This certificate prepares students for jobs in the field of audio recording, production, and audio in live performance presentations. The curriculum includes in-depth study of recording arts from general study to production of a final product suitable for presentation within a portfolio. Students learn all aspects of the process from the perspective of a recording engineer to that of a performer. Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to use current technologies to create a high-quality musical presentation suitable for broadcast and live sound within a given timeline, work both individually and within a group to produce an audio recording and live sound presentation using audio equipment, such as mixers, audio recorders, signal processors, patch bays, and microphones meeting current industry standards, and deliver the completed audio presentation within current, commonly accepted distribution methods such as fixed-media movable storage (e.g., flash drive, disks) or mainstream Internet delivery sites (e.g., Dropbox, Youtube, Vimeo, and Facebook).