37 Live Sound

This is an overview of the live sound process for a big venue. There’s no test over this information, we’re just watching to have a better understanding of the process, so we can use similar skills on our (much, much) smaller projects.

DMT Skills Covered in this Quest

Estimated Time: 3 days

Difficulty: Foundational

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  • 2.9 Students will be able to correctly set-up a mixer, power amp, and speakers in 20 minutes or less.
  • 2.10 Students will be able to summarize the signal flow for a basic live sound scenario using appropriate terminology.
  • 2.11 Students will be able to discuss at least three uses of auxiliary sends in live sound environments.
  • 2.12 Students will be able to design a complete sound system with correct components including cables and dynamic microphones within a predetermined budget.
  • 6.1 Students will be able to describe various roles of live production.
  • 6.3 Students will be able to determine the equipment required for various live scenarios (e.g. podcast, presentation, music performance, etc. . . ).
  • 8.6 Students will be able to use correct power for lights and audio equipment in a live performance environment.
  • 8.7 Students will be able to demonstrate proper organization of microphone, speaker, and mixer cables in a live performance environment.