Hey! I just somehow found this board, read a few topics and realized that this is exactly what iv'e been looking for!
I am a Sophmore in highschool, and I am the student head of tech (our advisor doesnt do anything..... as usual..). Primarily, ive been a sound guy from birth but ive ended up running lights for entire shows because of some wacky policies and needs..... :?
Our school is decently equipped, but is starting to get old. I will post again later the specifications, just to dig for some opinions (but were leaving on a schoolwide trip today, so when I get home maybe I will). Basically, we have approximately 15 working Altman Fresnel lights streun over 2 electrics directly above stage. We have 2 torums of 6 Shakespears each. but many need repair. FInally, we have 3 sets of strip lights in the back on the third electric for fill and sometimes a lighted backdrop, and 4 shakespears on the front of the balcony.
Sound..... Yes.....
Standard Mackie 24X8 mixing board (now becoming absolutely decrepid. THe main mix is starting to intermittantly short, and channel 2 has absolutely gone from the board......) One of our amplifiers (some older Yamaha 2 channel total 300W amp) out of 4 amps has died due to fan failure and overheating.
Our standard assortment of mics that is actually 'OURS' are 3 Shure Electret-condenser floor/foot mics (I do not remember the model.... Ill get it.....) and 4 Shure electret-condenser hanging mics (again, not in memory.) We have been having massive problems achieving sufficient gain-beofre-feedback, especially on shows with performers in the middle school. Some of the smarter directors have given us money to buy Lavs for the entire cast, but that's not happening as often.
Atleast we are fortunate to have a seperate light booth at the Very top of the auditorium, which gets blisteringly hot, but what else is new? The sound board sits at the front row of the balcony, so I can get a pretty good sense of how everything sounds, although we are surrounded by audience.
I'll post back later with some specifics, but im just glad to have found a nice little community of techies
I am a Sophmore in highschool, and I am the student head of tech (our advisor doesnt do anything..... as usual..). Primarily, ive been a sound guy from birth but ive ended up running lights for entire shows because of some wacky policies and needs..... :?
Our school is decently equipped, but is starting to get old. I will post again later the specifications, just to dig for some opinions (but were leaving on a schoolwide trip today, so when I get home maybe I will). Basically, we have approximately 15 working Altman Fresnel lights streun over 2 electrics directly above stage. We have 2 torums of 6 Shakespears each. but many need repair. FInally, we have 3 sets of strip lights in the back on the third electric for fill and sometimes a lighted backdrop, and 4 shakespears on the front of the balcony.
Sound..... Yes.....
Standard Mackie 24X8 mixing board (now becoming absolutely decrepid. THe main mix is starting to intermittantly short, and channel 2 has absolutely gone from the board......) One of our amplifiers (some older Yamaha 2 channel total 300W amp) out of 4 amps has died due to fan failure and overheating.
Our standard assortment of mics that is actually 'OURS' are 3 Shure Electret-condenser floor/foot mics (I do not remember the model.... Ill get it.....) and 4 Shure electret-condenser hanging mics (again, not in memory.) We have been having massive problems achieving sufficient gain-beofre-feedback, especially on shows with performers in the middle school. Some of the smarter directors have given us money to buy Lavs for the entire cast, but that's not happening as often.
Atleast we are fortunate to have a seperate light booth at the Very top of the auditorium, which gets blisteringly hot, but what else is new? The sound board sits at the front row of the balcony, so I can get a pretty good sense of how everything sounds, although we are surrounded by audience.
I'll post back later with some specifics, but im just glad to have found a nice little community of techies