Introduction To Live Event Audio Mixing
Introduction To Live Event Audio Mixing
This course is designed to introduce you to live event mixing in a hands-on, real-life situation in a venue with performers, microphones and a PA. Whether you're a novice interested in a career in live sound, a musician trying to learn more about how to set themselves up, or a DAW-user interested in understanding the live side of audio engineering, this course will take you through signal flow, gain staging, eliminating feedback and other foundational concepts for live audio.
Course Description
Introduction To Live Event Mixing
This course is designed to introduce you to live event mixing in a hands-on, real-life situation in a venue with performers, microphones and a PA. Whether you're a novice interested in a career in live sound, a musician trying to learn more about how to set themselves up, or a DAW-user interested in understanding the live side of audio engineering, this course will take you through signal flow, gain staging, eliminating feedback and other foundational concepts for live audio.
SESSION ONE - One Day Introduction to Live Sound Mixing
SESSION TWO - Practical Training session in a real life live sound mixing environment (Dates will be offered at or just after first session)
SESSION THREE - A final session to review your experiences, ask more/follow-up questions, and critique what you have achieved.
In-Person
This will happen at Accidental in the Theatre, in the Ground Floor theatre.
Remote
This will happen over zoom, you will be able to see and hear the course but you won’t have the same hands-on experience
Facilitator - Martin Price
Martin is a musician and sound engineer from Belfast who's been working and performing in most of the venues around the city & country for the past 15 years. He is the Technical Manager at Accidental Theatre.
Talk to The Professionals
Accidental’s Talk to the Professionals Programme empowers artists and technicians to thrive within today’s fast-changing creative industries. As digital innovation, hybrid performance models, and new production technologies reshape how work is made and shared, creative practitioners need future-focused skills that combine technical capability with bold artistic thinking.
This programme offers a practical, hands-on pathway for early- and mid-career creatives to develop those skills. Through workshops, labs, and mentorship led by experienced artists, digital specialists, and production professionals, participants gain confidence in areas such as digital performance tools, emerging media, core production practices, collaborative creation, and innovative storytelling.
Funding by the James Kane Foundation.
Course Info
In-Person
Venue: 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Access: Directly from Shaftesbury Square
Date(s): TBC
Starts: TBC
Age Guidance: 18+
Run Time: TBC
Disabled Access: Theatre (ground floor) is fully accessible. Toilets & Book Bar (1st floor) are accessible via a wheelchair platform lift. Carer tickets available: Call 028 9032 5881 to book.
Online
Access for the remote access will be emailed out a few days ahead, please check junk/spam folders.
Booking Info
Please book a ticket per attendee to avoid issues.
£100 - IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£100 - REMOTE TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£150 - DONATION TICKET - a special ticket that gives a little extra to the exceptional and hardworking artists creating the event. Donation Tickets include both attendee options above.