Audio brunch workshops coming up at Orcas Center

Orcas Center’s Jake Perrine will present TEN Live Sound workshops on most Sunday mornings at Orcas Center from 11am-12pm from June 14 to August 30. The workshop is open to the public, and designed for audio hobbyists who want to improve their understanding of how audio works, how to work with it, and improve their audio chops for live events, recording, etc.

Tuition is a WORK TRADE! Anyone present at 11am for the each workshop will learn theory for an hour, and then head down to the Village Green Stage at noon and put their learning into practice by helping set up for the weekly Summer Concert Series show (usually takes about two hours) and / or help break down at the end of the show (usually around 7pm, and takes about an hour). 

You will learn as much via “hands on” at the stage as you did in the workshop, and you are welcome to ask questions throughout!  The Summer Concerts are at 5pm and free to the public.  We have a great time, you will learn a lot, and you get to see how to put on a show from start to finish!  Visit www.OrcasCenter.org for the full calendar of artists.

No signup required: simply come to the Orcas Center lobby for the classes/topics you wish to attend.

Curriculum:
June 14:  What is sound, and how is it measured?  Digital vs. Analogue Audio
June 28: Cables, Connectors, and Signal Levels
July 3-4: Microphones, Mic Techniques
July 12: Speakers, Monitors, and Sound System Overview
July 19: Audio Mixers, Gain, and Setting Levels
July 26: Equalization (EQ)
August 2: Compression & Dynamics Processing
August 9: Spatial Effects: Reverb and Delay
August 23: The Sound Check
August 30: Mixing live audio

Jake Perrine is Executive Artistic Director of Orcas Center, and a 35+ year audio professional. He taught audio production at the Art Institute of Seattle for over a decade; was a co-founder of WarpAcademy.com, an online school for music production; is an Ableton Live Certified Trainer; and is author of three published books on audio.  He was a mastering engineer at RFICD in Seattle for 4 years, and has recorded, mixed, and mastered countless recordings and live acts.

Bring a snack, water, and paper & pencil if you want to take notes. Questions?  Email jake@orcascenter.org.