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4 Day: Pro-Live Sound Engineering Course

Monday - Thursday: 10am - 5pm, see dates, (28 hrs Tuition)
£745.00
(Drinks and light lunch are included for all days)

Taught in small groups of max 6 people

With more and more sound engineers looking to work in the live sector our 4 Day Pro Live Sound Course will give you both the skills to start live sound engineering straight away and also additional advanced skills to take your mix to the next level.

Who is the course aimed at?
We pack a great deal into our 4 day course and finish it off with chance to engineer live musicians at the end. This course combines all the key elements from our very popular two day live sound course along with digital mixing and some additional more advanced topics. It is aimed at those who want a thorough understanding of live sound engineering and possibly a career in it. It is also for those that want to operate the sound equipment as part of their job or hobby. This could be a musician in band, a teacher within a school, a theatre or AV engineer or just an enthusiast who wants to try something new!

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. We then teach the micing up of essential instruments such as guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. This is followed by detailed training on using all of todays outboard equipment such as Gates, Compressors, Graphics and we teach using both our 40 channel analogue and 24 channel digital desks. Whilst the majority of the course is practical we bring in some musicians on the last day to go over and practice all that you have learnt so by the end of the 4 days you will be ready to start making a living as a sound engineer!

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Who can attend the 4 day Pro Live Sound Engineering Course?
Anyone over the age of 18 can attend the course and no previous experience is required. We have people from all walks of life coming from all over the UK and even abroad. Our training has attracted, musicians, school teachers, drama producers, theatre technicians, church sound engineers, festival engineers, event organisers, audio visual & IT technicians, venue owners, singers, anyone with an interest in live music and getting a better sound.

What you will learn: (just some of the subjects covered):
  • 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
  • Graphic Equalizers and there use on both Front of House and Monitors
  • Compressors & Limiters, Applications, & Settings
  • Expanders & Noise Gates, Applications, & Settings
  • Cabling and Connecting them into the Mixing Desk
  • Typical Dynamic Processor Settings for Vocals and Instruments
  • Ringing Out F.O.H and Monitors
  • De-Essing and Frequency Conscious Compressing
  • Side Chaining & Trigger Inputs
  • Planning Dynamic Processors into your mix
  • How digital mixers work, pro's and cons
  • Sound System Specifying
  • Understanding Specifications

The training takes place at:
Unit 1, Lightpill Trading Estate, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3JW.

Booking your place:
As we limit the class sizes to no more than 6 people we advise all students to book well in advance to guarantee your place. For details on how to book your place please go to our Enrol Page. Here you will find details of how to pay online or by post.

Contact us:
Should you like any more information then you can contact us or call Howard on 01453 882256 or 07816 885066.

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