American River College Commercial Music

American River College Commercial Music ARC Commercial Music Program offers certificates & degrees in Recording, Music Business, & Pro Tools.

The wait is over! 📣 ARC's Fall Commercial Music classes are now open for early registration.Whether you’re a songwriter,...
04/24/2026

The wait is over! 📣 ARC's Fall Commercial Music classes are now open for early registration.

Whether you’re a songwriter, engineer, or aspiring music industry mogul, your next chapter starts at American River College. Check out our new course offerings and plan for the fall before classes fill up!

Full details here: https://linktr.ee/arc_commercial_music

04/23/2026

13 Horns + Grand Piano + Jazz Rythm Section + 2 Studios = 0 Hitches. 🎷🎹

ARC Commercial Music, "Friday Sessions" hosted the WoodCreek High School Big Band. This was the ultimate stress test during a massive tracking date that pushed our recording student teams to the limit.

The setup:

13 Horns in the main room.

Grand Piano & Upright Bass in Studio B.

Drums isolated with live video/headphone monitoring.

Our two student recording teams operated multiple Pro Tools systems in two studios synced over the network, managing complex signal flows and high-pressure tracking without a single technical hiccup. The result? Professional and release-ready sound. All of our recording students learn what it takes to run the board.

Be a part of the next elite recording team and enroll in Fall classes now! 🎓🎚️ https://linktr.ee/arc_commercial_music

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New Live Console Day: Leveling Up with the Avantis 🎚️✨This week, our Live Sound Reinforcement (LSR) students are masteri...
04/09/2026

New Live Console Day: Leveling Up with the Avantis 🎚️✨

This week, our Live Sound Reinforcement (LSR) students are mastering ARC's Allen & Heath Avantis interface. We’re leaning into those dual touchscreens to build the muscle memory needed for the high-stakes reality of live gigs.

- Navigating 64 channels at 96kHz with zero hesitation.
- Speed over Menus: Mastering the dual touchscreens for instant access.
- Deep Processing: Getting hands-on with industry-standard DEEP compressors and Dyn8 dynamic EQ—built directly into the channels for zero-latency control.
- Tour-Ready Workflow: Training on the same hardware and RackExtra FX, currently dominating festival risers worldwide.

Students are building the skills today to handle the tour bus tomorrow. ⚡🎧

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The Holy Grail of Audio: ARC Students Visit Skywalker Ranch 🏛️🎚️📸Recently, our ARC Recording students traded the classro...
04/07/2026

The Holy Grail of Audio: ARC Students Visit Skywalker Ranch 🏛️🎚️📸

Recently, our ARC Recording students traded the classroom for the legendary hills of Nicasio to get a front-row seat to the absolute pinnacle of audio engineering.

We tried to smuggle some of that world-class reverb back in our pockets, but turns out security is as tight as their mix sessions. 🏃💨 (We did make a mental note about that superstition dollar bill on the console, though! — see photo 4 💸)

In all seriousness, seeing the industry's highest standards in person is vital for our students’ growth. During our tour of the Ranch, our crew got an invaluable look into:

Technical Deep Dives: Getting granular details on intricate micing setups, like on the Gretsch kit (photo 2).

The Sound Stage Experience: Experiencing the unmatched acoustic architecture of the iconic Scoring Stage, seeing our own ARC brass section in action (photo 3).

World-Class Workflows: Observing complex mixing sessions at massive, top-tier consoles (photo 4).

Experiences like these do more than just teach technical skills—they ignite the ambition required to lead the next generation of audio professionals. We left feeling inspired, slightly starstruck, and ready to get back behind the faders.

May the (phantom) power be with you. 🎙️✨



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Analog soul in the ARC studios. 🎚️We’re leveling up the signal chain here at American River College Studios. Even when w...
03/25/2026

Analog soul in the ARC studios. 🎚️

We’re leveling up the signal chain here at American River College Studios. Even when we're tracking into Pro Tools, we’ve started routing sessions through our new Mara Machines JH24 transformer-based output cards.

The result? Incredible harmonic depth. Even without the tape running, these cards add a weight and character that’s hard to replicate—especially when we go “all buttons in.” But when we actually roll tape? Total chef's kiss. 🤌✨

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4700 College Oak Drive
Sacramento, CA
95841

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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