A recent rock show at our local arena... it was so loud the LD could not give spot calls over an open mic, so all the verbal cues were pre-recorded and triggered from the Grand MA and injected into the com line. The usual "spots 2 and 3 standby to fade".... "spots 2 and 3 GO". It was refreshing to hear the calls without bleed into the headset mic. The one cue delivered live was almost impossible to understand.
This is industry standard for touring, but not for regional, broadway, or one-offs in general. It's really going to depend on what/where you're working.
That makes me want to come out of retirement just long enough to work a gig that has spot cues called that way!A recent rock show at our local arena... it was so loud the LD could not give spot calls over an open mic, so all the verbal cues were pre-recorded and triggered from the Grand MA and injected into the com line. The usual "spots 2 and 3 standby to fade".... "spots 2 and 3 GO". It was refreshing to hear the calls without bleed into the headset mic. The one cue delivered live was almost impossible to understand.
So far that one show has been the only one. Here's to more!That makes me want to come out of retirement just long enough to work a gig that has spot cues called that way!
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