Tech Focus: Audio Training, Part 2 - Manufacturers Offer Extensive Online LearningA surprisingly comprehensive pro-audio curriculum is available, usually at no costBy Dan Daley, Audio Editor
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 7:00 am
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One consistently available source of training for broadcast-sports audio has been manufacturers of the equipment used to capture, process, mix, and transport it. Of course, the majority of the training modules focus on the brand's own products and are part of its marketing strategies. However, given the variety of the content across the key verticals of broadcast sound, combined with the depth and detail that many achieve, sufficiently ambitious, self-directed students can put together a remarkably comprehensive curriculum. Here is a look at some of what's available online and elsewhere from broadcast-audio-equipment manufacturers.
Click here for Tech Focus: Audio Training, Part 1 - A1 Shortage Remains a Major-League Challenge for Sports Broadcasting.
Audio Technica offers a series of basic how-tos on its YouTube channel, including how to select and apply lavalier microphones, use of boom-pole and wireless mics, and microphone placement inside cars.
Calrec's Sound Institute is a collection of free, online, certificated training courses and documents. Thousands of audio professionals have benefited from its range of certified courses. Its established seven-part IP course covers IP extensively, including how it works and the effect it is having on our industry, and provides detailed discussions about multicast, PTP, and network design. Its Dolby Atmos training demystifies immersive mixing on even the smallest consoles, and its whitepaper on how to build resilience into IP networks helps broadcasters get the fundamentals right. The Calrec Sound Institute also hosts training courses on a range of legacy Calrec consoles. A completely new set of training materials dedicated to the modular, IP-native Argo range of mixing systems will debut after IBC 2025.
Clear-Com offers regular staff-led training webinars and onsite training for specific products and installations. In addition, a variety of online resources is available for free on its website, including a Tech Blog discussing various user-submitted questions and topics, technical guides, and a comprehensive Intercom Design Guide ebook that details how to conceive, plan, and ultimately implement an intercom system with effective workflows.
Dolby continues to expand its offerings and resources to educate the broadcast and live-production industry about how to deploy and create in Dolby Atmos. Partnering with Calrec, Dolby has extended its remote mixer-training facility to install the Calrec Impulse Core, which allows native immersive Dolby Atmos mixing and monitoring. Training for live mixing can be on the legacy (non-native) setup and approach as well as on the new and more comprehensive native Dolby Atmos setup and mixing approach. In addition, the supplier continues to offer live and on-demand webinars, training tutorials, and master classes through the Dolby Institute.
Lawo's Lawo Academy provides flexible, scalable training in audio, video, control, and SMPTE ST 2110/RAVENNA IP-based workflows. Online, self-paced modules with hands-on labs or in-person sessions span Foundational to Masterclass levels, with certificates and access to virtual labs available in paid courses. Recent additions to the Freemium Bundle include Introduction to IP Networking for Broadcasters and Crystal Console Setup & Operation. With globally consistent content, Lawo Academy enables operators, technicians, and administrators to advance skills anytime, anywhere.
Riedel Communications offers a variety of online and in-person courses, available throughout the year (click here to view and registered for them). Riedel Tuesday sessions are available to be scheduled flexibly in any city where there's interest. Led by experienced freelance operators or Riedel system engineers, these small-group classes (typically 10-14 participants) provide hands-on, practical learning for both current and prospective users. In addition to formal courses, Riedel also offers training through its Andy Explains YouTube series, as well as onsite sessions at industry events and trade shows, often with hands-on involvement, such as classes in Bolero setup. New training curriculums are being developed for MediorNet video distribution and SimplyLive live production (including replay). If you're interested in a session and don't see one available through the existing links, you can submit a request here: Training Interest Form.
The Shure Audio Institute (SAI) is a worldwide educational platform offering a wide array of free learning opportunities -webinars, in-person workshops, tutorial videos, flexible online courses - aimed at expanding knowledge of general audio topics, networking, and Shure's products. SAI recently introduced training on ShureCloud, which guides users to securely and effectively manage and optimize their systems using centralized cloud-based technology. Additionally, SAI now offers Axient Digital PSM training, emphasizing operational presets and best practices.
Wheatstone's VoxPro Academy is an online series of video tutorials around the company's record/editing system, used by sportscasters to record and edit simultaneously.
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Tech Focus: Audio Training, Part 2 - Manufacturers Offer Extensive Online LearningA surprisingly comprehensive pro-audio curriculum is available, usually at no costBy Dan Daley, Audio Editor 
