Alumni Benefits – RAC Test

Life at Recording Arts Canada

Student life at RAC includes daily access to attentive mentors, collaborative projects and events, and a torrent of career opportunities.

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Studios

No sweeter spot to be.

Studios

Students

Collaborators for life.

Students

Faculty

Industry pros ready to help.

Faculty

Daily Life

A year unlike any other.

Daily Life

No sweeter spot to be.

Mixing theatres

Daily classes

Study balance, dynamics, critical listening, spatial audio, post-production and final delivery in a controlled professional listening environment.

Projects & student work

Mix, refine and review class projects, student productions and final deliverables using professional monitoring systems.

Personal work

Students and graduates can use the theatres for independent productions, including sessions with outside collaborators and clients they invite.

Feedback & review

Play work back with instructors for detailed mix critiques, technical troubleshooting and focused feedback on creative and technical decisions.

Recording studios

Daily classes

Learn microphones, signal flow, consoles, tracking techniques and session management by working directly in professional studio environments.

Projects & student work

Record performances, produce sessions and complete collaborative assignments as part of the program's practical project work.

Personal work

Students and graduates can organize their own sessions with artists, collaborators and outside clients they bring into the studio.

Feedback & review

Work with instructors at the console to review recordings, troubleshoot techniques and improve session setup, tracking and production decisions.

Foley studios

Daily classes

Practice creating, performing and recording footsteps, movement, props and custom sound effects for film, television, animation and games.

Projects & student work

Use Foley recording as part of sound-design, post-production and audiovisual projects completed throughout the program.

Personal work

Develop independent projects with classmates, graduates, filmmakers and other collaborators using dedicated Foley recording spaces.

Feedback & review

Review performance, microphone choices, synchronization and how recorded sounds integrate into a finished scene with instructors.

Live stages

Daily classes

Learn stage setup, routing, monitoring, reinforcement and live production workflows by building and operating complete systems.

Projects & student work

Plan, run and evaluate live performances, events and production exercises as part of practical course projects.

Personal work

Students and graduates can use the space for rehearsals, recordings and collaborative productions with invited performers or clients.

Feedback & review

Instructors can observe the full workflow in real time and review system choices, live mixes and technical execution afterward.

Labs & workstations

Daily classes

Work through editing, production, sound design, composition, software and technical exercises during classes, tutorials and guided labs.

Projects & student work

Develop assignments and larger projects using dedicated workstations equipped for the program's production and post-production workflows.

Personal work

Students and graduates can continue independent productions, collaborate with others and develop work for outside clients.

Feedback & review

Sit down directly with instructors to review sessions, diagnose problems, demonstrate techniques and receive focused one-on-one feedback.

Collaborators for life.

Types of students

At RAC, students bring different interests, creative backgrounds, career goals and levels of experience into the same learning environment, creating opportunities to learn from one another, collaborate across disciplines and build new skills together.

Career goals

At RAC, students bring different interests, creative backgrounds, career goals and levels of experience into the same learning environment, creating opportunities to learn from one another, collaborate across disciplines and build new skills together.

Class sizes

At RAC, students bring different interests, creative backgrounds, career goals and levels of experience into the same learning environment, creating opportunities to learn from one another, collaborate across disciplines and build new skills together.

Collaboration

At RAC, students bring different interests, creative backgrounds, career goals and levels of experience into the same learning environment, creating opportunities to learn from one another, collaborate across disciplines and build new skills together.

Success traits

At RAC, students bring different interests, creative backgrounds, career goals and levels of experience into the same learning environment, creating opportunities to learn from one another, collaborate across disciplines and build new skills together.