By the end of the SAE Certificate Course in Live Sound Engineering, students will understand the principles of sound (what it is, how it is made up, its means of measurement), acoustic and electronic instruments and the levels they create, as well as the equipment that can be used in a live performance (Mics, Mixers, Amplifiers, Speakers, Gates, Compressors, Effects Processors, Equalizers), Mixing desks, front of house and monitor mixing.
Moreover, students will be introduced to various types of speaker systems – including setting up and their application, will learn how the equipment is connected together and the connections used and gain structure, EQ and signal routing.