Internships

Sound Reinforcement Internship
The sound reinforcement internship is designed to give Recording Arts students a chance to experience live and commercial sound reinforcement as a possible career option. It is offered each semester and once during the summer to between four and eight students from Chico State University. The internship requires that each student sign up and participate in one complete show or event each week and attend a weekly training meeting. Participants must be currently registered students at the University, have adequate transportation, be trustworthy and prompt and must have a positive, professional self image.

INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES
Multiple system setup and design.
Full Range, Biamped, and Triamped systems.
Wiring, signal flow and gain structure.
Most requested industry makes and models.
Troubleshooting a sound system.
Mixing consoles and outboard gear.
You will learn how to patch and operate each of the following consoles:
24 channel Mackie
24 channel Soundcraft Spirit
32 channel Crest GtX
32 channel Spirit Monitor Desk
32 channel Allen & Heath GL3300M
48 Channel Soundcraft MH3
56 Channel Yamaha M3000
Mixing and bussing techniques.
Effects loops, inserts, and talk back.
Work with as many as 8 gates and 8 compressors in the live sound environment.
Programming and using reverbs, delays and multi-effects. Units include:
Lexicon PCM 80,90
Yamaha SPX990, REV500
TC Electronics M-One, D-Two
Alesis Quadraverb 2, Microverb 4
Monitor mixing
Master the feedback environment and learn to recognize frequency.
Work with up to eight monitor mixes.
Setup and operate a concert level stage monitoring system.
Learn what a good vocal monitor should sound like.

	INTERNSHIPS
	Each semester and during the summer Tolar Sounds Audio Services provides up to a dozen interniship positions to students in the Recording Arts and Music Industry Majors at Chico State University and Butte Community College. The internships are treated like a class. They are unpaid positions that award 3.0 units of credit toward the major curriculum, registered under the course designation of MUS 289C. One internship program for sound reinforcement has been developed and is offered once every semester and once during the summer session.The internship program is outlined below:
	Sound Reinforcement Internship The sound reinforcement internship is designed to give Recording Arts students a chance to experience live and commercial sound reinforcement as a possible career option. It is offered each semester and once during the summer to between four and eight students from Chico State University. The internship requires that each student sign up and participate in one complete show or event each week and attend a weekly training meeting. Participants must be currently registered students at the University, have adequate transportation, be trustworthy and prompt and must have a positive, professional self image. INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES Multiple system setup and design. Full Range, Biamped, and Triamped systems. Wiring, signal flow and gain structure. Most requested industry makes and models. Troubleshooting a sound system. Mixing consoles and outboard gear. You will learn how to patch and operate each of the following consoles: 24 channel Mackie 24 channel Soundcraft Spirit 32 channel Crest GtX 32 channel Spirit Monitor Desk 32 channel Allen & Heath GL3300M 48 Channel Soundcraft MH3 56 Channel Yamaha M3000 Mixing and bussing techniques. Effects loops, inserts, and talk back. Work with as many as 8 gates and 8 compressors in the live sound environment. Programming and using reverbs, delays and multi-effects. Units include: Lexicon PCM 80,90 Yamaha SPX990, REV500 TC Electronics M-One, D-Two Alesis Quadraverb 2, Microverb 4 Monitor mixing Master the feedback environment and learn to recognize frequency. Work with up to eight monitor mixes. Setup and operate a concert level stage monitoring system. Learn what a good vocal monitor should sound like. Work with major touring acts as well as local talent. Have fun!
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