Foundation course in audio technology

JUST LAUNCHED! Developed by Soundfusion in consultation with accomplished industry professionals, this course is designed to give the learner an understanding of the professional audio environment with sufficient skills to begin to play a useful technical role, in live sound, recording or radio studios. It also serves as a thorough orientation in this field, allowing the learner to make more informed career choices and identify gaps in their knowledge and skills for further study. Soundfusion is a leading audio systems integrator with many years of experience and knowhow in building studios and equipment. The course has numerous quizzes and exercises to reinforce learning and makes frequent use of examples to illustrate concepts such as gain, frequency, distortion, dynamics and more. Overall learning outcomes are: Understand the working principles and purpose of basic audio system components. Operate basic audio equipment. Connect simple audio systems together. Perform simple trouble shooting tasks isolate faulty component at equipment level in a system and give basic diagnosis of problem. Communicate effectively with peers, users and technical experts verbally and in writing using correct terminology. Apply listening skills to identify common faults (eg distortion, phase, freq. resp. errors, overdriving) and understand quality references (know what good sound sounds like)Be aware of the limits of their knowledge and expertise. Be curious and enquiring, committed to independent self development and keeping abreast of developments in their field of work. Content is broken down into the following areas: The nature of sound: vibration and waves, sound and spaces (acoustics basics), listening skillsElectricity and signals: voltage, current and power, AC & DC, Frequency. Analogue & digital transmission. Audio system components: microphones, mixers and processing, amplifiers, loudspeakersApplication: recordingApplication: radioApplication: live sound