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Patrick Tracy

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Back in the Saddle
« on: April 22, 2018, 12:19:14 AM »

After a few years of semi retirement I'm back doing live sound on a regular basis. This time it's a performing arts center in an institute of higher learning rather than bands in bars. No more van full of gear, but I have to (get to) enter the 21st century and learn to mix live on a digital console. Also, I'm having to dredge up all that theater lingo I used to know, much of it learned here on this forum. Should be interesting.

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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2018, 01:00:31 AM »

Once your Digital Indoctrination is complete you will welcome our new robot overlords.  ;)

Welcome back!
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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2018, 02:26:47 AM »

Here is this for some help with the stage terms:
https://binged.it/2qR8sVU
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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2018, 02:13:11 PM »

Once your Digital Indoctrination is complete you will welcome our new robot overlords.  ;)

Welcome back!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm pretty deep in digital in the studio, but live digital mixing is new for me. Fortunately, having followed digital boards since Evan Kirkendall's early days with the O1V I at least have the concepts down.

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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2018, 02:13:33 PM »

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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2018, 02:15:31 PM »

Here is this for some help with the stage terms:
https://binged.it/2qR8sVU

You should have seen the TD's face when he told me to spike the stage and I grabbed a sledge and railroad spikes.

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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2018, 02:45:05 PM »

... and learn to mix live on a digital console.

I've got that same console (Bob Leonard's hand-me-down) and have found it to be reasonably intuitive.  Happy mixing!

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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2018, 03:35:27 PM »

You should have seen the TD's face when he told me to spike the stage and I grabbed a sledge and railroad spikes.

I thought it involved rum or grain alcohol....
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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2018, 03:42:20 PM »

Thanks! Yeah, I'm pretty deep in digital in the studio, but live digital mixing is new for me. Fortunately, having followed digital boards since Evan Kirkendall's early days with the O1V I at least have the concepts down.

Lots of brand/model reviews on the forums and hints & tips as well.  I doubt you'll have much in the way of trouble considering you're not starting from scratch.

If you're on the Soundcraft in the pics...  My primary complaint is the tiny screen and some of the setup stuff is too easy (it's not complicated, it can't be right!) and therefore non-intuitive to me... ;)  Seriously, you'll like the results even if you end up not so keen on the process.

Speaking of 01V... I still have mine and my 01v96II.  Still going strong though seldom used.
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Re: Back in the Saddle
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2018, 05:32:38 PM »

For more on technical terms, this is very helpful if a bit British:THEATRECRAFTS
A couple of notes, this theatrecrafts is no relationship of the one time US magazine of the same name and it is also http: and not https: so it might have issues on some browsers.
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