Submitted by Orcas Center.

Orcas Center’s Jake Perrine will present 11 Live Sound Basics workshops on Sunday mornings at Orcas Center from 11 a.m. to noon from June 15 to Aug. 24. The workshops are open to the public, and designed for audio hobbyists who want to improve their understanding of how audio works, how to work with it and improve their audio chops for live events, recording, etc.

Tuition is a work trade! Anyone present at 11 a.m. for each workshop will learn theory for an hour, and then head down to the Village Green Stage at noon and put their learning into practice by helping set up for the weekly Summer Concert Series show (usually takes about two hours) and/or help break down at the end of the show (usually around 7 p.m., and takes about an hour). You will learn as much via “hands-on” at the stage as you did in the workshop, and you are welcome to ask questions throughout! The Summer Concerts are at 5 p.m. and free to the public. We have a great time, you will learn a lot and you get to see how to put on a show from start to finish! Visit www.OrcasCenter.org for the full calendar of artists.

No signup required: simply come to the Orcas Center lobby for the classes/topics you wish to attend.

Curriculum:

June 15: What is sound, and How is it Measured? Digital vs. Analogue Audio.

June 22: Cables, Connectors, and Signal Levels.

June 29: Microphones.

July 6: Speakers and Sound System Overview.

July 13: Mic Techniques.

July 20: Audio Mixers and Setting Levels.

July 27: Equalization (EQ)<.

Aug. 3: Compression & Dynamics Processing.

Aug. 10: Spatial Effects.

Aug. 17: The Sound Check.

Aug. 24: Mixing.

Jake Perrine is the executive director of Orcas Center, and a 35-plus year audio professional. He taught audio production at the Art Institute of Seattle for over a decade; at WarpAcademy.com, an online school he co-founded; and is the author of three published books on audio. He was a mastering engineer at RFICD in Seattle for four years and has recorded, mixed and mastered countless recordings and live acts.

Bring a snack, water, paper and pencil if you want to take notes. Questions? Email jake@orcascenter.org.