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Evidence Guide: CUESOU07B - Apply a general knowledge of audio to work activities

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CUESOU07B - Apply a general knowledge of audio to work activities

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Make preparations for audio set-up

  1. Extract key information from audio installation plans and confirm requirements with supervisor
  2. Correctly identify preferred rigging and positioning points for audio equipment
  3. Correctly identify cables used to connect different audio components
  4. Correctly identify and sort equipment and accessories in preparation for set-up, ensuring appropriate handling and taking account of equipment differences
Extract key information from audio installation plans and confirm requirements with supervisor

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Correctly identify preferred rigging and positioning points for audio equipment

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Correctly identify cables used to connect different audio components

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Correctly identify and sort equipment and accessories in preparation for set-up, ensuring appropriate handling and taking account of equipment differences

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Complete tasks using audio equipment

  1. Correctly connect, disconnect and position audio system cables, including microphone, speaker, multicore and power feeds, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and safety requirements
  2. Wire the audio system in correct sequence and confirm with supervisor
  3. Set start up and operating settings in correct sequence and correctly use features of audio desk in accordance with instructions
  4. Identify any problems with equipment promptly, take action within scope of individual responsibility or report to supervisor
  5. Use positioning and equalising techniques to create optimum sound quality
  6. Communicate appropriately with other technicians, performers or customers during the completion of tasks
Correctly connect, disconnect and position audio system cables, including microphone, speaker, multicore and power feeds, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and safety requirements

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Wire the audio system in correct sequence and confirm with supervisor

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Set start up and operating settings in correct sequence and correctly use features of audio desk in accordance with instructions

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Identify any problems with equipment promptly, take action within scope of individual responsibility or report to supervisor

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Use positioning and equalising techniques to create optimum sound quality

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Communicate appropriately with other technicians, performers or customers during the completion of tasks

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

recognition of sound equipment, including key features and purpose

understanding of signal flow through the audio chain

completion of audio-related tasks in accordance with health and safety procedures.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the completion of a range of preparatory and set-up tasks with industry-current audio equipment

project or work activities that allow knowledge to be applied to specific production contexts and situations.

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

direct observation of the candidate completing audio-related tasks

evaluation of equipment which has been set-up by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of equipment and audio theory

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

a range of sound equipment as identified in the Range Statement

a sound system

an environment in which an audio system can be run.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to extract key information from audio installation plans

numeracy skills sufficient to sort and count equipment

Required knowledge

the general scope and potential of audio operations within different live production contexts, e.g. theatre, music, corporate

the relationship between audio operations and other technical and performance areas, including lighting, vision systems and performance

typical roles and responsibilities of audio technicians in different contexts, including different career paths

fundamentals of sound in a circuit, including understanding that microphone level is 40 to -60dB line level

features and meaning of a typical sound system signal flow chart, including signal chains, gain structure and levels

decibel levels and basic sound pressure level measurement, including that frequency is measured in Hertz, understanding the differences between 100Hz and 1kHz

understanding of phase, including phase cancellation, and that at 180 degree phase difference signals do cancel each other out

common terminology used in relation to audio

occupational health and safety requirements and legislation that relate to audio personnel, in particular with regard to working safely with electricity

requirements for the storage of audio equipment

key features, purpose and basic operating procedures of major types of audio equipment, including different types of loudspeakers, audio mixing consoles, signal processing equipment, input source equipment and common accessories

different types of cable, their usage in different situations and how to care for them, including:

microphone cables; how to run safely and neatly and where to store excess

speaker cables; how to run safely and neatly and avoid lighting components

multicore cables, how to run safely and neatly and where to store excess

power cables, how to run safely and neatly and where to store excess

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Equipment must include:

audio mixing consoles

input source equipment

loudspeakers

Accessories used in live audio may include:

active splits

analysis software

continuity and phase testers

DI boxes

insolation transformers

spectrum analysers

SPL meters

white or pink noise generators

Equipment differences for loudspeakers may include:

features of high frequency compression driver types

size of paper cone loudspeakers

Equipment differences for audio mixing consoles may include:

how front of house consoles differ from stage monitor consoles, particularly the difference between pre and post fade auxiliary sends

Equipment differences for input source equipment may include:

devices in the main signal chain, e.g. equalisers, CD, cassette, mini disk

devices inserted over individual channels, such as noise gates, limiters, compressors, preamps

Correct start up sequence and operating settings for an audio system would include:

ensuring all amplifier volume controls are down (at minimum settings)

ensuring all output faders on console are down (at minimum settings or muted)

powering up all front-of-house equipment first

powering up amplifiers last

winding up amplifier volumes after all equipment is powered up

Correct sequencing of wiring would include:

connection of adequate mains to all components and understanding of power isolation

patching to create a complete signal chain from input to output

safe and neat positioning of cables and multicore

Sound equipment may include:

amplifiers to suit the system

analogue FOH mixing desk of at least 24:8:2 format

CD player

computer DAT

effects rack

hard disc recorder

microphones of different pickup patterns and types

mini disc

signal processing equipment

speakers as part of the system

stereo 3-way PA system for audiences of different sizes