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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Establish brief for sound system
   • Liaise with relevant people to determine production requirements
   • Research and identify best options to meet production requirements
   • Confirm that production requirements can be implemented within available budget and resources
   • Source additional expertise as required
2. Develop sound plan
   • Develop draft sound plan to meet production requirements
   • Draw and notate microphone plots, sound sources, block diagrams and layout as required
   • Anticipate problems that might arise during implementation of sound plan, and manage accordingly
   • Seek feedback on draft sound plan from relevant people, and amend as necessary
3. Implement sound plan
   • Monitor sound team to ensure they meet their obligations and production requirements
   • Negotiate and agree on changes to sound plan with relevant people
   • Check that sound system is tuned to achieve desired result
   • Address sound equipment problems with minimum disruption to production
   • Follow work health and safety (WHS) procedures, and use safe work practices when implementing sound plans and listening to sound systems
   • Prepare and update production documentation as required
4. Evaluate sound plan
   • Consult relevant people to evaluate effectiveness of sound plan in meeting production requirements
   • Evaluate own role in implementation of sound plan, and note areas for improvement
   • Provide feedback to team members on their performance as required
   • Document evaluation of sound plan in line with production requirements and enterprise procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

research and identify the sound requirements for productions

develop sound plans that clearly specify all production requirements

implement sound plans for at least two productions or events as part of a collaborative team

document evaluation of sound plans against production requirements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the elements of a sound plan

list and describe possible production requirements that may need to be considered in the development of a sound plan

explain the issues and challenges that typically arise when implementing sound plans, and how to address them

outline the work health and safety (WHS) principles of safe listening, including safeguards against hearing loss.

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