01 · Learn
Gain Structure
Learn the underlying idea and practise recognizing it on its own.
Open this stage Skill group 3 schools
Music skills
Live & Technical Craft
Route, protect, and operate a system under real conditions.
This territory connects gain, routing, monitoring, feedback, and rig safety. It builds the calm diagnostic sequence that keeps a real system intelligible under pressure.
What you’ll learn
Trace the system, protect the show, and recover without guessing.
Each skill below develops one part of this ability. Open them in any order or follow the suggested sequence.
Studio MixIncludes practice
Live SoundIncludes practice
LightingIncludes practice
5
concepts
3
schools
38
practice paths
2
shared nodes
Skills in this group
Build the ability one skill at a time
Open any skill to see its exercises and what you might learn before or after it.
01
Start here
Gain Structure
Setting input/output levels through the signal chain to maximize headroom.
Live Sound4 exercises
02
Build on it
Signal Routing
Getting signal or control data from source to destination with an intelligible, testable path.
Studio MixLive SoundLighting22 exercisesUsed in several schools
03
Build on it
Monitor Mixing
Building stage mixes that let performers hear themselves clearly.
Live Sound4 exercises
04
Build on it
Feedback Management
Identifying the ringing frequency and notching it before it screams.
Studio MixLive Sound7 exercisesUsed in several schools
05
Apply it
Rig Safety
Recognizing load, power, weather, access, and hardware conditions that must be resolved before operation.
Lighting7 exercises
Suggested order
Where to start and what to try next
Begin wherever you need help. This order simply shows how the skills relate.
02 · Practise
Monitor Mixing
Practise the idea in another context so you can use it outside one exercise.
Open this stage03 · Apply
Rig Safety
Use these skills together in a more complete musical decision.
Open this stagePractise these skills
Add Live & Technical Craft to your next session.
Preview a plan with an exercise suited to your current level. Your result helps choose what you practise afterward.