With the recent launch of a new certified audio training programme powered by its own plugins, Waves Audio is looking to provide the next generation with a game-changing brand of education. And according to the firm’s EVP of sales and marketing, Mick Olesh, its new range of courses will serve as an invaluable tool in the education of DIY producers and creators.
Last month, Waves revealed details of a new audio training programme centred around video tutorials and the brand’s own plugins. Dubbed the Waves Audio Essentials Courses, they cover eight different subjects, which users can be certified for upon completion by Waves.
Six of the courses are based on mixing, with the remaining two delving into audio for content creators and sound design for video. All eight courses feature video tutorials, multi-track sessions files and exams.
“The last few years have opened a vast user base for music production, a new breed that are mainly musicians and audio creators, not necessarily engineers per se,” Olesh explains.
“These users are creative and passionate about sound and music.. With the change in the production style, there has become a need to provide a new type of education, that relates to the opportunity the tools provide beyond utilising the vast preset options. Each production type has associated requirements with different tools and techniques and this is where the Waves Audio Essential Courses come to play.”
While Waves has offered audio training programmes for producers and engineers of all skill levels for many years, Olesh believes that the new Essentials Courses are likely to be among the most in-demand the company has made available to date.
“All Waves educational materials have been extremely popular, and now, even more,” he says.
“With the ability to work in the box, and the increasing trend of musicians and producers working in ‘bedroom’ or project studios - not to mention the effect of Covid, where the majority of people have been in lockdown and adhering to social distancing - many musicians and producers have been forced to forgo working in professional studios. Not having a professional studio or engineer at hand has encouraged users to learn and excel in DIY recording and mixing.
“These courses cater to beginners and middle-tier users, or anyone who wishes to learn the basics or hone their skills via a hands-on and reputable learning process,” Olesh concludes. “They instil the systematic audio foundations one needs for creating pro-sounding, audience-ready music and audio content.
