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The Cape Audio College
DJ Course
The Cape Audio
College DJ Course is a program that centers around all the
technical and musical skills that are required to become a
successful DJ in today's competitive club scene.
The course
content emphasizes a greater appreciation of the role of digital
equipment in the construction and performance of today's popular
music. Practical content includes the art of mixing, blending,
cutting and fading as well as advanced techniques designed to give
our students the edge. Those attending will be exposed to leading
industry professionals who will present valuable advice concerning
performance as well as tips on improving your technical ability.
You will start by
being taught the fundamentals of audio systems and gain a thorough
knowledge of t he equipment used, including turn table set up,
mixers, CD technology and Rane Serato Scratch. Then, get your
teeth stuck right into dJing techniques like Beat matching, set
construction, blending, Eq and effects mixing. Before you know it,
you will have the necessary skills, and with practice under the
supervision of our in house pro DJ’s, develop into a competent DJ
ready to make a name for yourself in this lucrative industry.
Turn your passion
into a career, enroll in the Cape Audio College DJ Course.
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Successful
St udents
Over
the past 15 years the Cape Audio College has trained
a huge amount of talented people. Our graduates are
working all over the world in top spots spanning all
corners of the audio industry
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Studio Gallery
 Our
13 state of the art studios will ensure your development
in the technical field of sound engineering. This truly is
the most well equiped training facility in the country.
Have a look for yourself.
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Students Work
 Some
great music comes out of our studios. As part of the
course work students produce local bands which often
results in some pretty serious sounding music. Have a
listen to some of the better ones here.
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Topics
Covered Include:
History of DJ-ing
Origins,
influences,
development
Musical
Styles
Hip-hop,
breakbeats,
ambient,
techno,
house,
electro...
Equipment
CD players,
turntables,
mixers,
samplers.
Basic Audio
Skills
Operating electronic audio
equipment,
troubleshooting etc.
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DJ-ing Principles
Mixing,
blending,
integrating effects,
cutting,
basic turntablism.
Set
Construction
Choosing the appropriate
music,
planning sets,
creating flow.
Techniques
Practical application of DJ-ing
principles.
Marketing
Mixing a demo,
networking,
gigging.
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Course Duration
3 Months – Starting 04-02-2009 to
15-04-2009
20-05-2009 to
22-08-2009
02-09-2009 to
11-11-2009
Lecture Times:
Lectures will be held Wednesday
evenings from
18H00 to 20H00.
Studio Time:
1-hour studio sessions are
available Saturdays from
11H00 to 16H00
Course
Structure:
On each attendance day a theory
lecture will be presented
for 2 hours. For the remaining time
students will be
involved in various practical tasks
including 1 hour studio
sessions on Saturdays.
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