Diploma in Audio Production
Creative Media
A course by
SAE Creative Media Institute
Get hands-on experience in a highly practical, studio-based environment and launch your career in the audio industry with the NZQA Level 5 Diploma in Audio Production.
NZ$12,920
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Master core audio production techniques
Apply analogue and digital console theory, signal flow, and multi-track recording in both studio and live settings.
Develop practical skills in sound design and post-production
Produce and edit audio for various formats including screen, mastering mixing techniques for different creative environments.
About This Course
Sound is a booming industry in the digital age. Whether it’s collaborating with musicians in the studio, mixing live performances, or designing sounds and mixing audio for film, TV, games, podcasts, and art installations, skilled audio engineers are in high demand.
This one-year full-time NZQA Level 5 Diploma equips you with the technical skills and industry knowledge needed to succeed in studio and live sound p sound design. Learn through collaborative, studio-based projects mentored by expert lecturers. You'll cover analogue and digital technology, mixing, signal processing, sound system setup, and post-production, with a structure designed to build employability and professional practice for Aotearoa/New Zealand's creative industries.
Course Content
- Analogue and digital console theory and practice
- Multi-track recording
- Audio technologies and protocols
- Microphone theory and techniques
- Signal processing and effects
- Signal flow
- Sound system setup and tuning
- Monitoring systems
- Wireless systems
- Workplace Safety
- Mixing techniques
- Studio production
- Live sound production
- Sound design
- Audio post-production
- Professional practice
- Collaborative creative projects
- Peer review and reflective blogging
- Audio-visual installation in various venues
- Engagement with Te Ao Māori professional practices
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Radio/Broadcast PersonnelJunior Studio AdministratorAudio Post Production EngineerSound DesignerMix EngineerStudio EngineerMusic ProducerLive Sound Technician
Build skills in these industries
SAE New Zealand is an Auckland-based creative media school with over 40 years of history developing working professionals in audio, music production, screen, songwriting, and creative business. Their courses are hands-on and studio-based, taught by industry practitioners in purpose-built facilities. SAE is part of a worldwide network spanning campuses across four continents; the qualification you earn here carries weight far beyond New Zealand.
