of students working in each of Webster鈥檚 audio studios]
And then we have our live room, which is our big room that we have full bands come in and we set up and we hold a lot of equipment and gear in there for all students to have access to.
[Footage of students recording a band with an instructor]
David F.: There's so many options here. We've got a new facility that's actually ready for Dolby Atmos mixing. They've given us the opportunity to already start working on this brand-new cutting-edge technology while we're students, before we're even out in the field.
[Footage of students working in the Dolby Atmos studio]
Text on screen: Expert Faculty: Industry Professionals Bringing Experience to the Class
Alejandra T.: Most of our faculty are working professionals, so the advice that they're giving us are active. And it's not just coming from a textbook. It's a real-life experience coming into the classroom.
[Footage of students working with various professors in the audio studios]
David F.: It's not like a huge lecture class where I'm just one student of many. I really do feel like they know who we are and we're always available to go out during office time and talk to them.
Alejandra T.: They care so much about what we learn and how we learn it and how we use what we learn for the future.
Text on screen: Real World Experience: Working and Connecting with Professionals in the Field
Alejandra T.: We have the opportunity to go on an internship. It's a really great opportunity to take these skills outside of the bubble of school versus what it would be like outside of that in the real world.
David F.: People I've met here and the techniques I've learned have already led to real world employment opportunities and a big, big part of that is the Audio Engineering Society Club that's here.
[Footage of webster students attending an AES conference]
Alejandra T.: Through AES we connect with professionals outside of Webster. You connect with a whole international organization of what it means to be in the audio community. It's building relationships for the future.
Text on screen: Community Collaboration: Building Professional Relationships Across Departments
We do collaborate with other departments. We've worked with animation students, the music department, and we also work with film students as well.
[Footage of animation students, film students, game design students and music students]
Being able to collaborate is so much fun and challenging and its own ways because it shows you the different avenues that you can take in the audio field.
[Footage of students in various departments collaborating and interacting with instructors]
David F.: It's a smaller community and it feel like it's really close knit. everyone's a resource for each other. I've made friends here that I will continue to be friends with.
Alejandra T.: Being here at Webster has just made me grow more as a person and my friendships and my family life and my work life and I just feel like a better person overall because of it.
[Footage of Alejandra working with other audio students]
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Study Your Sound
Webster's Bachelor of Arts in Audio in Media Arts is designed for students who are interested in exploring the use of audio in all forms of media. This degree provides students with opportunities that include working with audio for:
- Film
- Television
- Video
- Animation
- Game Design
- Interactive Media
While emphasizing audio for forms of visual media, this program also provides opportunities to work with:
- Radio
- Podcasting
- Live Audio
- Music Production
No matter what your goals are, 51小黄车 has professional quality studios and facilities, industry-experienced faculty and a wide variety of opportunities allowing students to build an impressive, diverse portfolio that will showcase your skills after graduation. By providing students with a variety of mediums for audio design, we aim to not only create talented and skilled audio professionals, but help students find their own sound as they study.
BA in Audio in Media Arts
Find out more about the overall curriculum, electives, learning outcomes and more.
Webster is an Educational Member of the Audio Engineering Society
Webster's student section of the Audio Engineering Society is one of the most active and successful chapters worldwide.
Successful Alumni with a Degree in Audio Production Include:
- Bruce Buechner, audio engineer for Snoop Dogg, Ruben Studdard, Christina Milan, Lil Jon, Jamie Foxx and Mary J. Blige.
- Matt "Buster" Allen, audio engineer for Garth Brooks.
- Brian Barrale, Los Angeles-based composer and arranger for "Aliens of the Deep," "Heart of the Beholder" and "Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch."
- Chelsea (VandeDrink) Crutcher, recording engineer for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Add an Audio in Media Arts Minor to Another Degree
Designed for students outside the department who wish to study audio with a focus on media production, students will learn to:
- Mix a sound design for a visual media-based project at an intermediate level.
- Operate boom microphone and record on a film shoot.
- Create Foley effects in sync with motion picture.
- Capture, edit and manipulate a collection of vocal performance recordings to produce a usable dialog track.
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