As anyone working in music production or digital film know, SAE is the largest international educator in audio engineering, digital filmmaking and other creative production disciplines.

SAE Institute Rotterdam, one of two SAE campuses in the Netherlands, offers international education at diploma and degree level in Audio Engineering and Digital Filmmaking, as well as short courses in specialist techniques.

SAE Rotterdam Creative Media Workshops

SAE Rotterdam also runs free Creative Media Workshops that offer exposure to the everyday work and duties in different media fields, helping students determine which career they wish to pursue.

The workshops are in English and are led by experts in the fields, who each have wide experience of the industry and technologies discussed.

› Improving your Acoustics

Good acoustics are important for any environment where music and sound need to be as pure as possible. SAE head lecturer Koen Donker will discuss the characteristics of rooms, common problems and how to tackle them with "off the shelf" solutions, as well as how to build your own.
- Date: August 17, 2014 | Register now!

› Free: Mixing Techniques & Workflow in Protools

This seminar will take you through the basics of Protools, the most widely used DAW for studio recording and mixing, and how to manage your sessions. Workflow as well as practical mixing techniques will be demonstrated in the industry-standard DAW.

- Date: August 24, 2014 | Register now!

› Publishing in a Nutshell

During this seminar, founder and owner of Practical Music Tom Pearce will talk about the essentials in publishing and tell you how publishing can help your career, how money can be earned in today’s industry and how to best exploit you creative work.
- Date: September 7, 2014 | Register now!

› Mastering

During this seminar, mastering engineer Jeffrey de Gans will show you the tricks of the trade when it comes to finalising your tracks and how to use the tools properly for mastering. He will also discuss techniques and the creative use of a signal processor.
- Date: September 14, 2014 | Register now!

› Drum Recording Techniques

Recording drums can be a tricky thing to get right, as the number and placement of the microphones have a huge influence on the final sound. This workshop will take place in SAE Rotterdam’s SSL studio where participants will experience first hand how a drum recording is done properly.
- Date: September 21, 2014 | Register now!

› Working with 4K & RED Scarlet

This workshop will show the advantages, bottlenecks and future prospects of working with 4K material, the most recent development in television. It will also look at the RED Scarlet camera, which has revolutionised modern filming.
- Date: September 28, 2014 | Register now!

Reserve a place!

The courses fill up quickly and places are limited, so make sure you register as soon as possible. Just fill out the registration form for the course of your choice to reserve a place.

Please note that there is automatic confirmation of the registration, but reminder emails are sent out a few days before the start date.

Contact details

For any questions about the courses or registration, contact SAE Rotterdam’s local study advisor:
› Email: rotterdam@sae.edu
› Phone: +31 (0)10-411795