Mondays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
$120.00 advance / $130.00 after 2/22

This class is for anyone who either wants or needs to gain an entry-level understanding of live sound reinforcement. An introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of live sound reinforcement, the class emphasizes reinforcement of acoustic music and getting a clear, intelligible sound. The class will begin with an overview of the parts of a basic sound system and what they do, and will go on to cover signal flow, gain structure, equalization, use of compression and effects, microphone choices, and helpful hints for feedback elimination and room tuning. There will be hands-on opportunities to learn about live sound system behavior and troubleshooting.

Tesser Call is a Freight & Salvage sound engineer with more than 12 years of experience working with live sound reinforcement for acoustic and ethnic music. In addition to working at the Freight, she works freelance in the Bay Area and has worked with artists such as John McCutcheon, Lavay Smith, and the Waybacks. Tesser works regularly at events like the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival, the Sebastopol Celtic Festival, Ballet Afsaneh's Festival of the Silk Road, and the Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow, and she has toured with the Old Blind Dogs and the Black Brothers. Her experience ranges from straightforward old-time music to Persian classical, and everything in between.

You can register for classes and workshops online with a credit card (just click on the "register online" link) or through the Freight box office in person with cash, check, or credit card. Please note that a service charge applies to all credit card transactions. You can also mail a completed registration form and check for tuition to:

For more information, email: andrea@freightandsalvage.org or call 510-644-2020 ext. 127.

Advance registration is recommended to assure space.