Hi Howard,
I cannot thank you enough for the brilliant and informative training I had with you. I can now start in my new role with greater confidence and hopefully won't be quite so daunted by all the new toys, bells and whistles available to me.
Many thanks again,
Frazer - July 2011 (Sound Engineer - Colston Hall Bristol)
Hi Howard
Just a short note to thank-you for the 2 day live sound engineering course that I have just completed. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a great deal. Coming to the course as an amateur who had dabbled with live sound engineering for a few years I found you delivered the perfect blend of theory and practical lessons, always served up with a laugh. I would whole heartedly recommend this course to anyone who wants to quickly gain the confidence to run a live sound desk.
Best wishes
Jon Webb (April 2011)
Hi Howard,
I enjoyed the course very much and found it very beneficial to both live and my studio at home. I`ve done a `take 1` today on a new track using gain structure and using EQ more sparingly as you taught and suggested and I have to say my mix is already sounding cleaner and less muddy. Turns out my Mackie does have PFL, never realised it of course!!
All the best
Pete Rann (Dec 2010)
www.peterannmusic.com
Hi Howard,
I found the 2 day course very beneficial. I gained confidence and direction to where I want to head. We are heading back to Australia at the end of January and plan to put some things into practice. I will let you know how things are going.
Thanks again for a great course.
Carl Weir (Dec 2010)
Hi there Howard,
First of all a big thanks for a great 2 days on the sound engineering course. The course what exactly what I needed, and I certainly feel much more confident about setting up and running my system in a gig situation.
I think to be honest everything you covered over the 2 day suited my needs. There was some stuff I was familiar with but needed some clarification with, where as there were definitely a lot of things i have clearly being doing wrong for some time, and some have never tried due to lack of knowledge. Eg: using inserts (ordered my leads today!!!) Monitor mixes, how to use a graphic equaliser and the importance of gain!!!!
Overall a very beneficial 2 days and will let you know my plans of world domination progress. Will let you know how I get on.
Many thanks
Tim Bough (Nov 2010)
Hi Howard:
I hope this email finds you well. I’d like to say a huge thanks once again for the one to one training I received at Base Sound last month. I fully enjoyed the day, obtained a grasp of sound on a mathematical scale and more importantly was instilled with the confidence and basic technical skills I needed in order for me to sound engineer at my own live event which took place this past weekend. The gig was almost perfect
Mark Cookney - (Sept 2010)
Hi Howard
I just wanted to say it has been one of the most worthwhile things I have done in a long time and I feel sure that I will reap the benefits throughout my sound engineering journey, be that at my current amateur level or if I take it further into a career. I would have no hesitation to go back to Base Sound for more training as the need takes me.
Rob Jackson – (April 2010)
Dear Howard
I took a great deal of useful information away with me and I enjoyed the course from start to finish. I would like to thank you for your very professional approach and for the way in which you conveyed the information.
My current day job is very different from the world of live sound engineering but I am now seriously considering exploring the opportunities that may be out there as I enjoyed the course so much, have always been interested in how a live sound is created at gigs and really believe it would be a way for me to achieve genuine job satisfaction as I have had a life-long passion for music
Dominic
Hi, Howard,
I'm really pleased to report that I've had an opportunity to put what you've taught me into practice almost immediately! Having been booked to do a college graduation event, I was asked if I could accommodate a student with a guitar and an accordion, who was due to play three songs whilst singing. The performance went really well and I'm now looking forward to doing some more live music work.
Alan Stevens
Hi I'd just like to say a huge thanks for the excellent course that I attended at the weekend, I'm amazed at how much you can fit in, and I've picked up loads of useful tips for engineering a gig. I'm also desperate to get the oppurtunity to use my compressor now I know the right way of setting it up!
Phil Blavins
Hi Howard
Thank you very much for some very inspiring days on the Sound Engineering course. I'm looking forward to testing my new skills on my equipment this weekend. The course has really proved as useful as I hoped. I already knew some of the basic things regarding the mixing console, but the part "What is sound?" was very interesting and useful for me to be updated on. There were a lot of things I didn't know about. As I already have engineered some smaller gigs, I needed to be able to handle larger and more complicated sound systems. I had a lack of experience with outboard equipment but got the fundamental knowledge on the course. The part with the choosing of the right mics for different instruments was very useful for me. I think that you covered about everything we needed to be able to be confident enough to sound engineer ourselves. The Tea/Coffee and lunch was excellent
and it gave us the opportunity to discuss other things than the subjects from the course. Overall I think it was excellent value for money - and the travel from Denmark, the stay at the Clothiers Arms and visiting Stroud, was a nice experience for me. I would love to come back to your advanced course! I was very pleased to meet you and all the others on the course. Though I am some years older than the rest of you, I really didn't feel any age different.
Thank you again very much for the course witch I will recommend to others.
Best regards,
Peter Sundberg
(Denmark)
Hi Howard,
I found the Sound Engineering course at Base Sound to be a great starting point in learning to be a sound engineer. The course had a good balance of theory and practical work which helped me understand why I was doing something, not just how to do it. I found your good self to be extremely knowledgeable in all areas and you were able to answer all of the students questions in an easy-to-understand way. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who is looking to people looking to become a sound engineer or someone who wants to get a better sound from their own band.
Mark Mauloni
Hi Howard,
I just want to say that I thouroughly enjoyed the weekend and have discoved so many things that I was doing wrong with my gear and now I have the confidence to know exactly what i need for the job
Thanks,
Rob Skinner
I cannot thank you enough for the brilliant and informative training I had with you. I can now start in my new role with greater confidence and hopefully won't be quite so daunted by all the new toys, bells and whistles available to me.
Many thanks again,
Frazer - July 2011 (Sound Engineer - Colston Hall Bristol)
Hi Howard
Just a short note to thank-you for the 2 day live sound engineering course that I have just completed. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a great deal. Coming to the course as an amateur who had dabbled with live sound engineering for a few years I found you delivered the perfect blend of theory and practical lessons, always served up with a laugh. I would whole heartedly recommend this course to anyone who wants to quickly gain the confidence to run a live sound desk.
Best wishes
Jon Webb (April 2011)
Hi Howard,
I enjoyed the course very much and found it very beneficial to both live and my studio at home. I`ve done a `take 1` today on a new track using gain structure and using EQ more sparingly as you taught and suggested and I have to say my mix is already sounding cleaner and less muddy. Turns out my Mackie does have PFL, never realised it of course!!
All the best
Pete Rann (Dec 2010)
www.peterannmusic.com
Hi Howard,
I found the 2 day course very beneficial. I gained confidence and direction to where I want to head. We are heading back to Australia at the end of January and plan to put some things into practice. I will let you know how things are going.
Thanks again for a great course.
Carl Weir (Dec 2010)
Hi there Howard,
First of all a big thanks for a great 2 days on the sound engineering course. The course what exactly what I needed, and I certainly feel much more confident about setting up and running my system in a gig situation.
I think to be honest everything you covered over the 2 day suited my needs. There was some stuff I was familiar with but needed some clarification with, where as there were definitely a lot of things i have clearly being doing wrong for some time, and some have never tried due to lack of knowledge. Eg: using inserts (ordered my leads today!!!) Monitor mixes, how to use a graphic equaliser and the importance of gain!!!!
Overall a very beneficial 2 days and will let you know my plans of world domination progress. Will let you know how I get on.
Many thanks
Tim Bough (Nov 2010)
Hi Howard:
I hope this email finds you well. I’d like to say a huge thanks once again for the one to one training I received at Base Sound last month. I fully enjoyed the day, obtained a grasp of sound on a mathematical scale and more importantly was instilled with the confidence and basic technical skills I needed in order for me to sound engineer at my own live event which took place this past weekend. The gig was almost perfect
Mark Cookney - (Sept 2010)
Hi Howard
I just wanted to say it has been one of the most worthwhile things I have done in a long time and I feel sure that I will reap the benefits throughout my sound engineering journey, be that at my current amateur level or if I take it further into a career. I would have no hesitation to go back to Base Sound for more training as the need takes me.
Rob Jackson – (April 2010)
Dear Howard
I took a great deal of useful information away with me and I enjoyed the course from start to finish. I would like to thank you for your very professional approach and for the way in which you conveyed the information.
My current day job is very different from the world of live sound engineering but I am now seriously considering exploring the opportunities that may be out there as I enjoyed the course so much, have always been interested in how a live sound is created at gigs and really believe it would be a way for me to achieve genuine job satisfaction as I have had a life-long passion for music
Dominic
Hi, Howard,
I'm really pleased to report that I've had an opportunity to put what you've taught me into practice almost immediately! Having been booked to do a college graduation event, I was asked if I could accommodate a student with a guitar and an accordion, who was due to play three songs whilst singing. The performance went really well and I'm now looking forward to doing some more live music work.
Alan Stevens
Hi I'd just like to say a huge thanks for the excellent course that I attended at the weekend, I'm amazed at how much you can fit in, and I've picked up loads of useful tips for engineering a gig. I'm also desperate to get the oppurtunity to use my compressor now I know the right way of setting it up!
Phil Blavins
Hi Howard
Thank you very much for some very inspiring days on the Sound Engineering course. I'm looking forward to testing my new skills on my equipment this weekend. The course has really proved as useful as I hoped. I already knew some of the basic things regarding the mixing console, but the part "What is sound?" was very interesting and useful for me to be updated on. There were a lot of things I didn't know about. As I already have engineered some smaller gigs, I needed to be able to handle larger and more complicated sound systems. I had a lack of experience with outboard equipment but got the fundamental knowledge on the course. The part with the choosing of the right mics for different instruments was very useful for me. I think that you covered about everything we needed to be able to be confident enough to sound engineer ourselves. The Tea/Coffee and lunch was excellent
and it gave us the opportunity to discuss other things than the subjects from the course. Overall I think it was excellent value for money - and the travel from Denmark, the stay at the Clothiers Arms and visiting Stroud, was a nice experience for me. I would love to come back to your advanced course! I was very pleased to meet you and all the others on the course. Though I am some years older than the rest of you, I really didn't feel any age different.
Thank you again very much for the course witch I will recommend to others.
Best regards,
Peter Sundberg
(Denmark)
Hi Howard,
I found the Sound Engineering course at Base Sound to be a great starting point in learning to be a sound engineer. The course had a good balance of theory and practical work which helped me understand why I was doing something, not just how to do it. I found your good self to be extremely knowledgeable in all areas and you were able to answer all of the students questions in an easy-to-understand way. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who is looking to people looking to become a sound engineer or someone who wants to get a better sound from their own band.
Mark Mauloni
Hi Howard,
I just want to say that I thouroughly enjoyed the weekend and have discoved so many things that I was doing wrong with my gear and now I have the confidence to know exactly what i need for the job
Thanks,
Rob Skinner