Recent content by tonedeafsoundguy

We have had good luck with the Energizer brand. The Interstate Industrial line is an other issue. They work OK for rehearsal and short shows, but I don't recommend using the any longer than necessary. Life just isn't there.

You are correct, why are we calling sound cues? With the exception of starting the show with music or a sound effect. I do want the stage manager to call sound cues for a dance recital, though. ( I need to know that the next group of dancers are set and in position before music starts). I...

If you want sound, lighting, and curtian to all go at once, give them a warning (such as warning on light cue 5, sound cue 3, and main. Then when it's time to call the cue it's just light, sound and main, go. If curtain is first, then lights and sound, the warning might be more like (...

The biggest problem we have with any pcc is to get too far forward on the stage. The reason for this is that we have a speaker cluster hanging just in front of the proscenium. Moving the mic down stage puts the mic pickup range too near the speaker output range. This doesn't allow for a lot...

I also agree that no audience member has the right to confront any designer. Having said that, I look at any criticism as a learning experience. The more information about what others like or dislike helps me make decisions about how to make my shows appeal to the most people (you are never...

Wow, I hate it when that happens. My first suggestion is to not send a monitor send off of the mic's near the monitor. FOH signal should be OK on those mics. When you get feedback you usually peak the board and can determine which mic is feeding back first (watch the peak light on your...