Required Text: Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook, Davis & Jones (Hal Leonard)

Students will develop a deeper understanding of live sound reinforcement. Including Signal flow, equipment familiarity, acoustics, and electronics, even stage lighting, with an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills to establish a career in live sound.

An overview and use of the components and theories of live sound reinforcement. Students will explore analog and digital audio electronics principles, signal flow, mic identification and placement techniques, console identification and theory, cabling types and management, and an overview of signal processing and mixing techniques as applied to live sound settings.

   Students will be able to identify the components that make up a sound reinforcement system and use their knowledge of signal flow, basic acoustics, live mixing and processing concepts to successfully construct, troubleshoot, and engineer a sound reinforcement system.

Students will have 6 weeks to prepare and plan for 3 mandatory shifts at the Flex Factory (room 1420), 11am-3pm on Fridays. Each shift will rotate the roll of A1 (FOH), A2 (MON), L1(Lighting) and Broadcast Engineer.

Student Requirements

•           Maintain an official ACC Student email account and check it regularly. All email communication from ACC and this class will be sent to that address.  http://www.austincc.edu/accmail/

•           Monitor Blackboard for messages and complete assignments

•           Communicate challenges, need for help, frustration, emergencies, changes, etc.

•           Participate in class discussion & activities

•           Submit all work via email to Charles.medlin@austincc.edu

•           Complete work as assigned

Grading Policy

Attendance                                                      25%

Participation                                                    25%

Assignments/Quizzes                                     15%  

Mid Term Exam/Final Exam                            15%

3 Flex Factory Shifts                                       20%