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AES ACADEMY AUDIO SCHOOL

Mixing Console

Setup & Configuration

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TVET COURSE

Overview

The Mixer Setup Course focuses on the complete event workflow, from identifying mixer requirements and preparing the console to performing signal checks and executing the final pack-down. Through hands-on training, students will learn how to set up analog digital consoles, manage signal flows, build monitor mixes, and safely troubleshoot issues.

This course blends theoretical knowledge with practical, competency-based exercises using professional analog and digital mixers, network audio protocols, and industry-standard documentation.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Set up and zero both analog and digital consoles based on specific event requirements, channel  counts, and venue space.
  2. Build  effective monitor mixed and route audio using stage boxes and network protocols (Dante, AES50, AVB).
  3. Trace signal flow and rapidly troubleshoot no-signal faults to ensure pre-event readiness.
  4. Apply proper gain staging, signal checks, and mixer-to-amplifier connectivity.
  5. Complete industry-standard paperwork, including equipment condition checklists, signal checking logs, and loss/damage reports with photographic evidence.
  6. Implement critical safety protocols, including electrical safety, phantom power rules, safe lifting, and equipment handling.

Who This Course Is For

  • Aspiring audio technicians.
  • Event crew.
  • Church and community sound volunteers.
  • AV staff.
  • Students.
  • Anyone moving into live sound.

Why Study at AES Academy?

  • Industry-standard studios & monitoring environment
  • Experienced instructors with real-world mastering credits
  • Practical, project-driven learning
  • Certification recognized in the audio industry

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Course Details

Duration:

6 Days (48 Hours)

Location:

Physical / AES Academy

Course Duration:

Full-time class, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm.

Theory lectures with hands-on practical on analogue and digital mixers.

Price:

COURSE FEE: RM 2500.00

REGISTRATION FEE: RM 300.00

Promo Price:

COURSE FEE: RM 1500.00

REGISTRATION FEE: RM 300.00

Requisites:

No training prerequisite.

Level:

Microcredential Level 2 – TVET

Assumed Knowledge:

No prior experience needed. Basic interest in audio or live sound is helpful.

Hands-On Practical Projects

  • Configuring analog and digital consoles side by side.
  • Setting up a mixer for a realistic live event.
  • Building monitor mixes and routing network audio (Dante, AES50, AVB).
  • Tracing and fixing no-signal faults in real-time
  • Preparing a signal flow chart and pull sheet from scratch.

What we offers at AES Academy

In order to be relevant, contemporary and up-to-date, this course uses a ‘just-in-time’ development process that adjusts its structure and delivery according to the most current changes in the field, research practice and peer-student interest.

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