QCT 101: SOUND
Ages 16+
Saturday, August 16
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tuition | Free
Curious about what all those buttons do on the sound board? Well, listen up because we’ve got a new workshop for you! QCT 101: SOUND is a hands-on, no-pressure intro to what goes into running sound during a show.
What you’ll learn:
QUICK THEATER TOUR
• Mic jacks
• Monitor jacks
• Stage/backstage/cove/pit/FOH fills/left & right/main monitors
QUICK DISCUSSION ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF MICS AND WHY YOU WOULD USE THEM
TURNING EQUIPMENT ON/OFF
• The rack by the soundboard
• Synchronizing the intercom hubs
• The sound board
• The QLab MAC
• The amplifier rack
PREPPING AND STORING MICS
• Batteries and charging batteries
• Lavalier mics
• The GOD and EMERGENCY mics
PREPPING AND STORING INTERCOM HEADSETS
• Batteries and charging batteries
RUNNING A MIC CHECK
RUNNING A SHOW
• The sound board (gain/faders/unity/muting/snapshots)
• AUX send gain
• The concept of balance (between the actors, between the actors and the music)
• QLab and SFX
BASIC EQUALIZING
PATCH BAYS
• Back of soundboard/built-in patch bay/patch bay in light booth/amplifier rack
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