Bill Gibson – Live Sound: Mixing and Recording
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This course explores the acoustical, musical, and technical aspects of the live performance, in order to learn how to present the best possible sound to the audience.
Live Sound: Mixing and Recording
Every seasoned performer knows the importance of an excellent sound engineer. No matter what the genre of the music, if the sound engineer doesn’t build a mix that sounds good, the creativity, passion, and brilliance of the performance will be tarnished. A sound engineer who knows how to create a mix that sounds great and can build and deploy a high-quality sound system is highly coveted throughout the music industry.
This course explores the acoustical, musical, and technical aspects of the live performance, in order to learn how to present the best possible sound to the audience. You will study, evaluate, and compare several different live and studio recordings in order to establish a point of reference for your own mix choices. The course emphasizes instrument sounds, microphones, equalization, and dynamics processing. These tools are presented in a manner that places a high value on the creative and technical influences they impose on the individual sounds, as well as the control they can offer for multiple sounds, channels, and tracks.
The goal of the course is to enable you to build your own mixes and use what you’ve learned to conform to a high standard for sonic quality, blend, and authenticity. When properly equipped with the tools, techniques, and insights needed to build an excellent mix, you will be the musicians’ closest and most trusted ally.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Identify important considerations regarding music, including the identification of the types of sounds that work well in a professional mix
- Apply logistical and managerial techniques to help manage equipment, setup teams, and road crews
- Achieve excellent vocal sounds for various styles, genres, and acoustical environments
- Use microphone technique, equalization, effects, and dynamics processing to build excellent piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, and percussion sounds so they function well together
- Build a high-quality mix that is appropriate for a wide variety of age groups, stylistic preferences, and acoustical environments
- Identify special considerations for recording the live show
Syllabus
Lesson 1 The Sound Operator and Musical Considerations
Lesson 2 Sound Theory and Acoustic Considerations
Lesson 3 Interconnect and Mixer Basics
Lesson 4 Microphones
Lesson 5 Equalization and Dynamics
Lesson 6 Speakers, Amplifiers, and System Processors
Lesson 7 How to Get Great Drum and Percussion Sounds
Lesson 8 Getting Great Acoustic, Electric, and Bass Guitar Sounds
Lesson 9 Getting Great Vocal Sounds
Lesson 10 Keyboard Sounds, Sound Check, and Setting Up the Mix
Lesson 11 Putting it All Together
Lesson 12 Recording the Gig and More Mixing Techniques
Requirements
Prerequisites and Course-Specific Requirements
Completion of one of the following courses Pro Tools 101, Pro Tools 110, Producing Music with Logic, Producing Music with Reason, Producing Music with Cubase, Ableton Live Fundamentals, or equivalent knowledge and experience is required.
You should be actively involved with a performance group of some type, whether a club band, church music team, or other performance entity. You must be proficient with basic digital audio workstation (DAW) functions and must be able to download, upload, receive, and send audio files. You must also have an audio connection from the main FOH mixer in a performance venue to a CD recorder, DAW, or some other audio recording device, and the ability to save the audio data in a format suitable for email or uploading.
Required Textbook(s)
- The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook, 3rd Edition by Bill Gibson, Hal Leonard
- Live Sound Reinforcement by Scott Hunter Stark, Artistpro
Software Requirements
- Audio Practice Tracks by Bill Gibson
- A DAW (Logic Pro X, Cubase, Pro Tools, GarageBand, etc.) with the ability to save to MP3 format
- An iTunes (or equivalent) account to download the music examples or the CDs from which the examples are taken
Hardware Requirements
- A simple decibel meter
- OPTIONAL: Cable tester such as the Behringer CT 100
Instructors
Author & Instructor
Bill Gibson is president of Northwest Music and Recording, Inc. and has spent the last 35 years writing, recording, producing, and teaching music. As an audio professional and active sound engineer, Bill has developed unique insights into the techniques and procedures that produce extremely high quality audio, both in the recording studio and in live performances. He is the author of more than 35 books and videos, and his writings are acclaimed for their straightforward and understandable explanations of audio concepts and applications.
As an author, developmental editor, and communications and training specialist for Hal Leonard Corporation, Gibson has written and produced a wide range of instructional content under his own name (The Hal Leonard Recording Method, The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook, and many more) and alongside some of the music industry’s most iconic professionals including: Quincy Jones (Q on Producing), Bruce Swedien (The Bruce Swedien Recording Method), Dave Pensado (The Pensado Papers), Sylvia Massy (Recording Unhinged), Alan Parsons (The Art and Science of Recording), Al Schmitt (Al Schmitt On the Record), Ed Cherney (in production), and many more.
As a two-term GRAMMY National Trustee, a member of the National Advisory Committee for the Producers & Engineers Wing, the Planning & Governance Committee, and as a Governor for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of The Recording Academy, Gibson advocates for the benefit of music producers, technicians, and performers locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. He also authored “Recommendations for High-Resolution Music Production” for the Producers & Engineers Wing along with committee members Leslie Ann Jones, Chuck Ainlay, Bob Ludwig, Rick Plushner, and Phil Wagner.
What’s Next?
When taken for credit, Live Sound: Mixing and Recording can be applied towards these associated programs:
Associated Certificate Programs
- Live Sound Production Professional Certificate
- General Music Studies Professional Certificate
- General Music Studies Advanced Professional Certificate
Associated Degree Majors
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music Production
- Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Create Your Own Major)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Music Production and Sound Design
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