SAE Institute of Technology - New York
Welcome to our campus in New York City located at 1293 Broadway (Herald Square). One of over 45 campuses around the world, SAE NY educates for careers in the audio industry with a focus on hands-on training and individual studio time. Students graduate with experience and foundation, ready to become part of an alumni network of industry professionals around the world.
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SAE NY occupies over 15,000 sq. feet with over 30 studios and workstations including SSL 4000G+ and Neve 88R control rooms, a 5.1 surround studio as well as Mackie analog and digital control rooms. With exclusive AMS-NEVE & SSL training, as well as an included Apple laptop for every student in the Audio Technology Program, SAE NY is the clear choice to jump start your career in the audio industry.
SAE NY: News
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 (January 5, 2009):SAE NYC has added Native Instruments Komplete 5 Software Bundle to its student computer package. All students attending the Audio Technology Program receive a computer and a suite of programs (for more info click here). Komplete 5 consists of 11 first-class NI products, including samplers, synthesizers, classic emulations and a virtual guitar studio. |
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 (January 5, 2009):An analog mastering rack has been added to the SAE NYC Mastering Pro Tools Suite. Featuring a Neve 8816 summing mixer, a stereo compressor/limiter, stereo EQ and Lavry converters, the new rack allows students to utilize an analog as well as a digital path for their mastering projects. |
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 (December 12, 2008):SAE NYC hosted 2 school wide Final Cut Pro workshops given by Nika Offenbac. Ms. Offenbac, partner and Co-Creative Director of CTRL, a boutique motion graphics and post production studio in New York City, introduced the students to Final Cut Pro's functionality, especially targeting its audio capabilities. |
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  (December 5, 2008):Jean Luc Cohen, lecturer in electronic music composition and game audio at New York University, gave several school wide workshops on the world of sound for games. Using FMOD designer software Jean Luc took stud- ents through the process of producing audio for games. |
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 (November 21st, 2008):Members of ATP0408FT (Audio Technology Program April 2008, Full Time Class) visited the legendary Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village and toured the facility which has just recently installed a Neve 88R console in Studio C. They were hosted by and given the tour by SAE NYC alumni, Julian Joy. |
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 (November 6th, 2008):SAE NYC will begin hosting the IK Multimedia Users Group beginning with the November 19th gathering. All SAE NYC students are invited to attend. |
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 (October 31st, 2008):With students assistanting and observing, Paul Wickliffe steered the Nathan Eklund Band through a day of recording in SAE’s studios A & D. Using the Neve 88R console and a ProTools HD rig, the band recorded a CDs worth of material.
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 (October 24th, 2008):Jeffery Fowler and Josh Fielsta from Native Instruments joined us to demonstrate the many programs of the Komplete 5 bundle. Several lucky students received copies of Komplete or the Massive software synth. Also, KORE2, an upgrade of the Native Instruments hardware control surface was introduced. |
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 (October 8th, 2008):The second in our series of Production workshops is planned for Oct. 31st when Paul Wickliffe will be engineering/ producing a jazz session featuring trumpeter Nathan Eklund. The band will consist of Nathan Eklund-trumpet & flugelhorn, Craig Yaremko-saxophones, Steve Myerson-Fender rhodes, Kellen Harrison-bass, and Shawn Baltazor-drums. |
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 (September 26th, 2008):SAE NYC hosted and B&H organized a “Tools of the Trade” workshop for all SAE students including the newest class ATP0908FT that was at SAE for their orientation. There were many products to examine as there were reps from B&H (featuring Euphonix products) Sennheiser & Neumann mics, Dangerous 2 Buss, sE mics, Auralex acoustic treatments, Digidesign, LaCie hard drives, KRK speakers, Eventide, and Macrosonic Music. There was also food, drink and a raffle. Among the items given away were gift cards from B&H, a LaCie 250gig Rugged Drive and a pair of KRK Rokit G2 2 way active monitors. |
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 (September 12th, 2008):ATP0108FT travelled to Greenwich Village for a tour and soundcheck at Le Poisson Rouge a new venue at the former site of the historic Village Gate. Tech Coordinator Josh Loar (an SAE alumni) and Assist. Tech Director Anna Ehl gave the class a tour and then all observed as Josh ran through 3 sound checks in preparation for the night's shows. |
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 (September 2nd, 2008):SAE NYC has installed a Digidesign ICON D-Control ES in it's surround room. Featuring a Pro Tools HD system and Blue Sky 5.1 monitoring, the surround room is equipped for both surround music and video mixing. |
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 (August 28, 2008):SAE NYC has been designated an official Ableton Certified Training Center. |
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 (August 24, 2008):A Yamaha 02R96 digital console has been installed in Control Room 3. The 02R is a staple at many post houses and recording studios in the New York City area. |
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 (August 22nd, 2008):Peter Kehoe from Vintage King and Eric Eldredge of SSL teamed up to demonstrate some fantastic gear at SAE for all our students, alumni and some industry professionals. On display were the new SSL Matrix console /controller with some Xlogic outboard. In addition there were VacRac stereo compressor, an A Designs Audio HM2EQ Hammer EQ and an API 500 lunchbox rack loaded with API & other modules. Featured monitors were models: ProAc Studio 100 and Barefoot MM27. |
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 (August 15th, 2008):Students of SAE New York visited Sterling Sound on Friday August 15th. Mastering Engineer Leon Zervos (graduate of SAE Sydney, Australia) mastered the song "Berlin Rose" which was the result of the Jack Douglas / Jay Messina workshop of July 25-26. Students got to observe Leon's techniques and try their hands at the controls. Questions were answered by Leon and head tech Barry Wolifson. The visit finished with an extensive tour of Stering Sound's impressive facilities. |
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 (August 11th, 2008):Popular engineer/producer John Agnello was interviewed for the upcoming issue of the SAE Alumni Magazine, due out this fall. |
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(August 7th, 2008): SAE NY introduces the EMP Production Pack! Now students enrolled in our Electronic Music Production (EMP) courses have the option to purchase a package consisting of an Apple Macbook and a Digidesign MBox 2 Mini at greatly discounted education prices! Additional software such as Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason, and Apple Logic Studio Academic, as well as sE Microphones and headphones are available at great prices as well (click here for more information). |
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 (July 14th, 2008):The next Electronic Music Production (EMP) class starts November 4th! Sign up now, space is limited. Four courses teaching everyting from basics such as signal flow, computers, music production software to writing and arranging with a focus on compter based music production. |
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 (June 27th-29th, 2008):Remix Hotel New York headed back to SAE’s New York campus for another all-inclusive weekend of music-production technology, master classes, artist performances and more. With Guitar Center Sessions @ Remix Hotel panel programming—with panelists Pete Rock, Just Blaze, Junior Sanchez, Rob Swift, DJ Logic, Frequency and many others—RHNYC ensures that everyone from budding producers to full-on studiophiles found something to augment their work flow. What’s more, Technology Partners such as Digidesign, Korg, Roland, Pioneer, M-Audio, Rane, Access Music, Serato and many others presented the unique opportunity for producers, musicians, engineers and artists of all genres to not only experience the latest gear but also get user tips directly from the source. |
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 (June 13th, 2008):Walter Gemeinhardt and John Colangelo of Demon Drums, Hoboken New Jersey, held several workshops on Friday June 13th for SAE students and alumni. As drum makers and techs, Walter and John walked students through drum construction methods, tuning a kit and preparing it for recording as well as emparting 20 years of tips and tricks to improve drum sounds. Demon Drum clients include; Alice in Chains, Bon Jovi, The Hold Steady, Breaking Benjamin and John Mellencamp. |
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 (May 30th, 2008):Legendary producer/engineer team Jack Douglas and Jay Messina are coming to SAE NY for a 2-day production/recording/mixing workshop in July 2008. Jack and Jay worked together with such notable artists as Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, and Supertramp. |
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 (February 11th, 2008): Warren Russel Smith, a 2005 graduate of the SAE NYC Audio Technology Program, was awarded a Grammy Sunday for his engineering work on The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949. Warren is an engineer at Magic Shop Studios in New York City. |
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 (February 8th, 2008):Omid Burgin, internationally respected acoustician, gave a lecture on control room design in a workshop open to the entire NYC SAE student body, Many interested students from all classes attended. |
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 (October 15th, 2007):SAE, NYC hosted a NARIP event, the ART OF THE MUSIC DEAL. The negotiating session featured attorneys Jim Cooperman and David Ehrlich and artist manager Rachel Cox. SAE student representatives and NARIP members were treated to mock negotiations which revealed the complex issues that make up the modern entertainment business contract. |
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 (September 24th, 2007):APPLE LOGIC STUDIO NOW INCLUDED SAE is excited to announce that students enrolling in the Audio Technology Program in SAE's U.S. campuses will now receive Apple's newly released Logic Studio as part of SAE's Ultimate Studio Package. Logic Studio includes Logic Pro 8, Soundtrack Pro 2, MainStage, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, and Studio Sound Library. The laptop package includes an Apple MacBook, M-Audio Mobile Pre with Pro Tools Academic, Ultrasone HFI550 headphones and BIAS Peak LE (click here for details). |
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(August 21, 2007): SAE ALUMNI CONVENTION 2007 On October 18th and 19th SAE Berlin will host the 3rd SAE ALUMNI CONVENTION. The main event in the ALUMNI year! What´s happening there? - about 40 seminars on different topics - 45 exhibitors from the media industry in 15 demo suites and 38 booths - 1 action stage - CONVENTION Party at Fritz Club featuring the SAE ALUMNI AWARDS and live bands on October 18th - outside broadcast van on the CONVENTION CENTER grounds (presented by rbb). See and test product news. Make connections. Talk shop. And of course party! All students, alumni and media enthusiasts are welcome! So, come on, book your flight and enjoy the event! More information on www.sae-alumni.org. We anticipate more than 2.000 guests, this year!. "Connect Local – Network Global!" |
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(May 18-20, 2007): SAE NY hosts REMIX HOTEL NYC 2007
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 (February 16, 2007):NATIVE INSTRUMENTS - KOMPLETE 4 WORKSHOP Josh Fielsta from Native Instruments joined us from LA to demonstrate the many programs of the Komplete 4 bundle, as well as the new Massive software synth. NI, one of the pioneers of computer-based music production software for the past 10 years, has now introduced KORE, a hardware control surface. SAE students currently enjoy a generous discount for Komplete 4, which will soon be even easier to access via SAE's Student Discount Portal. |
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 (November 3rd, 2006):PRODUCER/ENGINEER JAY MESSINA HOSTS ANOTHER STUDENT WORKSHOP Jay Messina reprises his August 11th seminar with our ATP0406FT class. His broad experience in engineering and production spans decades. He initially brought his expertise to a production workshop for our January class, demonstrating his approach to production on a very acoustic project done entirely in Pro Tools as well as sharing tips while mixing a rock song on our Neve 88R console. Jay's impressive list of credits include: Aerosmith, Kiss, Supertramp, Cheap Trick, and Patti Smith, among many others. |
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 (October 6th, 2006): Multiple Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Neil Dorfsman delivered his mixing/production workshop
exclusively for students of our ATP0405 part time class. After being initially scheduled for August but being held back by a mudslide, Neil AND the students finally met. Among his many credits, Neil Dorfman has worked
with Bjork, Oasis, Sting, Dire Straits, and Bruce Springsteen. |
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 (August 18th, 2006): SAE NY held the 3rd of it’s Career Workshops. The job of Studio Manager was explored with the participation of guests; Barry BonGiovi (former mamager of The Power Station, Hit Factory, Right Track Studios NYC), Kate Laracuenta (manager of Water Music, Hoboken NJ & SAE graduate) , and Ryan Schimmenti (former manager of Hot Sounds NYC 7 & SAE graduate). Each panelist shared his/her experiences in the business as well as answering questions from the floor. |
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  (August 4th, 2006): SAE NY LAUNCHES NEW CAREER WORKSHOP SERIESFirst in a series of Career Workshops, 'So you want to be a producer?' was hosted by Dave O'Donnell and Steve Pageot. Eight time Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Dave O'Donnell has worked with artists such as, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Tina Turner, and James Taylor. Steve Pageot has worked with Krayzie Bone, New Edition, and has won a Grammy Award for his work with Aretha Franklin. Together they answered questions, primarily about the career aspects of being a music producer. |
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 (June 6-8th, 2006):SAE NY HOSTS M-AUDIO SAE NY hosted a training session for M-Audio which included a roll-out of new products such as the new Sputnik Tube Microphone. Students had their own presentation, and M-Audio products are available at a discount for SAE students on our student web portal. |
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 (July 11th, 2006):CHRIS SHAW MUSIC PRODUCTION WORKSHOP Chris Shaw, fresh from producing Bob Dylan's new CD "Modern Times" brought production insights to our September 05 class. Comfortable in both the analog and digital worlds, Chris impressed our students with his production and engineering style, which incorporates both old and new school recording techniques. His credits include: Bob Dylan, Wilco, Super Furry Animals, Death Cab for Cutie, Weezer, Public Enemy, Ween, Cheap Trick, and Santana. |
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(June 23rd-25th, 2006): SAE NY hosts REMIX HOTEL NYC 2006 Remix Magazine, SAE NYC and partners returned to the Big Apple for three days of technology master classes, workshops, panels, seminars and clinics about music production and performance for electronic- and urban-music producers, engineers, musicians, fans and DJs. Remix Hotel offered exposure to and training on the hottest products available for the production and performance markets. Remix Hotel NYC 2006 partners included Ableton, Access, Apple, Cakewalk, Denon DJ, Digidesign, Galbanum, Gemini, M-Audio, Line 6, Propellerhead, Roland, Edirol, Alesis, Numark, Akai, Rane, Serato, Pioneer Pro DJ, Stanton, Samson, Sony, SoulTech and MusicMarketing. |
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(June 1st, 2006): SAE U.S. launches web based student discount portal. For many years
students were able to purchase Audio Equipment and Software at exclusively discounted prices through SAE's various industry parterships. In order
to make this process easier for the students and manufacturers, SAE U.S. has now launched a web based student authentication portal. First
to join was M-Audio, shortly follewd by PSP Audioware. |
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(March 20th-21st, 2006): AMS-Neve 88D/8816 US Roadshow at SAE NY  |
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 (February, 2006): Producer/Engineer John Siket (Dave Matthews Band, Sonic Youth, Phish, Moe, Vertical Horizon, Soul Asylum, Travis ...) has returned for a demonstration of his exceptional mixing skills. His impressive list of credits includes work with Steve Lillywhite, Butch Vig, and Don Was. In his mixing class, John discussed his unique approach to the mixing process with students of the Audio Technology Program in SAE NY's Neve 88R studio, going in detail through the entire mixdown of a song. |
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 (February, 2006): SAE NY starts new Podcast project of student projects. Podcasts are updated automatically in
iTunes and are also available as downloads in various formats (please click here or on the iPod). |
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(November, 2005): Multiple Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Neil Dorfsman delivered mixing workshops exclusively for students of SAE New York. Among his many credits, Neil Dorfman has worked with Bjork, Oasis, Sting, Dire Straits, and Bruce Springsteen. | ||
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(June, 2005): SAE Institute acquires AMS Neve. In a surprise move Dr Tom Misner, President and Founder of the multi-national SAE Group, announced today the acquisition of the world's leading console manufacturer AMS Neve. Tom, an audio technologist, visionary & educator in the music field has maintained a very strong industry association and has been a user of Neve consoles for the past 30 years. SAE Institute will now be providing through its network in over 45 colleges in 20 countries AMS Neve broadcast/music/film and post seminars for past and new clients. This will be a first of a kind service only AMS Neve is now able to offer. The acquisition of AMS Neve by SAE represents a new Genesis in the world of audio technology. |
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(April, 2005): Prospective Middle Eastern students will soon have the choice to study at a new SAE Institute - Dubai Campus - proposed to open in the second half of 2005! Other targeted SAE locations include Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. | ||
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(March, 2005): Over 30 SAE Byron Bay students were involved in recording and filming the Annual Blues and Roots Music Festival! With five days of music, 70,000 tickets sold, incredible Australian acts like Missy Higgins and the Beautiful Girls alongside international acts like Dave Matthews Band, The Frames, REM and Gomez. SAE Byron Bay is the ONLY College in the world where you learn by recording and filming world famous acts at sold out concerts! | ||
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(March, 2005): SAE and Native instruments join forces in educational partnership. | ||
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 (February, 2005): SAE NY is proud to announce
the installation our new Mackie Digital
X Bus console. The strong partnership with Mackie enables SAE to receive the first shipping units of
this exciting new console and give our students access to the latest developments in digital console design.
Students are enjoying the touch screen controls, a multitude of plug-ins, moving fader automation and the
other features of this extremely flexible console. Classes have started using it on lab projects. |
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