An Audio Engineering Course

Set up any sound system, mix any show, have a blast, and get paid while you do it.

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The feeling of mixing a great show is indescribable, and when you get paid to do it every day it never gets old. From the nerves, before the lights go down and the show starts, to the feeling of accomplishment when the stage darkens again at the end.

It’s an amazing feeling but if it goes wrong it can seem like an eternity of suffering. It takes years of experience and learning to avoid those pitfalls, but I have a shortcut for you.

Do you want to soldier on through years of bad gigs, low pay and anxiety, or do you want to take the shortcut?

I'm Andrew Graham

I work as a live sound engineer

I work on everything from private events with just 20 people to huge conferences with thousands of attendees.

I work with bands from intimate basement shows all the way up to big-name artists in huge arenas.

I work from building the PA system and connecting all the hardware, to having my hands on the faders mixing the event and everything in between.

I taught at a university for a year so I know it can be confusing to learn sound in a classroom. I also know that you don’t need a college degree to mix great shows.

I also know that you don’t need a college degree to mix great shows.

I made the youtube channel Offshore Audio to teach beginner sound engineers how to mix better shows.

I ended up making videos on just about every part of live sound.

I developed a talent for making complex topics seem simple.

Just take a look at my commets section

When you go to mix a show are you 100% certain that it’s going to go great?

Or do you have some uncertainty about some parts of the process?

Are you hoping that the mixer will just be left set up from the last time?

Are you counting on the fact that someone else has connected the stage box, or rigged up the speaker system?

In the past, when I turned up to mix a gig I simply hoped that the show would sound good enough for me to get out alive.

Some of my earliest live sound memories are the anxiety when I arrived at the venue and found out that the last engineer had changed the graphic EQ.

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Don't live my nightmare

If someone had disconnected the speakers from the stage box or worse yet, disconnected the stage box itself, well, that was a recipe for disaster.

I loved it when a show was going well but so much of my process was left up to chance.

I had no confidence in my skills as a sound engineer but I saw the confidence and the ease that the others around me had.

I knew that if I knew what they knew I could look forward to work, and mix a great show every time.

Over years I made a million mistakes and asked a thousand questions.

Slowly I pieced together the information and the experience that I needed to feel confident when I went to mix a show.

I know how to connect any stage box to any mixer, and I know how to hook up any PA to the amplifiers and the mixer.

I know how to find problems and I know how to find solutions, what’s more, it’s fun.

Connecting stage boxes and routing mixers is just the first step towards that feeling of mixing a great show.

A process you can follow

I developed a process that I could follow every time I walked into a new venue. It took me years but it doesn’t need to take you years, and it shouldn’t. That’s why I created Unlock Live Sound.

Mix with confidence

Unlock Live Sound is a course for beginners who want to mix shows with confidence.

  • Follow a simple, step-by-step workflow to set up and mix music on small, tricky stages without stress.
  • Understand the cables, connectors, and signals on stage so you always know what to use and why.
  • Grasp the audio basics, so you can solve problems quickly in any situation.
  • Learn exactly what works and what doesn’t, so you avoid trial and error with your equipment.
  • Take specific actions to ensure smooth, stress-free shows that you'll enjoy mixing every time.
  • Step-by-step guides so you know exactly what to do next.
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So what's in the course?

The course is delivered as 5 videos that take about 4 hours to watch.

Module 1: The Stage

  • Connectors and cables - So that you know what cable to grab and when
  • Speakers and amplifiers - The confidence to hook up and troubleshoot whatever speakers you have, whether that’s the main PA or stage monitors
  • Microphones and DI boxes - Confidently pick microphones suited to their task

Module 2: The Mixer

  • Connecting stage boxes - Get your signals from the stage to your mixer, whether it’s analogue or digital, dante or AES.
  • The important features that you need to get your show going, know what settings to look for and what buttons to push to get the job done
  • Different mixes - Mix the best sound you can, for front of house, monitors, recorders or streaming

Module 3: Workflow

  • Powering on and connecting up - Get everything up and running, ready for you to mix. No matter if it was disconnected when you came in.
  • Testing the speakers - Know you have clean, undistorted sound you can work with.
  • EQ - Avoid feedback and get the sound you want, not what you were left with
  • Soundcheck - Get the right EQ, compression and gating for the perfect show

Module 4: Troubleshooting

  • Testing the speakers - Know you have clean, undistorted sound you can work with.
  • EQ - Avoid feedback and get the sound you want, not what you were left with
  • Soundcheck - Get the right EQ, compression and gating for the perfect show

Module 5: Mixing Techniques

  • Gain staging - Get clean audio and avoid any problems further down the line
  • Building a mix - Learn how to build a front-of-house or monitor mix that will get you compliments from the crowd, and the band, and score you more work in the future.
  • EQ, compression and gating - Develop techniques and strategies to get the sound you want. Know when and when not to use each technique.
  • Effects - Dial in the perfect reverb time or slapback delay, and set them up with confidence.

Extras

I’m including a selection of PDFs so that you can take these insights with you.

Troubleshooting Flowcharts.

No need to panic when you don’t have a signal on a channel, just follow the flowchart to identify and fix the problem.

New Mixer Checklist

There’s a checklist for every time you work on a new mixer.

You can go through the list and find all the essential features on the new desk.

You’ll be confident that you won’t suddenly need a function on the desk during soundcheck and be unable to find it.

Input List Template

A sample input list for a band so that you can get started rigging things up even if the band is late. Make an educated guess for when you don’t have any information.

Why this course?

Of course, there are a few ways to gain all of this knowledge

You could surf the internet looking at all the great free content that’s out there. But do you know what you’re even looking for and in what order you need to consume this content?

It’s great to learn that higher temperatures dampen the high frequencies but it’s not much use if you can’t get signal from your stage box to your mixer.

With Unlock Live Sound you get the right material, but you also getting my guidance on what order to learn the material.

You won't waste your time learning the wrong techniques and information in the wrong order.

You could pay $20,000 a year to go to college. You'd learn the fundamentals of audio engineering theory from a book.

Chances are your professors have no little to no experience working at shows. They certainly aren’t mixing shows at the local club 5 days a week.

By purchasing Unlock Live Sound you’re getting a curated audio engineering course.

It's taught by an active industry professional (who also happens to have taught at a university)

Unlock live sound isn’t going to change your life overnight, but it is going to give you results faster than these other methods. You just need to put the work in and apply what you learn.

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Satisfaction guaranteed

If you aren’t totally satisfied with the course just get in touch within 30 days and I’ll issue a refund, no questions asked.

How do I know this course is for me?

This course is for you if:

  • You are at the start of you career and feel overwhelmed when mixing a small show.
  • You're a student but you feel like you don't understand live sound.
  • You've done a 4 year degree, walked into a venue, and realised you know nothing (This was me).
  • You're suddenly responsible for technical equipment at a venue or church, but you're out your depth.
  • You play in a band but have to mix your own sound.
  • You're a hobby sound engineer but you'd like to learn pro tips for small shows.
  • You're just curious...

This course is NOT for you if:

  • You make a living mixing sound, and feel comfortable mixing small and medium shows.
  • You need guidance on picking a new mixer.
  • You need guidance on setting up speaker systems (check this course).
  • You're suddenly responsible for technical equipment at a venue or church, but you're out your depth.
  • You’re looking for a deep dive into advanced mixing techniques or studio work.
  • You need guidance for large venues or outdoor events

Mixing shows and working with audio is the best job in the world.

It took me years to make it my full-time job where I get that high every time I go to work.

I earn a good living, upwards of $2000+ a week, but it took me years to get here.

It doesn’t have to take you years.

Don’t waste any more time, invest in Unlock Live Sound

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