Wavemist Certified

Wavemist Certified: AV & LED Technician

Display legibility, sound coverage and tuning, AV power and build standards, drawing, scenic vendors, and roll-up LED walls.

What this track covers

1. 01

   Display, Projection & Legibility

   • ·Classify a viewing task as Basic Decision Making (BDM) vs Analytical Decision Making (ADM) and know that this category choice drives size, distance, and contrast targets
   • ·Apply the DISCAS (ANSI/AVIXA V202.01) relationships between image height, farthest-viewer distance, %Element Height, and the acuity factors 200 (BDM) and 3438 (ADM) to size a screen or find the back-row limit
   • ·Use ISCR (ANSI/AVIXA V201.01) to judge whether a screen holds legible contrast under real ambient light, and treat a contrast failure as seriously as a size failure
   • ·Recognize the supporting picture-math concepts a TD uses constantly (throw distance, EDID, PISCR, aspect ratio, MOA) and name them as real bid triggers
2. 02

   Sound Coverage & System Tuning

   • ·Read an ACU coverage map and translate a measured dB spread into a coverage-envelope class and a program-appropriate target
   • ·Distinguish coverage uniformity (how loud) from spectral balance (what tone) and name the governing AVIXA standard for each
   • ·Diagnose feedback risk with PAG/NAG and geometry rather than reaching for EQ, and know what a stated 'SPL limit' is missing
   • ·Use the hardware vocabulary (mic patterns, inverse-square law, weighting curves) to flag rooms and specs that will add speakers, tuning time, and cost at bid
3. 03

   AV Power, Energy & Build Standards

   • ·Size AV electrical service correctly using real operating current, power factor, the 80% headroom rule, and three-phase load balancing
   • ·Apply AVIXA rack, labeling, documentation, and verification standards as billable deliverables that pass client commissioning
   • ·Identify the document spine (program report through verification report) and the scope-adding bid triggers in a build
4. 04

   The AV Profession: Certification & Market

   • ·Map the AVIXA CTS certification family (CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I, ANP) to the real project stages and skill sets each one covers
   • ·Read a Job Task Analysis (JTA) as a weighted task ontology and know where the work concentrates in design vs. install
   • ·Treat modern networked AV (AVoIP, RF/spectrum, IT-security coordination) as first-class design-stage scope rather than a show-day afterthought
   • ·Frame the pro-AV business context ($300B market, the AV Index, solution lanes, the talent-pipeline shortage) for positioning and pricing
5. 05

   Scenic & Production Vendors

   • ·Know which vendor categories this directory covers (scenic fabrication, staging & rigging, lighting, audio, video/LED, soft goods, AV integration) and place a named vendor in the right category.
   • ·Recall each vendor's stated specialty, signature product line, or notable credit so a producer can match a scope of work to the right shop.
   • ·Identify the roll-up / brand-family relationships (PRG, Clair Global, TAIT acquisitions) that concentrate ownership across the vendor landscape.
   • ·Know the correct in-product action to recommend when a producer asks 'who does X?' — point them to the Wavemist Industry Directory at /app/vendors/directory.
6. 06

   Vectorworks: Rigging & Lighting Drawing

   • ·Compute a per-point rigging load from a fixture inventory and know when to escalate to a PE-stamped plot versus AI pre-engineering
   • ·Reason about truss span, deflection limits, bridle leg tension, and design factor as separate constraints that each can govern a hang
   • ·Plan DMX universes from per-mode fixture footprints and lay out lighting positions by function (key/back/wash) using photometric overlap rules
   • ·Translate connected wattage into amps and circuits under the PF-0.9 and NEC-80% conventions, and pack a truck by weight, axle balance, and reverse-of-load-in order
7. 07

   Roll-up & Motorized LED Walls

   • ·Distinguish the two families of rollable LED (slat/blind vs flexible-substrate) and where each fails, versus the static-wall-on-a-hoist alternative
   • ·Choose the right LED package (SMD/GOB/COB) and processor (NovaStar vs Brompton) for a fixed venue wall, trading durability against repairability
   • ·Apply the fly-vs-roll decision rule and the maintenance/spares discipline that keeps a moving display from going dark

The exam is drawn straight from these modules, with a passing bar and a verifiable credential. It tests the framework and the vocabulary — exact union wages, fringes, and penalties always come from the governing collective bargaining agreement, never a figure memorized for a test.