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Plaid Dog Recording — Audio Bootcamp

Learn to Engineer.
In a Real Studio.
On Real Sessions.

Train inside our fully featured Boston recording studio.
Learn from working audio professionals from day one.

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6 month Program 1:1 Mentorship Real Client Sessions
The Difference

There's no better place to learn than a studio.

Our program delivers what other programs can only promise: experience aspiring engineers need to actually advance their careers.

Plaid Dog Recording is a professional recording studio in Boston. When you apprentice here, you learn the same way every great engineer did — by being in the room, alongside people who do it every day. Hone skills faster with a hands on approach, for a fraction of the cost compared to undergraduate audio programs.

Your credibility as an audio professional doesn't come from a brand name in education — it comes from making a brand name for yourself.
How It Works

Three ways you learn. Every week.

Shadow real sessions, attend a focused weekly cohort class, and put it all into practice in the lab — every week, all program long.

01

Shadow Real Sessions

Rotate through live client recording sessions — drums, vocals, bands, solo artists. You're in the room watching how it's actually done.

Session Shadowing
02

Weekly Group Instruction

Small cohort sessions (5 students max) focused on one topic each week — EQ, compression, mic placement, session workflow, and more.

Cohort Class
03

Hands-On Practice

Independent lab time in the studio. Put what you learned into practice on real sessions and tracks — not simulations.

Lab Time
Program Modules

Choose your path.

Enroll in one module or both. Each module is 12 weeks and designed to take you from observer to practitioner.

Module 01 12 weeks

Tracking

$5,000 total program cost
Affirm Financing available — pay over time

What you'll learn

The fundamentals of recording: signal chain, mic placement, DAW workflow, session management, recording drums and live instruments, and how to run a professional tracking session from top to bottom.

You'll leave able to Record a real band, manage a session independently, and deliver professional-quality tracks.
Module 02 12 weeks

Mixing & Basic Mastering

$5,000 total program cost
Affirm Financing available — pay over time

What you'll learn

The craft of mixing: EQ and compression, reverb and delay, parallel processing, referencing, stem mixing, and the fundamentals of mastering for streaming and release.

You'll leave with A portfolio of mixed records and the ability to take on real client mix work.
Take Both Modules

$9,000 — Full Audio Program

Best for students committed to becoming full-service engineers. Save 10% when you commit to both.

Apply for Both Modules