Recent content by talkingtobrian

I agree - while analog methods are still acceptable, if you have multiple people watching a stopwatch so that you can sync cues I think you need to reconsider your methods, especially if you already have QLab. (You’ll need a license for anything other than simple stereo audio cues, however.)...

Any proper tuning of a room is going to involve running some white & pink noise, and whatever other tones you find helpful. Then run some songs you are really familiar with. No one track is going to do it all. So, I like to use Light My Fire by the Doors first, because it is an easy please that...

SweetBennyFenton, you remind me of something really cool. There is a company called Shoflo who makes run of show documents and cue sheets, etc in an online platform. It's really more geared towards corporate events and theatre. However, one of the neat functions is that everyone on the show...

Hey all. If anyone is reading this and interested in what happened on my last show, here it is:I had two college student FoH operators at the sound desk - one was focused on mixing on our 32 channel board with 14 body packs plus the orchestra. The other person focused on sound & video...

I understand the concern, but we all use an awful lot of expensive tech now, and should know how to care for it and back it up. (My mobile devices get HEAVY use but cases keep them mint condition.) The argument for dropping paper can be countered with "automatically backed up everywhere so never...

I love digital scripts, in concept. I'm a geek, but also I work in so many theaters at the same time, I don't want to be carrying around all that paper all the time, or forget it, and be able to share.I have also used iAnnotate on my iPad. Agree, it's great, but a little time consuming. The...

Also, I looked into a fake sand idea, like this carpet treatment - http://www.stage-directions.com/6345-a-set-built-on-sand.html - but with barefoot actors anything involving glue will hurt a lot.

Hi everyone! We are a little behind on build, as well as trying to sort out how some things will work, so I've been away from this thread. I've lurked here a while, so it feels amazing that so many people replied with such depth!As for being brave in working with sand...there were a few...

hello all! long time lurker, first time poster….I have made the calculated risk, for a number of reasons, by allowing our scenic designer to fill our stage with sand. The main problem is that I have a 4'x10' wagon with walls that needs to roll on for two scenes.I have been told that there...