Spotlight Overview (via YouTube)
Not a bad overview of a spotlight from the National Theater in the UK. What they call shutters are often called the chopper. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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How to work with audio equalizers (via YouTube)
Even though this video is centered around the recording studio, everything they talk about is applicable to live audio work. Find out what an EQ does, in a short five minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lNJpzoys48
Line Arrays Explained
Here is an article from Sound on Sound from March of 2006 explaining line array speaker systems. More and more touring musicals are using line arrays for their main and center cluster speakers. While rock shows tend to use them in long hangs, theater shows sometimes use them in blocks of five and six for…
Ground Loops Demonstrated (via YouTube)
Even though this is demonstrated with a guitar amp, the principle still holds to other audio and electrical systems. Got a hum? Might be a ground loop. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Digico Training
Do you want to learn more about Digico consoles? Of course you do. Check out Digico.tv for tutorials and training vids. Digico.tv
Digico Manuals
This link should take you to all the manuals Digico has online for their consoles. Exciting? No, but there for your perusal. Digico Manuals
Free Introduction to Digital Sound Design Course
I just signed up for a free course from Coursera called Introduction to Digital Sound Design from Emory University. Coursera is a site offering free classes from universities around the world. The Introduction to Digital Sound Design course offers a certificate at the end. There aren’t a ton of classes of interest to the field…
OSHA Fall Protection Rules
Here are the OSHA rules for fall protection. Yes, they apply to the theater. Thanks to Brian Sickels for pointing this out at The Stagecraft and Entertainment Rigging Forum on Facebook.
Computer Networking Basics Book
I am not sure how to categorize this, since it’s relevant to electrics, sound, automation, and more. So I’m just sticking it in the book club area, and know that it’s important in many aspects of the our industry. We are seeing more and more gear networked together, and knowing how networks… um, work, is…
Midi Basics Book
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) isn’t just for synths any more. It’s not as fast or wonderful as ethernet, or a number of other protocols out there, but it’s still in use. Even if it’s simply tying lighting consoles together, there are plenty of uses for MIDI in the theater. I learned the basics of…