Sound Engineering Certificate
Develop your sound engineering skills
Develop your sound engineering skills
Learn to mix your sounds on a 48 channel SSL Duality Delta mixing console and take your music to the next level. This course is designed and taught by professionals who’ve worked with the likes of Pharrell, Swedish House Mafia, Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, The Killers, Bjork and many more.
This 9-month course will provide you with an advanced recording and mixing knowledge. You’ll take part in live band sessions recording instruments and vocals, learn best-practice recording techniques, make use of hardware and plugins such as compressors, reverb, echo and delay, before learning how to mix and master your tracks to a high standard in the box (using your DAW) and on the desk. You can also enrol on an official Pro Tools 101 Certificate to really broaden your industry skills. You’ll be joining a global alumni community with some of the biggest names in music and engaging with the wider Point Blank community with free masterclasses, events and other networking opportunities. At Point Blank, we make it our priority to connect our students to the music industry to give you a head start in your career.
We are proud to be ahead of the curve in delivering a fantastic student experience whether on campus or online and are happy to include all the exclusive features for students listed here.
Class sizes are small to ensure every student receives ample 1-2-1 time with their lecturers, so apply now to reserve your place!
| Duration | 9 Months | |
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| Available start dates | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Weekly timetable | 1 class per week. Please check the FAQs below for more details. | |
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Art of Mixing was my favourite module this term. My lecturer was great - so helpful and engaging with his explanations about proper mixing techniques throughout the course. The mastering module was also very helpful! Down the line it should prove to be very cost-effective when looking to self-release music for all manner of reasons and on all manner of platforms in the future. - Damien, Mixing & Mastering student
Lead vocalist with Rudimental, played Glastonbury and Jools Holland. Replaced KT Tunstall in Oi Va Voi, also worked with The Nextmen, Basement Jaxx & The Earlies.
Championed by Ellen Degeneres once she signed to Atlantic Records in the USA, Ellie has had a 5-year sponsorship with Quicksilver, as well as achieving many top-10 Beatport Trance releases.
Julian has scored global hit records as one half of Stretch & Vern and Reflekt & has written for Kylie Minogue, Little Boots & Dirty Vegas as a Sony/ATV-signed writer.
Producer/Engineer/Sound Designer with over 30 years of experience. Worked with Dave Stewart at The Church. Credits include Gary Barlow, Gene, Warm Jets, Placebo, Boy George, D’Influence amongst many others.
Aluna Francis is half of AlunaGeorge. She studied production at PB before taking off to chart success with 'You Know You Like It' & No.1 hit 'White Noise' with Disclosure. Check out her awesome video.
Everyone knows Leona from X Factor. Before she won it, Leona wowed her fellow students on our Singing Course. "Her talent was obvious" said her instructor, "and her success thoroughly deserved."
With 1,500,000 Facebook followers, Sri-Lankan born Arjun is a South Asian pop superstar. His single ‘I’ll Be Waiting” charted at #1 on iTunes India and spent 30 weeks on the BBC Asian Download Chart.
Spoony is a legend in UK dance music having brought garage to the masses in 2000 as part of the Dreem Team. He's since gone on to become a staple on Five Live but proved he's always learning by enrolling at PB!
| Fees | Saving over monthly instalments |
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| £4,640 payment in full | £770 |
| £100 reg fee + £1,685 per term | £255 |
| £100 reg fee + £590 per month | |
| Prices listed are UK and EU fees. Non-EU students please see enrolment process for more information. | |
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Depending on your programme, certain pieces of hardware and software will be essential throughout your studies at Point Blank.
To help with your independent learning and assessment work, you will need to have access to this equipment outside of the campus. However, if you are able to attend classes on-campus, this equipment will be available to use either in-class or by booking practice time. Note that you have access to our facilities 7 days a week during term time for the length of your course (excluding scheduled breaks).
Please visit this page which lists the hardware and software you are required to own for programmes taught by Point Blank.
Where you may choose to study online (distance learning), this equipment will be essential to your studies and assignment work. If for any reason you cannot afford to purchase an essential item, you may be eligible for financial support via the hardship fund. More information about this can be found here.
If you wish to buy equipment or software for your home studio, remember that Point Blank students qualify for discounts from Apple Education, Ableton, Native Instruments, Pioneer DJ and other leading industry partners.
Each module requires your attendance at one daytime class which will be 3 or 4 hours long depending on the module. Your timetable will be confirmed a week before the start of each term. If you have specific timetable requests, please contact us before booking and we will do our best to arrange your classes at times that suit you.
In addition to classes, students are expected to schedule sufficient practice time each week. The studio facilities are open to you 7 days a week gaining you valuable studio time and reinforcing the skills learned in class. Students can also book regular 1-2-1 sessions with our lecturers outside of class time.
We would be happy to see if we can arrange a timetable that will work around your work commitments. Please contact us for more information. Please contact us for more information.
Non-UK students may need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa. Please refer to our International Student Guidance section for more information on the application process.
If you have further questions, don't be shy, please contact a Course Advisor who will be happy to help.