This book is intended to give anyone a basic understanding of how to be a sound guy/girl in a club setting. It describes in very straight forward terms, the parts of a PA system, how to operate the these parts and how the equipment works together. It also discusses how to deal with bands and how to run a show. This book does not delve deep into the science of sound or electronics. This is a quick start, nuts and bolts, real world guide to get you started doing sound. It covers everything from what tools and supplies you should bring with you to cleaning up at the end of the night. It illustrates signal flow through 3 different scenarios from a small coffee shop set up to a huge, outdoor festival set up. It also covers how to test and prepare a PA before using it. It explains the process of "ringing out" the house and monitors. It explains the process of micing the band and setting up the board and how to go through a sound check. It gives a simple overview of mixing boards and how to use the main dynamic processors, gates and compression, as well as a brief guide to effects and how they should be set up. There's also lots of advice that will help you work with the bands and not against them and how to read an audience to provide them with the best show possible.