Audio
About Audio
Essentials of Sound Recording - I
Over the course of 18 weeks, team members experience and learn about the fundamentals of sound and how to record their own music! Within the first couple weeks, team members will learn about the many different career options and immediately begin to gain valuable experience needed for success in the industry. Curriculum is centered around becoming organized, observant, clairvoyant, and improving how well they hear music.
Team members learn many new terms and information including types of microphones, dynamics, EQ, reverb, delay and lots of signal flow. They will also produce at least one project that will introduce them to proper mic and recording techniques, Pro-Tools and other popular Digital Audio Workstations, plus teamwork with others. In ESR-I, you’ll learn the ground rules to prepare you to create and capture great music. Students will discuss career path options in the professional audio field, navigate signal flow of basic audio systems, gain an introduction to the analog and digital audio console including DAW architecture, read and comprehend audio equipment specification sheets, gain an introduction to Ohm’s Law to calculate voltages, current, and power in circuits, differentiate between various microphone types and applications, differentiate between various loudspeaker enclosures and applications, learn and apply proper microphone placement and recording techniques, identify and implement equalization and dynamic types, specify and configure a small home project studio, set-up and record basic voice-over dialog with music bed for commercial production, set-up and record 2 channel, multi-microphone choral performances, set-up and record multi-channel, multi-microphone team and industry guest recordings, and much, much more.
Essentials of Sound Recording - II
In this course, team members will further advance their knowledge and skills within the world of audio. They will begin to work more independently and in teams, getting better at tracking projects. Throughout the 18 weeks, they will learn more techniques to improve their mixing abilities, more industry standard microphones as well the value of professional organizations like the Recording Academy and the Audio Engineering Society. In ESR-II you “have the keys” to the record making process and how to perfect it.
Field Audio Recording / Live Sound Production
Within this course, team members get “hands on” experience and knowledge to help further them into the career of audio for TV/film and live sound production. Do you want to work with film as a boom operator or perhaps an on-site sound mixer for one of them many feature films shot in Georgia? Well this class will help you not only advance your knowledge but prepare you as well. Or perhaps you would prefer being part of a professional production company that provides live sound services to your favorite artists? Well no worries, this class also provides the resources to learn jobs such as a Sound Recordist, Broadcast Audio A1 or A2, Front of House Engineer, Monitor Mixer, or even a Tour Manager!
Audio Engineering Society
CEC has the first high-school level section of the Audio Engineering Society, the premier professional audio society.
Audio Staff
Pat patten
Pat joined CEC in 2016 with more than 30 years in audio, beginning his career as an assistant recording engineer in the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and going on to found his own successful production company with audio, video and multimedia divisions. He has earned recognition along the way including: 2018 Winner, International Blues Challenge / Best Independent Release for Blue Metamorphosis - Jontavious Willis (Producer and Mastering Engineer) and 2009 Nomination: IMA Blues Album of the Year for Morning Glory - Marshall Ruffin (Producer & Record Label). Patten’s work with the Recording Academy, Audio Engineering Society and Jamgood LLC, his private music mastering business, keeps him connected to the industry and able to bring relevant knowledge and opportunities to the classroom.
2021-2022 Interns
Marcus Grimes
My name is Marcus Grimes and I am an audio intern at CEC. My love for audio began with my dad. He was a DJ for a radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma (where I was born). I've always had a love for music so I took Mr. Patten's Recording 1 class. Next thing you know I'm getting my schedule changed, and I took all his classes in one school year. I love making music. I love it ALL.
Bo Brewer
My name is Bo Brewer and I am an audio intern at CEC. I took Recording I and II my freshman year, and instantly fell in love with it. The challenge and reward of setups, editing in Pro Tools, and getting to record myself and others, as well as being able to see my ideas come to fruition is not only educational, but fun way. I became an intern my sophomore year, and now I am a junior in my second year of interning. In addition to my internship at CEC, I intern at SouthCrest Church in Newnan in their sound department as well. I love the Audio program at CEC and hope you would join us!
Mia Kessler
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Nate Davidson
Hello my name is Nate Davidson I am a junior at Northgate High School. I’ve been in the CEC audio program since my freshman year. I am an audio intern because of my love for music, and my interest in joining the live sound industry post high school. I plan to take as many opportunities as possible here at CEC for my remaining time in high school.
Gavin Crosby
I’m Gavin Crosby. I'm an audio intern for Mr. Pat here at CEC, to be honest, I didn't think I was going to like his class but then it just clicked like this is what I need to do this what I'm going to do and now I'm an intern my junior year. My interests are music stuff like Motley Crue, Tom Petty and the heartbreakers, Elton John, Prince, and Eric Clapton.
Sofia Young
Hey! Im Sofia Young. I'm a sophomore at NGHS. I have been in acting and musical theatre since I was about 5. When I came to the CEC in 8th Grade we went over to Mr. Pattens Room, and I immediately was intrigued. After I took Mr. Britts video classes I went and took the Live sound Course with Mr. Patten I fell in love with the audio world. I plan to pursue an Audio Engineering Career working in somewhere in the Theater or concert Realm.
Spencer Jackson
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Michael PALLADINO
Hi! My name is Michael Palladino. I am a senior at Newnan High school. I've been in the audio engineering program for all 4 years of my high school career. I'm an audio intern because of my love for audio especially the technical side of it. My interest are vast from animals to music to drawing. I plan to use all of my knowledge learned here at CEC to further myself in my chosen career path.
RHiannon Lefebvre
Hi, I'm Rhi! I'm currently a senior at Northgate High school, and I've been in both the audio program and my base school's marching band program all four years. I've been an intern for two years now, because I've always had a love for music and audio. On top of being an audio intern and a member of the marching band, I'm also the singer of my own band, Psych!, and want to one day compose and produce my own music.
Dylan Hinze
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