Our accelerated live audio curriculum was designed with express focus for students to have maximum hands-on console teaching time to learn, and master the skills needed to become a proficient Live Audio Engineer. Which is one more reason we limit our class size to 4 students per one week session. Our class size supports students grasping, learning and applying daily instruction to increase each students hands-on familiarity using today’s most up-to-date live audio gear, to elevate their knowledge, confidence and, to improve their proficiency in our semi private class setting. Each student will earn his/her venue pro users certificate as part of the 10 week program.
"Week 1- Live Sound Etiquette"
• The Client is always right
• The psychology of mixing
• Long hours short money
• For the love of music not money
• Touring life
"Week 1 - Live Touring Terminologies"
• All related and relative terms to audio & touring
• All related and relevant audio & touring product brand names
"Week 2 - Live Sound System Flow Charts"
• Equipment relationships to one another
• Signal flow
• Sound system configurations
• Trouble shooting
"Week 2- Live Console Signal Flow and Routing"
• Mic Pre Amps/ Phantom power/ Phase reverse switches
• Parametric equalizers & Hi/Low pass filters
• Aux. effects sends or Monitor mix sends
• Console insert points/ Patching in outboard gear
• Automation and snapshots
• VCA/DCA and analog Sub Groups
"Week 3- Digital Mixing Console Set Up and Over View"
• Setting up and connecting the console
• Gain structure
• How to set input levels
• How to check output levels
• Digital distortion and audio clipping
"Day 3 - Digital -vs- Analog Console Techniques"
• Digital console operating procedures
• Analog console operating procedures
"Week 4- Acoustics and Ear Training"
• Hearing audio frequencies
• Audio analyzer programs & systems
• Developing relative pitch
• Venue acoustics and equalization techniques
"Week 4- Cables and Connectors Over View"
• Balanced and unbalanced cables
• Instrument and speaker cables
• Midi cables and fiber optic cables
"Week 5- Line Array Speaker Systems -vs- Horn Loaded Systems"
• Line array speaker system principals
• Horn loaded speaker system principals
• Monitor wedges
"Week 5- Sound System Preparation and Alignment"
• Analyzing venue dimensions with Easy Focus software
• Flying or ground stacking the sound system
• Speaker system component balancing and equalizing the venue
"Week 6- Compressor and Noise Gate Techniques and Uses"
• The uses of compressors and noise gates
• Setting levels
• Getting the desired effect
"Week 6- Digital & Analog Effects Processing Techniques and Uses"
• What is ""Reverb" and its uses
• What is digital "Delay" and its uses
• Delay charts and time -vs- distance measurements
"Week 7 - Microphone and D.I. Brands/Microphone Placement"
• Discussion on mic types and what they are best used for
• Wireless microphone - "guitar" and "in ear" monitoring systems
• Wireless frequency analysis of systems & techniques
• Discussion on D.I. types and there uses
"Week 7-Electricity Laws & Principal"
• Single phase power -vs- Three phase power
• 120 volts -vs- 240 volts
• Metering power
• Power distribution systems
"Week 8- Front of House (FOH) Mixing"
• Small club, theater and large arena mixing techniques[/li]
• Mixing vocals, drums, percussion's, horns, guitars, acoustic piano and large,
orchestras for live performance
"Week 8-Monitor System Mixing"
• Equalizing monitor wedges and side fill speakers
• Monitor wedge mixing
• In Ear system mixing
"Weeks9 & 10-Live Show Mixing Techniques"
• Making input list and stage plots
• Setting and patching up the band and vocal mics
• Sound checking the band
• Mixing the show!
