The powerful features of remote collaboration software for pros can bring with them a learning curve to match. We show you how to get ahead with an approved certification.

Practical Versus Academia

Many highly respected audio professionals cut their teeth by working in the field and learning their craft through sheer hands-on experience combined with a desire to learn the less tangible parts of the job. Certainly, few would argue that an academic route can replace purely practical learning. That said, the evolution of modern audio tools has meant a corresponding growth in their complexity and the context in which they are used; sometimes this can require a more structured learning approach.

No more stark a demonstration of this is when adding a layer of remote workflow on top of using a DAW and other studio tools. This is enough to keep any engineer busy before even taking into account the inevitable time constraints that are added to the situation. Clearly, knowing the tools and having the confidence to use them has never been more important. While experience and a consultation with the manual is hard to beat, there will be a point for some users when they wish to formalise their knowledge either as a user or a trainer.

What Is Source Connect?

There is no shortage of remote collaboration tools out there, however for many professionals, Source Elements’ toolkit of products for remote workflows is the most comprehensive. Of these, Source Connect offers a remote HD audio collaboration solution in real time.
 Users can record, review and approve with anyone, anywhere, using what Source Elements describe as “the industry standard in voice, music, and sound capture”.


The software comes in three forms, Source-Connect Standard, Source-Connect Pro, and Source-Connect Pro X, aimed at VO talent, recording and mixing, and multichannel mix collaboration respectively.

Source-Connect Pro And Pro X 3.9 Certification

Source Elements Academy is the company’s learning portal dedicated to offering Certified status to those wishing to get direct, formalised learning programmes built around Source Elements products.

In a brand new online course from the Academy, learners cover using Source-Connect Pro and Pro X 3.9 in a professional context in conjunction with Source Elements related products including lessons on networks, Q Manager, and using Source-Connect with your DAW via both Source-Connect Link and Source-Nexus. Delivery is a web-browser based format to be completed at the user’s convenience, with expected total duration being 4-7 hours. Cost: $199.

Lesson Content:

• Understanding Source-Connect Pro and Pro X

• Using Source-Connect with your DAW

• Networks for Source-Connect Users

• Q Manager

• Best Practices for Source-Connect

We Take A Look

Most seasoned audio professionals agree that we can never stop learning. Whether working in a professional or non-professional context, the concept of learning from the developer themselves is a well trodden route to learning without the filter of an established institution. Certified Status is a well established route to formalised learning in the DAW world, and for some users being able to extend that into collaborative working will be an addition that has never been more relevant.