This is an ever-evolving list of Training Resources that our industry is offering. I'm compiling this list from a variety of sources, including r/techtheatre, magnumco.com (big thanks to these guys, they have done the lions share of this compilation, livedesign, 4wall, vls, and practicalshow.tech.
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ControlBooth.com Resources
Lighting Courses
Audio Training
Rigging Courses and Resources
Websites With Tools and Training
Lighting Designers Sharing Helpful Information
Educational YouTube Channels, Videos, and Playlists
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ControlBooth.com Resources
- Event Calendar - adding scheduled webinars as fast as we can from all the resources below.
- Resources - adding prerecorded videos and material that you can access anytime
Lighting Courses
- ACT Online Courses – ACT Lighting is offering free online courses with promo code act4me until June 1, 2020 to help programmers during this period of social-distancing
- ETC Connect Courses – Temporarily free to the community
- ETC EOS Training and Workbooks – More free training material from ETC
- ETC & High End Systems Study Hall – ETC and High End Systems launch live events on Study Hall featuring webinars, Q&As, and round tables led by both our employee experts and our friends around the industry.
- Vista by ChromaQ – (New Content just announced!) Intro class to Vista 3 as well as an advanced programming class
- on Vista
- Vectorworks Spotlight Essentials Seminars (Code: MAGNUM) – 100% Discount on Vectorworks Training.
- Vista by ChromaQ Webinars – FREE Vista 3 lighting and media control training webinars
- Obsidian Onyx Classes – ONYX & NETRON weekly online training classes
- Chamsys Live Webinars - you can sign up for the live training on Tuesday mornings, or book office hours with Phil, for a 1-on-1 20 min session, to talk you through a specific feature or particularly vexing question.
- Chamsys “Stuck at Home” Programmers Challenge – Provides lighting pros with more than a creative outlet during slow times, it also offers a chance to win a new MagicQ MQ70 console
- Astera Academy Webinars – Astera is holding several webinars (4) over the next few weeks. They are free and open to all.
- High End – Learn Hog4
- Strand Console Training – Free
- Chauvet Live Tech Talks – Tune in at 2pm (est) every Thursday for a “LIVE” stream Tech Talk series hosted by CHAUVET Professional Product Managers!
- Avixa CTS Certification Courses – Free through June 12
- USITT Teaching Archive – FREE online resource for teachers in areas of technical theatre and live entertainment
- Avolites Online Learning – hosting live learning sessions on their Facebook page for both their Titan and Ai platforms
- Gaffer Systems 3D Modeling – Free training for their 3D Modeling/Visualization software
- Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) – Light & Color Courses
- LightWright – Temporary license for students who do not have access to their institution’s labs or licenses
- ARRI Academy’s Lighting Systems Control – Goes over the basics of digital lighting control technologies
- MA University – Intensive training for all MA products.
- Christian Jackson’s MA2 Console Resource – Great tutorials on programming a show on grandMA2
- Pathway Connectivity - Youtube videos and training by the creators of the Cognito / Choreo console, VIA switches, and Vignette DMX controls.
Audio Training
- Sennheiser Professional Audio Webinars – covers many topics, from beginner to advanced levels, on subjects in both our Business Communications sector as well as our Pro Audio sector.
- Shure Audio Institute – FREE Training: Audio Basics and Wired Mics, Shure Wireless Master Class, and Networking/Dante. Don't miss the 5000+ article FAQ Library and the Upcoming Webinars as well.
- HARMAN Professional University – Audio, control, and networked AV certification courses
- JBL CBT Calculator Training – Video tutorial
- Crown Amplifier Training – Video Tutorials
- QSC QSYS level 1 – Always free. Great certification for an Audio Tech
- Dante level 1 and 2 (maybe 3) – Always free. Great certification for an Audio Tech
- AVID – 90-day Temporary Licenses for students attending institutions which use AVID products (Pro-Tools, Media Composer)
- QLab4 – FREE Temporary license to teachers and students. (educational email address required) (Good till June 1)
- Mic Pool’s QLab Cook Book – Templates and clever programming guides
- Reaper Daw – Temporary License Key for versions 5 thru 6.x (valid until the end of June 2020)
- Stage Research – FREE access to their library of applications (SFX, ShowBuilder, RF Guru, RF Scanner) with “SUPPORTARTS” discount code
- Waves Soundgrid Certification – Online Courses
- Yamaha – Pro Audio Training
- Rational Acoustics Webinar series – developers of Smaart, the industry-leading system measurement and acoustical analysis platform
- Neumann Webinars – Basics of microphone technology
- DAS Audio Webinars – Topics include EASE Focus 3 – Acoustic Prediction and System Design; DASnet – System Monitoring & Control; DASaim Workflow; Introduction to Software and Systems, Level 1; and Advanced Software and Systems, Level 2.
- L-Acoustics Daily Webinars – Free – L-Acoustics demos, trade shows and events around the world.
- D&b Audio Webinars – The d&b team would like to create space for open conversation, to listen to technical questions and comments, exchange thoughts and ideas, and ultimately fill as many knowledge gaps as possible. You have to sign up and unfortunately, space is limited.
- RCF Audio Academy – Free training
- DPA Microphone University - 77 Lessons, Tip & Tricks, Recording Techniques, Guides, and comparisons.
Rigging Courses and Resources
- Chicago Flyhouse – FREE Flyhouse Training—for technicians of all skill and experience levels. This session will include a panel of Flyhouse trainers and will demonstrate a variety of ways to secure arbors during loading.
- Chicago Flyhouse Youtube Channel - A phenomenal resource of excellent videos for various aspects of rigging, arbors, safety, and product training
- The Rigging World – Helpful articles about rigging safety
- Creative Conners Resource Page – Free resources and training for Conners products
- Tait Towers - TAIT is now offering free online training courses for iQ Powered by NAVIGATOR (does require you to create a free support account)
Websites With Tools and Training
- Cue Player Premium - Extended 90 Trial
- Drafty App – CAD Tool with a few tutorials
- Chauvet Lighting Insights – Lighting Designers share insight into their work
- LightWright6 – Free through June 1, 2020 – Helps designers and electricians record and keep track of the vast amount of data needed to install and maintain a lighting installation.
- Capture Student Edition and Demos – Great for creating small rigs that lighting designers can play with, will link with Nomad offline relatively easily
- USITT Teaching Archive – a publication of teaching resources for theatre technology
- Learn Stage Lighting – David Henry’s site dedicated to teaching stage lighting
- Dante Certification – Learn how to network Dante for audio and get certified – for free
- Lighting Trainer – Posts geared towards learning lighting
- ARRI Master Classes – Watch all Master Classes on MZed for free, and 25% discount for our certified online courses on MZed (for a limited time)
- Production Training – Brand new Peer-to-Peer training website. This looks VERY promising
- The X-Laser Website – Educational content for laser work
- Gear it First – Tutorial videos geared for the mobile entertainer, completely free
- Online Lightlab tools – Lightlab and Education Tutorials
- A4I.tv | Rigging Trussing Television – Engineering & safety practices
- RF venue – Wireless training
- Cinematography Live – Overview of DMX512 and recommended practices
- LightConverse Tools 2020 – FREE – a new specialized 3D design program focused on stage design of all types and sizes
- Disguise – giving everyone 6 months FREE access to Designer software until the end of September
- Doug Fleenor Design – White Papers and Best Practices
- Actsafe Certification – Live Performance Electrical Certificate
- Actsafe Motion Picture Safety 101 – General Safety Awareness
- Arch Toolbox – Architectural drawing standards and references
- LiveDesign Webinars – On-demand presentations from industry leaders on a WIDE variety of topics
- Control Geek – Online video lectures designed to be supplemental material for “Show Networks and Control Systems” presented by the author, John Huntington
- Crestron Technical Institute – moved several courses to online interactive classes so you may continue your pursuit of knowledge
- Powersoft E-Training Courses – free webinars that focus on Powersoft products
- Practical Show Tech – hosting a webinar or two per day with some big names in RF Coordination and some other topics.
- Show Networks and Control Systems Free Videos - Free lecture videos on networking, control systems, DMX512, MIDI, etc.
Lighting Designers Sharing Helpful Information
- Christian Jackson – Some of the best tutorial videos you’ll find on Youtube. Plus, his photography is AMAZING!
- Mike Wood – Love this guy. He’s been busy hosting weekly webinars and doing weekly hangouts every Wednesday at 8pm EDT on ZOOM
Educational YouTube Channels, Videos, and Playlists
- Lighting Challenges – From the guys at LearnStageLighting.com – A playlist of different lighting challenges and how to solve them
- Blackout Lighting Console – Developer of the Blackout Lighting Console App for Film/TV/Commercials. Very informative videos.
- DMX 101 Tutorial – Great playlist with DMX tips
- Dance Lighting Designer Round Table – A round table discussion about lighting for Dance
- Jennifer Tipton on Edward Hopper – Theatrical lighting designer Jennifer Tipton discusses the use of light in three paintings
- Jennifer Tipton working with Jerome Robbins – One in a series of video interviews with people who were touched by Jerome Robbins’ life
- Paule Constable on Lighting the Matthew Bourne Swan Lake – Paule Constable, New Adventures Associate Artist and Lighting Designer for Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake 2018/19 tour, discusses the ideas behind her designs.
- Al Crawford, Alvin Ailey Lighting Designer: Breaking Barriers – provide a discussion of the art of lighting design as it is relates to hybrid design
- TEDx-Science and Magic Illuminating the Stage with Lighting Design – Learn about the hidden art of theatrical lighting design and the ways that light affects our everyday lives.
- The Role of Lighting In Theatre: Don Holder – Mr. Holder discusses his work as a lighting designer in theatre, opera, and dance.
- American Theatre Wing: lighting design – A technician, an artist, a magician… What does a Lighting Designer do in the theatre?
- Lex Products Cable Coiling Video Series – Become an expert at coiling cable in your downtime
- L-Acoustic Webinars – A collection of their past daily webinars. Lots of great info here.
- grandMA2 Tutorial Series – Youtube videos created by MA Lighting
- grandMA3 Tutorial Series – Youtube videos created by MA Lighting
- Arduino Tutorial - Arduino 101 video series.
- JeffGlass Arduino Webinars - Live webinars on Sunday nights at 7 central via YouTube. It's a relaxed, demo/discussion video series with live chat to answer questions in real time. Hope you'll join us if you're interested. This past Sunday (April 12) was week 4, but all the previous videos are on his page if you want to catch
- CFX Connections Podcast - The CFX podcast offers conversations with leading media outlets and industry leaders to offer insight and experience to help grow your church and congregation.
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