Taught by Figure 53’s Sam Kusnetz, this class is your opportunity to make a thorough and deep exploration into all of QLab's features, get hands-on experience, ask questions, and hang out with other QLab users and Figure 53 staff.

This class is for anyone with a basic working knowledge of QLab. As long as you can set up a workspace and use simple cues, this class is for you—from advanced beginners to seasoned pros.

This class will be using QLab version 5.5, which will be released this summer, and include QLab's new Object Audio features.

Registration is first-come, first-served and attendance is capped.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to attend, but the admission fee is a financial hardship for you.

For the best experience, please bring your own Mac laptop capable of running QLab 5. A two-week demo license will be provided to give you full access to QLab’s features.

Live Stream: Available at QLab.tv, free for all viewers. The livestream will be available indefinitely after the class.

Virtual Soundcheck features a console “petting zoo”, where attendees can mix virtual playback and learn their way around unfamiliar desks. In addition, we are hosting mini-seminars from ANBC members and supporters on various topics throughout the world of live sound. The Audio Nerd Book Club is a community of audio humans who which to serve professionals, students, educators, and enthusiasts who share a passion for the entertainment industry. We aim to support and facilitate professional development, primarily by providing educational resources, organizing readings, and facilitating discussions within the audio industry.

Power Distribution and Electrical Safety for Live Events is two-day course that covers most of the topics listed in the content outline of the ETCP Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification exam. It is designed to accommodate a wide range of skills and experience, starting with basic electricity, circuit laws, and theory, and building towards more advanced topics including voltage drop, 3-phase power distribution, power calculations, power factor, and harmonics, with an emphasis on electrical safety, the use of PPE, codes and regulations, grounding and bonding, and GFCIs. Other topics: DC electricity, terminology, basic circuits, Ohm's law, DC power, AC electricity, impedance, AC power, phase angles, power factor, 3-phase power, harmonics, electrical safety, imminent danger, human reaction to electrical current, lockout/tagout, arc flash, arc blast, boundaries of protection, categories of meters, codes and regulations, portable power generators, transformers, HMTs, grounding, enclosure ratings, over current protection, GFCIs, and more. Additional resources are also offered, including a PDF file with presentation graphics and illustrations.

This course covers topics that are listed as being in the content outline for the ETCP Entertainment Electrician Certification Exam and the ETCP Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification Exam.

• ETCP re-certification credits for certified entertainment electricians and riggers
• Complete information for beginners as well as experienced professionals including lighting, audio, and video techs and production electricians