The concept graph

See how skills connect across schools.

Browse 23 concepts across mixing, live sound, and lighting. When two schools train the same idea, results from either one can shape a future practice plan.

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One concept, several schools

Studio Mix

Live Sound

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Lighting

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drill links

Complete an exercise

The result updates the concepts that exercise tests.

Use the skill elsewhere

Related work in another school can train the same concept.

Plan the next session

Main Act can return to a concept that still needs work.

Browse concepts

Skills grouped by subject

Each concept has a definition and related exercises. A ×N marker means more than one school practises it.

Pitch & Tonal

Hear the notes, and put them where you mean them.

Pitch Perception

Rhythm & Time

Build an internal clock for phrases, subdivisions, and cues.

Pulse Internalization Subdivision Show Cueing×2

Harmony

Understand the motion underneath the surface.

Chord Quality

Tone & Timbre

Read color, texture, dynamics, space, and beam shape.

Frequency Identification×2 Compression Perception×2 Reverb Perception×2 Panning Perception Color Intent Beam Control

Mixing Craft

Make repeatable decisions at the desk.

Level Balance×2 Spectral Balance Masking Resolution×2 Depth Staging Console Fluency

Live & Technical Craft

Route, protect, and operate a system under real conditions.

Gain Structure Feedback Management×2 Monitor Mixing Signal Routing×3 Rig Safety

Form & Structure

Shape sections and technical states into one intentional arc.

Arrangement Arc×2 Cue Programming

Build a practice plan from your results.

Start free. Main Act records the concepts each exercise tests and uses those results to choose later sessions.

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How the concept graph works