Key Takeaways Live Sound Basics covers important fundamentals normally taught in the first year of a university program. Instant Feedback-Killer Battle Plan will get you started on the right foot with thinking about stage layout for better gain before feedback. Check out the Great Church Sound mobile app for a free soundcheck checklist. Live Sound Basics […]
Best Free and Paid Online Training Webinars, Courses, and Certifications for Live Sound Engineers
This is a list of the best free and paid training for live sound engineers online today. I included all webinars, courses, and certifications I could find that required a deep time commitment from the student and excluded shorter demos and casual videos. Did I miss something important? Comment below and let me know. Free […]
My Results from 30 Days of Ear Training
Hypothesis: Through 10 minute sessions of daily ear training I will increase the speed and accuracy of my pitch detection and EQ application. Why: I’m sick of guessing and sweeping with the parametric EQ. I want to nail it every time. I don’t want to fear microphone feedback anymore. Ringing out stage monitors is a […]
Mixing Monitors from FOH: 17 lessons I learned from Grealy at Soulsound
It doesn’t matter how good a monitor engineer you are. If you have sever halitosis you will not be asked back. Things that I learned/re-learned from watching Mixing Monitors from FOH on Soulsound. Although each physical microphone input on a mixing console can only have one headamp gain setting, each input channel on a digital […]
SynAudCon “How Sound Systems Work” online training REVIEW
Bottom line: “How Sound Systems Work” is a solid introductory course that is well worth the $200 price tag. At first I thought “too expensive”, but then I compared the cost to my first semester at the Sonic Arts Center, which is basically what’s covered in this course. Let’s see, $200 vs $4,000? Now it makes more […]