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SAE INSTITUTE CAMPUSES WORLDWIDE TO BECOME
"DIGIDESIGN SPONSORED SCHOOLS"
— SAE furthers Pro Tools training and experience for students with additional courses, expanded hardware and software integration —
NEW YORK, NY, November 17, 2004 — Worldwide leader in pro audio education, SAE Institute, is pleased to announce a new Digidesign Pro Tools sponsored curriculum for all students enrolled in its Audio Technology Program. The new courses, to be offered in conjunction with Educational Partner Digidesign, will provide complete Pro Tools training to students worldwide as the entire network of SAE campuses become designated Digidesign Sponsored Schools.
Raising the standard of its network of professional recording and educational facilities, SAE’s new Digidesign Sponsored School status heralds a mutually beneficial partnership for students and studios alike. Digidesign hardware and software are integral to SAE’s audio programs, which also incorporate course material from Digidesign’s exclusive Training and Education Program. Students already using a wide array of Pro Tools setups and configurations will benefit as SAE continues to advance its technical excellence. Topics outlined in the new curriculum are designed to teach foundational as well as advanced skills for the Pro Tools environment, as well as give students an independent understanding of the capabilities of such equipment in the studio.
This announcement follows several significant purchases and upgrades for many of SAE Institute’s Digidesign product-based studios and educational facilities worldwide. One of the latest acquisitions — the purchase of 10 Digidesign ICON consoles, the “integrated console environment” — provides access to the most intuitive tactile control surface available for Pro Tools systems. This included the first-ever European installation of the ICON console at SAE’s Amsterdam campus, as well as subsequent installations at SAE facilities in Barcelona, Cologne, Hamburg, Vienna, Sydney, Byron Bay and Munich, as well as upcoming units to be delivered to Berlin and Los Angeles. Concurrent upgrades of over 30 of SAE’s numerous workstations to the acclaimed Pro Tools|HD Accel core DSP engine, and 20 units of the acclaimed Focusrite Liquid Channel microphone preamp, with supported Pro Tools integration, have also been added to SAE campuses around the world. The Liquid Channel features new preamp technology and dynamic convolution techniques to produce a wide variety of preamp and compressor combinations.
Furthermore, SAE has enabled an even deeper collaboration between the student and Digidesign’s industry-standard technology by supplying each student with the Pro Tools LE recording system, including a Digidesign Mbox Studio Music Production System interface and fully loaded Apple iBook G4 laptop. The Mbox brings audio and MIDI recording, editing, real-time mixing and Internet collaboration together with acclaimed Digidesign and Focusrite performance, in a portable package. Utilizing this system allows students access to wireless networking and recording technologies throughout SAE campuses, and provides a powerful recording platform that encourages learning both on and off campus.
SAE Institute Vice President Rudi Grieme commented, “The new course implementation is a culmination of what we have been doing with Digidesign for years, through various partnerships and programs around the world. To be able to give our students this new, tangible designation is above and beyond what any educational institute can independently offer. It’s really a forward-thinking approach to not just the education of our students, but also to the opportunities they will be presented with after graduation. Their hands-on experience with Digidesign technology at our campuses is made that much more valuable by SAE’s ability to stay on top of the latest technologies and trends in gear. When you back that with a generation of students who are comfortable with the idea of carrying a complete Pro Tools system in their backpack — along with the fact that they are virtually trained by the manufacturer how to use it — I think we represent a whole new level of integrity for prospective employers and for the future of audio technology. SAE is committed to maintaining this high standard, and we are excited about what our continued Educational Partnership with Digidesign will hold in the future.”
...ends 634 wordsHeadquartered in Byron Bay, Australia, SAE Institute is the world’s first and largest network of audio and multimedia education and training centers. SAE is affiliated with Middlesex University in England. The Institute operates 42 campuses in 22 countries on four continents. It offers diploma and full degree programs in audio technology, recording arts, multimedia production, and multimedia arts. SAE is part of the SAE Technology Group, which also owns and operates Studio 301 recording facilities. With locations in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia, Cologne, Germany, and Stockholm, Sweden, Studio 301 is a collective group of state-of-the-art recording and mastering facilities.
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— For more information, contact Mark Martin, SAE Institute, 7 Music Circle North, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: (615) 244-5848; Fax: (615) 244-3192; Web: www.sae.edu
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