Dear Friends,
You must have noted that I can't stop myself to explain stuff in the field of audio design.
That is something inside me, and it needed an outlet.
So I decided to take the plunge and set up a course for people who want to learn to design audio electronics.
I have secured a classroom in a local educational organisation in the Belgian city of Hasselt.
That is at the Belgian-Dutch border and I hope to get students from that (wider) area.
We will start end of October, and basically have classes two Saturdays per month until next June.
I have selected a first project (design, build and test a phono preamp).
We will go the whole mile designing the circuit, some basic simulation for verification, a PCB layout, building the unit and measuring the final performance.
The goal is that all participants will have a completed unit at the end of the course.
I have a basic website where all is explained and where you can sign up for the course: linearaudio.academy
The website is in Dutch as that is the language spoken in the area, and needs some more work the coming time but the basics are all there.
So, if you know somebody (or yourself) who might be interested in this, please forward this info.
At any rate, I plan to document our progress here.
Jan
You must have noted that I can't stop myself to explain stuff in the field of audio design.
That is something inside me, and it needed an outlet.
So I decided to take the plunge and set up a course for people who want to learn to design audio electronics.
I have secured a classroom in a local educational organisation in the Belgian city of Hasselt.
That is at the Belgian-Dutch border and I hope to get students from that (wider) area.
We will start end of October, and basically have classes two Saturdays per month until next June.
I have selected a first project (design, build and test a phono preamp).
We will go the whole mile designing the circuit, some basic simulation for verification, a PCB layout, building the unit and measuring the final performance.
The goal is that all participants will have a completed unit at the end of the course.
I have a basic website where all is explained and where you can sign up for the course: linearaudio.academy
The website is in Dutch as that is the language spoken in the area, and needs some more work the coming time but the basics are all there.
So, if you know somebody (or yourself) who might be interested in this, please forward this info.
At any rate, I plan to document our progress here.
Jan
I would certainly participate via Zoom or any other such platform.
If you were to make it available that way Jan, as i am sure many others would.
If you were to make it available that way Jan, as i am sure many others would.
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16 sessions over 8 months.
4 hour per session, 60€ each.
For the Benelux version, that is. 🤓
Patrick
4 hour per session, 60€ each.
For the Benelux version, that is. 🤓
Patrick
Jan - if it is possible to do it over zoom, I would also love the chance to take part as well. I would think there would be plenty of demand!
Fran
Fran
Hint: use only bipolar electrolytic capacitors, so they can't be connected wrong.
This hint is from direct experience with many students.
The capacitor exploding permanently traumatizes them.
This hint is from direct experience with many students.
The capacitor exploding permanently traumatizes them.
I hope you can get enough students to make it worthwhile. Perhaps you might need to pay them more than 60e each class to get enough students!
I consider this first year as a test case, sort off.
An online version or a combination is a distinct possibility; there shouldn't be a problem to do it in English.
I understand there's a lot of Americans that speak English too 😎
But for an online version I should have a dedicated person doing all the video stuff.
The future is open!
Jan
An online version or a combination is a distinct possibility; there shouldn't be a problem to do it in English.
I understand there's a lot of Americans that speak English too 😎
But for an online version I should have a dedicated person doing all the video stuff.
The future is open!
Jan
+1 for a dedicated video person should you choose to go that route. If you go that route I'd look into one of the video hosting platforms that allow for a subscription or other paid access to the content. Make the content available only to paying customers so you can collect enough beer money to pay for the video person (and editing). Just a thought.
Tom
Tom
I have been viewing Jan´s videos on feedback on the Linear audio USB stick.....it that is a sample....should be very interesting !
Jan,
Next you can post the proposed syllabus, so folks here can really have fun opining. (Of course if you want to have fun, post it in Dutch!)
ES
Next you can post the proposed syllabus, so folks here can really have fun opining. (Of course if you want to have fun, post it in Dutch!)
ES
That project has been cancelled. I managed to get just one student ...
Oh well, you can't win always I guess.
Jan
Oh well, you can't win always I guess.
Jan
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Jan,
You will certainly get many more than one student, if you would only do it online.
Just see the response here.
Your audience is international.
And even BBC does most of its interviews online these days.
Corona has changed the world.
I am sure we all hope you would reconsider.
Patrick
You will certainly get many more than one student, if you would only do it online.
Just see the response here.
Your audience is international.
And even BBC does most of its interviews online these days.
Corona has changed the world.
I am sure we all hope you would reconsider.
Patrick
I just read about this on another forum and got quite excited (I live 30mins from Hasselt), but then saw here that it has been cancelled…
Well in case this project would ever see the light of day again, let me know…
Well in case this project would ever see the light of day again, let me know…