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Practise before you work on the real mix, rig, or room
Start with one listening check, mix read, show-day reflex, or rig plan. Each tool names its input, its output, and the Studio school that carries the skill forward.
5 focused tools. Not sure where to begin? Use Golden Ears for listening, Feedback Test for the room, or Light the Stage for the picture.
01 · Turn “something is off” into a move you can test
Studio Mix
Use a listening benchmark for your ears or a local analysis for one bounce; neither replaces your judgment.
Studio Mix
Golden Ears
Compare original and EQ-shifted music, then identify the frequency band that changed.
- Time
- About 3 minutes
- Bring
- Headphones recommended
- Result
- Frequency score + bands to revisit
Studio Mix
Mix Check
Analyze one bounce against a rough, hand-drawn style guide and inspect the band that sits furthest from it first.
- Time
- About 1 minute
- Bring
- Audio file + intended genre
- Result
- Band deviations + one move to test
02 · Practice the recognition before soundcheck
Live Sound
Use the test to identify simulated feedback bands by ear; it does not replace safe system setup or room measurement.
Live Sound
Feedback Frequency Test
Listen to a simulated ring and choose the frequency region you would reach for on the console.
- Time
- About 2 minutes
- Bring
- Headphones + a safe level
- Result
- Accuracy, reaction pattern + weak bands
03 · Build the picture and the plan before load-in
Lighting
Use the visual challenge for look decisions or the calculator for DMX and branch-circuit planning.
Lighting
Light the Stage
Match three lighting briefs by eye on a virtual rig and compare the finished look with the brief.
- Time
- Three short briefs
- Bring
- No gear required
- Result
- Look comparison + stage picture
Opens Main Act Lighting. No account required to begin.
Lighting
Rig Calculator
Lay out fixture modes across DMX universes and estimate branch-circuit load from editable fixture values.
- Time
- As your rig grows
- Bring
- Fixture modes, count + plate values
- Result
- DMX starts, universes + circuit estimate
Typical defaults are editable; verify every real fixture and circuit.
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Choose a tool for what you’re working on.
Not sure where to begin? Use Golden Ears for listening, Feedback Test for the room, or Light the Stage for the picture.
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