Sound & Audio
Engineering Courses

Sound design is the process of creating and manipulating sound for a variety of purposes, including music, film, TV and video games. Sound designers create sound palettes and sound effects to create the atmosphere or tone of a piece of art.

There are lots of ways to get a job in sound design, from working your way up the industry to studying a specialist degree like our BA (Hons) Sound Design degree. Our degrees are industry-focused so you’ll experience real-world briefs as well as learn the technical skills you’ll need to excel in the industry.

Live sound is a term used to define how we experience sound at live events, from gigs and festivals to exhibitions. Live sound engineers manipulate sound through the mastery of music technology and an understanding of acoustics and psychoacoustics to ensure audiences experience high-quality audio at live events.

There are many ways you can become a live sound engineer. One route for many live sound engineers is to work their way up in the industry, gaining more experience and seniority as they progress. However, more and more engineers are choosing an educational route and studying specialist degrees like BSc (Hons) Live Sound at dBs Institute, where we focus on practical study as well as industry experience.

There are many ways to become a composer for film and tv, including work experience, networking and education. Many composers begin their careers by studying a specialist degree like our BA (Hons) Music & Sound for Film & TV degree, where students learn through a combination of practical and theoretical study.

Composers write music for film & TV through a wide range of processes and techniques. Some composers stick to live instrumentation and orchestras, while others work ‘in the box’ using Digital Audio Workstations like Ableton Live and Logic Pro to create their music. Each composer has their own process, but they will involve similar workflows to artists in other areas of the music industry.