Sound Technician
The Good Careers Guide states that sound technicians operate technical equipment to amplify, enhance, record, mix or reproduce sound in support of performing arts.
Sound technicians may work in radio, television and recording studios, or in theatres and other live performance venues. They also often assemble and maintain sound equipment. Sound technicians may be required to work shifts that involve long hours in the evenings and on weekends. They often work under difficult conditions and, when working at outdoor concerts, in variable weather.
Numerous institutions in Victoria offer courses leading to a qualification in Sound Technology and Production, as well as Sound Engineering.
A useful website to browse to find out more about such courses is VTAC Course Search.
Music Production Courses in Victoria in 2021
There are numerous courses on offer in Victoria for students who wish to study music production courses. A broad selection of courses is listed below but for a comprehensive list of all similar courses on offer – including double-degrees – visit VTAC.
| UNIVERSITY | MAJOR STUDIES IN 2021 | SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 2021 |
| AIM(M) – Melbourne | Composition and Music Production: Composition, Digital Technology (DAW Skills), Music Production. | Selection: Portfolio and Folio Presentation (M) |
BOX HILL INSTITUTE(B) – Box Hill
| Applied Music (Audio Production): Audio engineering, Audio technology, Digital mixing, Interactive media, Intermedia, Music production, Music technology, Sound recording. | Selection: Folio, Folio Presentation, Interview (B) |
| Applied Business (Music Industry): Art Management, Event, Festival and Venue Management, Marketing and Public Relations, Music Business Management, Music Industry Copyright, Publishing and Funding and Record Labels. | Selection: Interview (B) | |
| COLLARTS(C) – Collingwood | Audio Production/Entertainment Management: Entertainment Business Law, Entrepreneurship, International Music Business, Marketing, Communications & Branding, Publicity, Music Publishing, Live Sound, Recording, Producing, Postproduction, Mixing & Mastering, Voiceovers, Sound Design for Computer Games, Project and event management, Artist Management, Applied Rights & Business Management, Copyright. | Selection: Interview, 300-word Essay (C) |
JMC ACADEMY(M) – Melbourne
| Audio Engineering and Sound Production: Acoustic Design, Acoustics Theory, Audio, Audio + Sound Theory, Audio Engineering, Audio Industry, Audio Post Production, Audio System Design, Electronic Music, Electronics, Foley, History of Western Recording, Live Sound, Music Business, Music History, Music Production, Music Production Analysis, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), Recording, Research Project, Sound Art, Sound Design, Sound Recording, Spatial Recording, Studio Recording, TV, Radio + Film Audio. | Selection: Interview (M) |
| MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC(F) – Fairfield | Sound and Music Production: Advanced live event production, Advanced studio recording and production technique, Composing and arranging for screen, Mixing, Music analysis, Postproduction for screen, Pro tools 110, Project and event management, Sound design, Sound/music editing. | Selection: Interview (some) (F) |
| NCAT(P) – Preston | Music Industry: Music Business, Music Industry, Music Theory, Performance, Recording, Sound Production. | Selection: Application form, Audition and Interview (P) |
RMIT(C) – City
| Music Industry Sound Production: Acoustics, Audio production technology, Broadcast sound, Computer music production systems, Dialogue editing, Digital audio, Digital media, Digital technology, Electronic music, Film and television sound production, Film music, Live sound, Music industry, Music technology, Radio production, Sound production, Sound recording, Surround sound applications. | Selection: Selection Task (C) |
| Music Industry: DJing, Electronic music, Music, Music business, Music culture, Music history, Music industry, Music marketing, Music media, Music performance, Music production, Music promotion, Music technology, Music video, Popular music, Sound design, World music. | Selection: ATAR 71.20 (C) | |
| SAE(M) – Melbourne | Music Production: music production, sound design and electronic music production using industry standard hardware and software. | Selection: Folio, Folio Presentation and Interview (M) |
| Postproduction or Studio Production: Postproduction, Studio Production, using cutting-edge equipment like Neve, SSL, and Audient consoles, while gaining proficiencies on software including Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, and Ableton Live. | Selection: Interview (M) |