Summary
You have learned the essential skills needed to get started in Live Sound. Now it's time to raise your game to a professional level. That means larger venues, bigger PA's, digital mixing desks, lighting rigs and outdoor performances. You'll be working in the main room at the 02 Academy using the most up to date live sound equipment. Plus of course you will get more opportunities to put your skills into practice in some of London's renowned gig venues including The Vibe Bar and 93 Feet East. How will this course help you get a job in the live sound industry? Check out our guide to live sound engineer jobs to find out.
Advanced Acoustics
- Decibels and SPL's
- Standing waves & critical distance
- RT60 analysis to measure reverb times
- Environments, room sizes and effects
Digital Mixing Desks - Overview of commonly used digital desks
- Working with Digidesign D-Show Profile console
- Assigning channels to groups. Effects routing
- Saving settings for different stage set-ups
Advanced Monitoring - The role of a monitoring engineer
- Overview of monitor desks
- Working with in-ear monitors
- Creating simple and complex monitor set-ups
Live Sound Recording - Approaches to live recording
- Mixing techniques for live recordings
- Create a live muiltitrack recording
- Phase issues and critical distance
Larger & Outdoor Venues
- PA tuning techniques
- Outdoor acoustics: environmental issues
- Mixing and mic techniques for large venues
- Health & safety issues
Lighting for Sound Engineers- Types of commonly used lighting effects
- Small to medium lighting desks
- Computer controlled lighting systems
- Practical lighting in a live situation
| Advanced Microphone Techniques - Microphone design & construction
- Microphone polar patterns
- Using radio mics and head mics
- Wireless microphone set ups
Final Asessment - Complete your final assignment
- Tutor analysis and appraisal of Live shows
- Final project
- Work orientation
- Take a full role in your fourth live gig
- Load in, set-up and soundcheck
- Take control of FOH and monitoring
- Put your skills into practice
- Load in, set-up and soundcheck
- Students engineer all three bands
- Demonstrate your mixing skills
- Put your skills into practice
- Load in, set-up and soundcheck
- Students engineer all three bands
- Put your skills into practice
- Fine tune your live sound skills
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Course Details
Available Dates
Weekly Timetable
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