MOSMA | Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts, Winnipeg, MB:
Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts is an audio production school with campuses both in the West End and Exchange Districts of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We have been providing practical and intensive education in audio production for over 25 years.
We believe that irrelevant of the avenue a student pursues in their career; they require the essential building blocks of capturing sound. Whether they are capturing a musical sound, spoken word, or a sound effect; the discipline of these tasks require grounded knowledge of the fundamentals which define Audio Production as a whole.
MOSMA offers low student to teacher ratios in its courses and it aims for small classroom settings where hands-on learning is enhanced. In following its mandate of providing optimal learning conditions for its students, MOSMA continues to encompass a variety of teaching and learning strategies within its course structure.
Our programme is an intensive and practical learning experience designed to provide graduates with the vocabulary, primary technical skills and concepts for a wide range of positions in the audio production industry.
With various positions such as recording studio engineers, live sound engineers, film set boom operators, audio technicians, sound designers, radio producers, music composers and educators, just to name a few; MOSMA graduates have established themselves within the audio industry throughout Canada and Internationally.
The following is a list of companies where our graduates have found employment.
Recording Studios/Post Production
441 Studios
Absurd Machine Studios
Sunshine Recording
Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Platinum Gold Studios
Dacapo Productions
MidCan Productions
NDB Studio Productions
Revelation Studios (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
SignPost Music
Studio 11
Video Pool Media Arts Centre
IATSE Local 856 Motion Picture Technicians
Backstage Rockstore (Chile)
Chasing Flame Audio Productions (Germany)
Sharpe Sound Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia)
EMC Studios (Thailand)
Vancouver Film School (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Western Post Production (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Broadcasting
Corus Entertainment (CJOB/99.1 Peggy/Poer 97)
AM 1250 Radio
CHVN
CBC Radio
CBC TV
CKY TV
Corus Entertainment (CJOB, Power 97 & Groove FM)
Woman's Television Network
NCI
APTN
A-Channel
Sound Reinforcement
Audio Works Production Services
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Stage Lite Manitoba
Sound Art Productions
West End Cultural Centre
William Glesby Centre (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba)
Celebrations Dinner Theatre
Manitoba Theatre Centre
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
FemFest
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Izzy Asper Jazz Performances
Winnipeg Fringe Festival
Corporate Audio/Video Divisons
Tel AV
Winnipeg Audio Visual
SW Audio & Visual (Kelowna, British Columbia)
Evolution Presentation Technologies
...to name a few.
Audio Engineering - Diploma Programme
1 Year / 1,305 Hours Intensive
Maximum enrolment of 15 students
1 intake per year - September to June
Upon completion of this programme, students will train in the four main fields of audio production: Music Production, Live Sound, Sound for Film, TV, Game Audio, and Radio Production. With these skills students are highly qualified to gain positions in any field of the audio industry. Students attain valuable hands-on experience and introduction to the industry through various practical projects working with professionals in the industry as well as through out industry mentorships and finally through their final practicum and work experience.
The Audio in Media programme runs Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm, for 42 week equalling 1,305 hours. This is equivalent to a 2 year university or college programme. Our course is intensive and at the end of the year our grads move into the industry highly skilled and very confident as Audio Professionals.
Maximum class size of 5 students
2 Evenings per Week, 8 Classes, 24 Hours
No experience is required
Erin Campus
This course delivers a comprehensive introduction to the studio production workflow. Topics covered include: Consoles, Signal Flow, Microphones, Recording Techniques, and basic Mixing. On completion of this course, students will have hands-on experience and knowledge of the tools and basic setup to successfully conduct a simple recording session.
Maximum Class Size of 5 Students
2 Evenings per Week, 7 Classes, 21 Hours
No experience required
Pre-requisite to Pro Tools Fundamentals II & Mixing & Editing Techniques
This course introduces fundamental Pro Tools concepts and principles, covering everything an individual needs to know to complete a basic Pro Tools project, from initial setup to final mixdown.
Students also learn to build sessions that include multi-track recordings of, MIDI sequences and virtual instruments. Hands-on exercises and projects introduce essential techniques for creating sessions, recording and importing audio and MIDI, editing session media, navigating sessions and arranging media on tracks, and using basic processing and mixing techniques to finalise a production.
MOSMA is a certified AVID Learning Partner
Maximum Class Size of 5 Students
2 Evenings per Week, 8 Classes, 24 Hours
No experience required
Pre-requisite: Pro Tools Fundamentals I
This course expands upon the basic principles taught in the Pro Tools Fundamentals I (PT101) course and introduces the core concepts and techniques students need to competently operate a Pro Tools system running mid-sized sessions.
Students learn to build sessions designed for commercial purposes and improve the results of their recording, editing, and mixing efforts. The hands-on exercises provide experience setting up sessions, importing media, working with digital video, spotting sound effects, using loop recording and MIDI Merge techniques, working with virtual instruments, warping with Elastic Audio, applying Real-Time Properties, creating clip loops, applying signal processing, using automation, and using submixes and track groups to simplify a final mix.
MOSMA is a certified AVID Learning Partner
Maximum Class Size of 5 Students
2 Evening per Week, 6 Classes, 18 Hours
Pre-requisite: Pro Tools Fundamentals I *Not required if experienced with Pro Tools
This course introduces students to contemporary mixing & editing techniques in music production using the industry standard Pro Tools software. Topics include; mixing concepts, internal 'in the box' signal routing, automation, signal processors and signal processing techniques.
On completion of this course, students will learn the steps in creating an efficient mix session and complete a full mix of their chosen material.
MOSMA is a certified AVID Learning Partner
Maximum Class Size of 5 Students
2 Evening per Week, 8 Classes, 24 Hours
No Experience Required
This course delivers an introduction to this ever popular program which will open up new possibilities and change the way you think about making music.
On completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic musical elements such as rhythm, harmony, tempo, timbre, form, structure, and the Ableton Live software workflow.
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