Free drills
Pick a drill. No account needed.
Each one runs in about two minutes and ends with what to train first.
- Frequency IDStudio Mix · Hear a boost, name the band.
- Frequency ID: VocalStudio Mix · The bands that make or break a lead vocal.
- Frequency ID: BassStudio Mix · Sub, fundamental, or growl?
- Frequency ID: GuitarStudio Mix · Body, boxiness, or fizz.
- Level MatchStudio Mix · Balance two sources by ear, in decibels.
- Compression DetectStudio Mix · Is it compressed, and by how much?
- Compression Settings IDStudio Mix · Fast attack or slow? Hear the difference.
- Panning IDStudio Mix · Place the sound in the stereo field.
- Reverb Type IDStudio Mix · Plate, hall, room, or spring?
- Delay vs Reverb IDStudio Mix · Space from repeats, or space from a tail?
- EQ MatchStudio Mix · Recreate the curve you hear.
- Parallel CompressionStudio Mix · Hear the blend that makes drums huge.
- Sidechain HPFStudio Mix · Stop the kick from pumping the whole mix.
- Mid / Side WidthStudio Mix · How wide is too wide?
- Bus Compression PumpingStudio Mix · Glue, or a mix that breathes in the wrong place?
- De-esserStudio Mix · Tame the S without lisping the singer.
- Masking DetectionStudio Mix · Find the two instruments fighting for one band.
- Comparative ListeningStudio Mix · Compare two mixes without being fooled by loudness.
- Live EQ TriageLive Sound · Hear the problem, name the band, fix it before the chorus.
- Gain Before FeedbackLive Sound · How loud can the vocal go before it rings?
- Feedback Frequency IDLive Sound · The ring starts. Which band is it?
- Monitor MixLive Sound · Build a wedge mix the singer can actually use.
- IEM MixingLive Sound · In-ears change every rule you learned on wedges.
- Soundcheck ClockLive Sound · Fifteen minutes. What do you check first?
- Room DiagnosisLive Sound · Why does it sound different at the back of the room?
- DI + Mic BlendingStudio Mix · Two sources, one instrument, and a polarity trap.
- Mid-Show CrisisLive Sound · A channel just died. Thirty seconds. Go.
- Instrument SetupLive Sound · Right mic, right place, right input, for every source on stage.