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Author: SWAMP Industries  

Posted: 6 September 2026

Synopsis: Free structured courses from the SWAMP team. Short written lessons that build from fundamentals to real-world confidence.


Free, Structured Lessons from the SWAMP Team

Free, structured courses from the SWAMP team. Each course is a series of short written lessons that build on each other, taking you from the fundamentals to real-world confidence, with no signup. Work through them in order, or jump straight to the lesson that solves today's problem.

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Audio Production Course

7 lessons - beginner friendly. Live sound and recording fundamentals: signal flow, cables and connections, audio interfaces, mixing and effects, running a PA, troubleshooting, and advanced production topics. Everything you need to run a gig or record at home.

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Audio Production Course

Audio Production Course

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

Seven free lessons taking you from which cable goes where to running sound for a gig or recording at home. Self-paced, no signup.


Signal Flow

Signal Flow

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

Trace the audio path from source to speaker: signal types, gain staging, and what happens inside the mixing desk. Lesson 1 of the SWAMP audio production course.


Audio Connections

Audio Connections

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

The main cable types and connectors, balanced vs unbalanced, and connecting instruments to a PA cleanly. Lesson 2 of the SWAMP audio production course.


Audio Interfaces

Audio Interfaces

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

What an interface does, which specs matter, and building a home studio around one. Lesson 3 of the SWAMP audio production course.


Mixing and Effects

Mixing and Effects

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

The three tools that do most of the work in any mix, on hardware or in a DAW. Lesson 4 of the SWAMP audio production course.


Live Sound

Live Sound

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

Applying the course on stage: PA selection, monitoring, feedback control, mixer placement and signal routing. Lesson 5 of the SWAMP audio production course.


Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

The five faults every system develops and how to fix them fast, plus gear maintenance basics. Lesson 6 of the SWAMP audio production course.


Advanced Topics

Advanced Topics

Author: SWAMP Industries   Date Posted: 6 September 2026

MIDI controllers, spatial effects and DSP speaker management: where to go after the fundamentals. The final lesson of the SWAMP audio production course.