As Part of Their Long Standing Relationship, Warm Audio Recently Provided The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences with a Number of New Microphones, Preamps, Compressors, and Other Equipment for CRAS Students to Train On
Gilbert, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2023 – In order to be best prepared for a career in professional audio, one needs to learn on and train with the leading gear they are going to encounter and use in top studios throughout the world.
As such, The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS; www.cras.edu), the premier institution for audio engineering education, is proud to announce that it is outfitting many of its main studios in its Tempe and Gilbert, Ariz. campuses with a host of new Warm Audio gear.
“Warm Audio and CRAS share the same dedication to analog gear as key to a student’s success,” explained Bryce Young, Warm Audio President and Founder. “In a world of digital simulation, access to discrete analog hardware helps students understand how audio actually behaves, step-by-step in a signal chain. CRAS aims to provide students with hands-on experience with the latest audio technologies and with Warm Audio gear, not only will they be learning, experimenting, and creating with real analog equipment built with high-quality components, but they will become familiar with the sounds, features and creativity of some of music’s most legendary sounds.”
Warm Audio has recently provided the following equipment for CRAS: WA76 Discrete FET compressors; WA-412 preamps; EQP-WA all-analog tube equalizers; WA273-EQ preamps; WA73 preamps; WA-84 small-diaphragm condenser mics; WA-14 large-diaphragm mics; WA-87 large-diaphragm mics; WA-251 tube condenser mics; WA-DI-P Passive Direct Boxes; and WA-DI-A Active Direct Boxes.
Warm Audio began in 2011 in founder Bryce Young’s garage upon the simple principle of building high-end recording products that were sonically equal to renowned products of the past, but to also make them affordable. Warm Audio is now an Inc 5000 company and industry-leading manufacturer of classic-inspired preamps, compressors, limiters, equalizers, microphones, guitar pedals, and more. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Warm Audio houses state-of-the-art recording facilities with two world-class recording studios where the team applies the “Warm Formula” of design to every product by ensuring that they deliver the very best in legendary sound at unprecedented value.
“We have proudly partnered with CRAS for five years to invest in the future of high-quality music making,” Young added. “The CRAS mission aligns perfectly with Warm Audio’s mission for more people to have the access and tools to make music. CRAS is fully dedicated to producing world-class audio professionals, whether studio, live, broadcast, film/TV, or video game.”
Kirt Hamm, CRAS administrator concluded, “Warm Audio equipment is extremely high quality emulations of the industry’s most popular vintage gear, and so we proudly include their WA-47jr mic and headphones in our student recording packages that all students get as part of the CRAS program. Recently, we wanted to further enhance our outboard equipment and mic collections and so we identified Warm products that our students would benefit from using and experiencing. We are proud to have our students utilize and learn about their applications, and we are thankful and grateful for our relationship with Warm Audio.”
The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences is composed of two nearby campuses in Gilbert and Tempe, Ariz. A CRAS education includes broadcast audio, live sound, film and TV audio, music, and video game audio, all taught by award-winning instructors who have all excelled in their individual fields, including sound reinforcement, audio recording and production, digital recording, troubleshooting/maintenance, and music business.
CRAS structured programs and highly qualified teaching staff provide a professional and supportive atmosphere, which is complemented by its small class sizes allowing for individual instruction and assistance for students in engineering audio recordings. CRAS has been providing quality vocational training in audio recording for more than three decades. The curriculum and equipment are constantly being updated to keep pace with the rapid advancements in the music and sound recording industries. CRAS’ course offerings and subject matter have always centered around the skills and knowledge necessary for students’ success in the audio recording industries.
The 11-month program is designed to allow every student access to learn and train in all of the Conservatory’s studios which are comprised with state-of-the-art audio recording and mixing gear, the same equipment used in today’s finest studios and remote broadcast facilities, including Pro Tools 12, API Legacy consoles, SSL AWS consoles, Studer Vista consoles, and much more. All students must complete a 280-hour industry internship to graduate from the Master Recording Program II that may ultimately lead to industry employment.
For more information on the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences, please visit www.cras.edu, contact Kirt Hamm, administrator, at 1-800-562-6383, or email to [email protected].
About The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences
Based in the heart of The Valley of the Sun with two campuses in Gilbert and Tempe, Ariz., The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS) is one of the country’s premier institutions for audio education. The Conservatory has developed a unique and highly effective way to help the future audio professional launch their careers in the recording industry and other related professional audio categories.
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