Course
Music Creation, Production And Sound Techniques
Registration opens March 1, 2026.
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The stage starts at your mixing table
The Music Creation, Production and Sound Techniques Course at ETIC_Algarve is a practical and professional training programme designed for those who want to work in the field of music, music production and sound. Ideal for those looking for a music production course with technical and creative teaching, this course prepares you to work in all phases of audio production, in the studio and in a live sound context.
Here, you will learn techniques for creating music, producing and mastering sound, from composition and recording to mixing and mastering, developing the technical skills required by the music industry.
Throughout the Music Creation, Production, and Sound Techniques Course, you will learn:
- Performance, production and recording techniques within a studio.
- Operation of mixing tables and live sound
- Use of recording, editing and mastering software
- Balance and sound perception for professional mixes.
You will have access to recording and production studios, audio and mastering post-production rooms, as well as real concert environments, both on and in front of the stage, in partnership with Zipmix Studio and Coalman Recordings.
With trainers who are active in the music industry, this sound and music production course gives you the tools you need to turn your ideas into professional music projects, ready for the national and international market.
Upon completing the Technical Course in Music Creation, Production and Sound Techniques, you will undertake a 480-hour curricular internship, an essential step in applying the skills acquired throughout the course and gaining practical experience in the job market.
You will also have the opportunity to participate in a European ERASMUS+ mobility project, enjoying an enriching international experience through an internship.
Support for Trainees
Concern for the well-being of trainees is a constant, which is why ETIC_Algarve has been providing its community with various services that contribute to their personal and human growth.
Whether in support of Insertion into the job market, or in Support of Personal Development, or through financial supports granted through the recent Training Grant, there are several ways we make available to trainees to facilitate and promote their growth.
Training Grant
Grant Luís Lobato
Personal development
2 Years
1260 hours, including 480-hour Curriculum Internship
Classes from October to July
Monday to Friday, from 2pm to 6pm
Number of Trainees
Maximum 16
And after the course?
Erasmus+
With the completion of this training you will have the possibility to participate in our ERASMUS+ European mobility project.
Career oppurtunities
- Music Producer/Composer
- Mixing and Mastering Technician
- DJ
- Producer/Composer for Audiovisual Projects
- Producer/Composer for Video Games
- Sound Technicians and Assistants
- Sound Technician specializing in sound post-production for audiovisual, music, television and film industries and new media
- Sound Technician specialized in Radio techniques, audio mastering, archiving and sound restoration.
Specialization Opportunities
After the 2 years of this course, you will be able to specialize with the 3rd curricular year at the Catalyst Music school, Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, in Berlin, Germany, or at ETIC in Lisbon, where you will prepare for the challenges of the creative market at an international level.
With our European partners, you will obtain Certified Advanced Level Training, with which you will access a training path to obtain an internationally recognized degree.
External Courses by institution: ETIC in Lisbon. Catalyst Catalyst Music, Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, in Berlin, Germany.
Catalyst Music
- Creative Audio Production and Sound Engineering
ETIC_Lisboa
- Music Performance and Production
Contents
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Eletricity in the electronics
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- Fundamental concepts of electricity: Ohm’s law and the power equation
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Auditory Training
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- Learning how to Listen – Auditory Training for Perfect Pickup
- The human ear
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Digital Audio
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- Numerical systems used in digital electronics
- Digital audio in terms of frequency and amplitude
- Audio converters
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Studio Techniques
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- History of Music and Sound Recording
- Studio Techniques
- Music and sound capture and recording: principles of microphone operation
- Stereo capture techniques and multiple instruments
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Music Editing, Processing and Mixing
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- Equalisation, levelling and distribution of stereo sounds
- Dynamics and effects processors – compressors, gates, reverbs, etc.
- Plug-ins, virtual tools associated with current music production technologies
- Techniques for finalising and mastering the final mix
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Sound for Image
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- Sound for cinema, video and television
- Live sound, reference sound and post-production sound Sound effects or foley, dubbing and ADR
- Sound at the service of audiovisual language
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Musical Acoustics and Applied Architecture (Electroacoustics)
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- History of Music and Sound Recording
- Acoustics
- Analysis and correction of specific environments for sound capture
- Reverberation tempo
- Identifying standing waves/resonances in an acoustic space
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Sound for Live Performance
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- Techniques for setting up and operating a live event – PA setup
- Stages and control rooms: theatres, auditoriums, outdoor stages, outdoor control rooms
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Language and Musical Composition
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- Basic music theory
- How to construct a piece of music
- MIDI theory and techniques
- Communication between hardware and software using MIDI
- Techniques for composing, arranging and editing using software
- Instrument (basic)
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Music and Production Techniques
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- History of Music and Sound Recording
- Production Techniques
- Recording, editing and music programming techniques
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MIDI, VST, Sampling and Sound Synthesis
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- History of Music and Sound Recording – Sampling and Synthesis
- Sound synthesis
- The architecture of the synthesiser: VCO, VCF, VCA, LFO and env gen
- Automation and modulation
- Other types of synthesis: additive, FM, granular
- The sampler and its architecture
- MIDI language and protocols
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Production Techniques for Computer Games
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- Design and production of music and sound in the computer games industry
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Promoting and Marketing of Music
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- Personal promotion. Copyright and royalties. Contracting and agency services. Relations with record labels
- The world of electronic music producers, consulting with professionals in the field
- Portfolio development. Advertising space
- Project management
- Promotion and publicity in the media
- Online presence: Bandcamp, YouTube, Spotify, among others
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Audio Mastering
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- Digital mastering
- Fundamentals, concepts and practice
- Files and protocols, editing and mastering
- Processors in mastering context
- Formats and preparation procedures for duplication and/or
- distribution
- Final Product
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Manufacturing Process and Audio Supports
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- Audio formats, platforms, pressing, duplication and replication
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Audio DJ/ Music Production Techniques
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- Software and hardware
- Dance music production and remix
- Construction and deconstruction of music
- Musical loops and beats for real-time composition and control
- Analog and digital digging techniques, with vinyl and digital files
- Computer synchronization for live performance
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Final Product I andII
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- Musical creation project from conception to mastering, including scheduling the various phases of the process: pre-production, production, post-production and live act
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Masterclasses
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Multidisciplinary Projects
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- Audio formats, platforms, pressing, duplication and replication
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Curricular Internship
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- Internship at a company in the area lasting 480 hours
Trainers
Resources and Equipment
- Room equipped with one computer per trainee, with macOS or Windows environment
- Zipmix Studio and Coalman Recordings Sound Studios
- Audio Editing and Mastering Regie
- Dedicated audio interfaces
- Arturia KeyLab, MicroLab and M-Audio MIDI keyboards
- Ableton Push 2 MIDI controllers, AKAI APC mini e Behringer FCB1010
- Yamaha CP88 Electric Piano
- Arturia MiniBrute, Arturia MatrixBrute synthesizers; Arturia MiniFreak, Arturia MicroFreak, Yamaha Reface line – CP, DX, CS and YC models; Behringer Model D; Novation Bass Station II
- Arturia DrumBrute Rhythm Box
- Numark PT-01 Scratch Turntable
- Controller DJ Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol
- Behringer X32 Mixing Table, with JBL Top’s and Subwoofer’s and The Box Pro Monition, DI’s
- 15 microphones for various pickup formats
- Softwares Ableton Live, Analog Lab, DRC, Pro Tools, Waves Gold Bundle, Ozone
Portfolio
Application Process
- Schedule a personal interview, please contact info@eticalgarve.com or call 289 823 359 / 960 309 550.
- Completion of application form (sent by e-mail after appointment of interview)
- Attend the interview previously scheduled with the Pedagogical Director, in which you must present Portfolio, if you have
- Wait for communication of the result of the application.
Registration takes place between March and October, until classes begin, and as long as there are places on the courses.
They may be made after the admission conditions have been verified and upon payment of registration and presentation of:
- Curriculum / Biography
- 1 passport-type photograph, in digital format
- Certificado de habilitaçõesv
- Documents of the Applicant and the Payment Manager (Identity Card / Citizen Card + Taxpayer Card + Proof of address: electricity, water, telephone bill or driving licence)
- Documents of the Applicant and the Payment Manager (Identity Card / Citizen Card + Taxpayer Card + Proof of address: electricity, water, telephone bill or driving licence)
Are you interested?
Registration for the Technical Courses will reopen on March 1, 2026.
If you are interested in this course, please fill out the form.