Advanced Live Sound Reinforcement
What You Will Learn:
- Understand sound and its interaction with the environment
- Thorough understanding of sound system components
- Best miking practices for many applications
- System design concepts applicable to any LSR event
- Practical approaches to planning and executing LST events
Course OutlineFundamentals What is Sound Reinforcement? Sound System Requirements Sound System Model Sound Waves and Models Inverse Square Law Decibel and SPL Phase Relationshps Environment Why is the Environment Important? Environmental Effects Reflection, Diffusion Diffraction, Absorption Reverberation Input Devices Microphone Types Pickup Patterns Proximity Effect Balances vs. Unbalanced Lines Wireless Microphones DI Output Devices Driver Types Filters and Crossovers Passive vs. Active Systems Speaker System Protection |
Amplifiers Preamps vs. Power Amps Amplifier Classification Bridging Bi/Tri-Amplification Output Protection Digital Audio Analog vs. Digital Signals ADC and DAC Sample Rate and Word Size Advantages of Digital Audio Effects Equalizers Compressors and Limiters Expanders and Gates Delays, Chorus, Reverb Mixers System Overview Channels and Subgroups Monitoring Connecting Effects Gain Structure Auditioning Signals |
Vocal and Instrument Miking Close, Mid, and Distane Miking and Examples Critical Distance Plosives and Sibilance Common User Problems and Solutions Sound System Design Design Considerations and Models Ground Loops Mixing Location Speaker Placement and Feedback Power Amp Requirements Safety Considerations Pre-Performance Tasks Briefings System Setup Ringing Out Sound Check Performance Tasks Alertness and Damage Control Mixing Post Performance Tasks System Tear Down Debriefings |
Next Session: Ottawa, Date TBA
Location: Will be announced on schedule
Sample workbook
and seminar slides