SAE Perth's audio facilities consists of purpose-built recording, mixdown and editing studios professionally fitted with state-of-the-art equipment from the world's most famous manufacturers.

• Digidesign Control24 ProTools HD Studio with Surround Sound;
• TLA 32 channel Valve console;
• Studer A820 24 track 2" Tape Machine;
• Mackie SDR24 96KHz/24bit 24 track Hard Disk Recorder
• Yamaha 24 channel, fully automated O2R Digital console with Surround Sound and Alesis ADAT HD24 24 track Recorder;
• Dedicated Electronic Music Production Studio running Cubase, Protools, Reason and a host of the latest virtual instruments and effects;
• ProTools Audio-Visual/Mastering Suite;
• 8 & 16 track Analogue Mixing Suites;
• Various ProTools and Cubase SX Editing/MIDI /Sampling/Sequencing stations;
• Outboard FXs & Dynamics from manufacturers such as Lexicon, Focusrite, TLA, TC Electronics, Yamaha, Drawmer, dbx, and many more.;
• A wide range of microphones from manufacturers such as Rode, Octava, CAD, Shure, AKG, Sennheiser & Beyer Dynamic;
• Industry Standard software packages such as Digidesign ProTools TDM & LE, Cubase SX, Reason 3, and more.

In addition to extensive computing facilities, including Apple G5 dual processor workstations, our Digital Film studios include the following:

• Professional film studio with green screen and lighting system;
• Workstation and studio based editing suites;
• DV players/recorders and capture stations;
• Video cameras including the High Definition Sony HVR-Z1P and Canon XL1S;
• Glidecam system;
• Tripod dolly, lights and support equipment;
• Software packages such as the Final Cut Suite, Photoshop CS2, After Effects 6.5, Maya 7.0, Avid Express DV 4, Digidesign ProTools & Reason 3;
• A film book, video and DVD library.

All equipment is updated on a regular basis and may change from time to time as new models and versions become available.

Our Animation students have access to the latest hardware and software, on Macintosh and PC platforms, for games development, feature films, web graphics, architecture, medical, scientific and visual simulation.

Highlights include:

• 2 Animation labs featuring high-end PC and G5 Mac graphics workstations;
• Academy Award winning Maya software on all workstations - "the world's most powerfully integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering solution".
• Additional software from Adobe, Macromedia, Apple, Microsoft, etc.
• All equipment and software is updated on a regular basis and may change from time to time as new models and versions become available.

SAE is fully equipped with all of the latest hardware and software required by professionals in the Multimedia industry.

Our multimedia workstations are located in the main computer labs and classrooms, where students have access to the College scanners, internet and other multimedia facilities.

• High-end PC & Mac G5 workstations for the majority of graphics, DTP, authoring and web publishing tasks;
• Up-to-date software typical of Multimedia studios including packages such as the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks) as well as Adobe Premier Pro, DVD Encore & After Effects, the Macromedia MX Suite (Dreamweaver, Director, Flash, Freehand), Maya 7.0, Digidesign ProTools & Reason 3.0
• Scanners;
• Broadband internet access.