Leading Technology College Focuses Training Programs On Digidesign Professional Audio Products
The installation features six new Pro Tools digital audio workstations, valued at over $500,000. "These systems represent the ultimate in digital recording, editing and mixing for the music, film and broadcast industries," said Darren Millar, Full Sail's Director of Industry Relations. "Our mission is to train students on equipment that will be in the studios of the future, and we're doing that by investing in Digidesign technology."
Digidesign's alliance with Full Sail underscores the company's commitment to education in the audio industry. "Partnerships with forward-looking institutions like Full Sail can only benefit the industry as a whole," said John Rechsteiner, VP of Sales and Marketing at Digidesign. "We're delighted to be working with Full Sail to make our industry-standard tools available to the next generation of audio engineers and producers."
Full Sail, with its state-of-the-art 210,000-square-foot facility, 37 studios and 20 classrooms is recognized internationally for its quality degree programs and well-prepared graduates. "About 1000 students enroll each year in Full Sail's Recording Arts and Show Production programs," according to Tammy Gilbert, Vice President of Placement at Full Sail, "and over 80 percent of those students secure entertainment industry jobs after graduation."
Millar said, "A solid foundation in Pro Tools is an essential part of our students' preparation. While attending Full Sail, they log a minimum of 225 hours in Pro Tools training, with about two-thirds of those hours invested in hands-on labs." Full Sail alumni have gone on to engineer multiple Grammy award-wining recordings, participate in many major film and television productions, and design for the most innovative multimedia companies.
About Digidesign
Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. is the world's leading digital audio production systems manufacturer. Digidesign provides the professional music, film, video, multimedia, and radio broadcast industries with tools for digital recording, MIDI sequencing, editing, signal processing, and surround mixing. Digidesign products are marketed in over 30 countries worldwide through a distribution network of value-added dealers, distributors, and OEM relationships. For more information, visit www.digidesign.com.
About Full Sail
Full Sail Real World Education is a world leader in technology education, offering degree programs in recording arts, film and video production, digital media, computer game design, live show production and computer animation. There are over 2,000 full time students currently enrolled in these degree programs. Full Sail's world class multimedia complex is located in Winter Park, Florida. For more information, visit www.fullsail.com.
Source: Digidesign
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