2 Day: Live Sound Engineering Course

Monday/Tuesday: 10am - 6pm, see dates, (16 hrs Tuition)
£445.00
(Drinks and light lunch are included for both days)

Taught in small groups of max 6 people

Over the last 20 years our two day live sound engineering course has been very popular as we teach all the necessary skills to enable you to start sound engineering your first gig after just 2 days. It is ideal both for those that just wish to sound engineer as a hobby such as for their local church, school musical or amateur dramatic group or those that wish to start a career as a sound engineer. The key topics were put together after discussions with leading rental companies as the essential skill set required to start working for them.

What is the structure?
The course includes essential in-depth theory on the principles of sound, acoustics and gain structure and from this moves onto explaining all about the equipment, components and settings you should use. There is in-depth training on patching in and using the mixing desk, understanding and using EQ, Grouping, Routing, using the Matrix and recording a live mix. We teach about setting and creating monitor mixes show how to conquer feedback and using a variety of ringing out techniques including using modern day apps. This is followed by the micing up of essential instruments such as guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. We have had numerous students attend our weekend course with no previous experience who after completion have gone on to forge new careers as sound engineers.

• ● The principles of sound, what it is, how it is made up, the measurement of it.

• ● Acoustic and electronic instruments and the levels they create.

• ● Understanding the equipment that can be used in a live performance eg: Mics, Mixers, Amplifiers, Speakers, Gates, Compressors, Effects Processors, Equalisers

• ● Types of Speaker Systems, Setting Up and their Application

• ● How the equipment is connected together and connections used.

• ● Understanding and using Mixing Desks

• ● Gain Structure, EQ and Signal Routing, Groups, Matrix etc

• ● Front of House and Monitor Mixing.

• ● Planning a Mix, Sound Checking and Creating a Mix.

• ● Types of Mics, their Application and Setting Up.

• ● The types of Cables & Connectors required.

• ● Patching in & Using Effect Processors

• ● Ringing Out F.O.H and Monitors

• ● How digital mixers work, pro's and cons

• ● Understanding Specification