the x32 is such an easy console to work on. Currently learning to do line by line for musicals :)

@conradhendricks177

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a great workhorse of a console. Best wishes with your learning journey!

I do a lot of music related mixing, but I never knew that a lot of mixing for theatre is done live. It's very impressive that you're able to remember all that. It's this a norm, or nowadays mixing tends to be more automated via some compression, volume gate, and pre-scripted volume automations for various parts of the show?

@conradhendricks177

8 ай бұрын

HI. thanks for your comment. This "line-by-line" mixing is a technique that has been used in theatre for decades. Since theatre tends to use omni directional lapel mics, phasing is a problem when two or more performers are near each other with all mics on. So the line-by-line mixing is a way to minimise or eliminate this phasing during a live performance. There are some automation tools that people use, but I have always mixed in this manual way. Each channel has light compression on it, but mostly, I'm the compressor ;) mixing every line to the correct level for that part of the show. To this way takes time to learn as a skill, but the end result is lot of control over the sound quality show after show. I can compensate levels on the fly if a performer is slightly off, or the mic has moved, or for some other reason. I've just always mixed in this manual way and I really enjoy it.

@yumeyuki1944

8 ай бұрын

@@conradhendricks177 Thanks for the reply, it does look pretty satisfying : ) And I'll definitely have a lot more appreciation for audio mixing in a theater next time I visit one.

Not sure if you'll see this so fingers crossed, what do all of your custom assigned buttons do?

@conradhendricks177

2 жыл бұрын

HI. Jayden. The bottom row of the assign keys are note on midi triggers that control Qlab scene changes. The row below the encoders are page jumps to the 32 band graphics for the radio mics, Foot mics, and Matrix 1&2, which is generally my main PA.

Sounded great! What show control software are you using? I get to mix this show in a couple weeks.

@conradhendricks177

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Just the room sound recorded on my iPhone. I use QLab to trigger the program changes on the Main X32, the band x32 has no midi control. This show only had stereo sound effects, so just 2 outs from QLab. All scenes to change DCA assigns and muting are on the X32 and no fader level changes, I do that manually on input faders as necessary, then I mix the whole show of the main 8 DCA's.

@maxmarkfield

4 жыл бұрын

Conrad Hendricks very interesting. I was going to use the X32tc software (theater control) for the DCA assignments but am already setting up Qlab for light and sound cues. I may look into that. Thanks for the info.

@conradhendricks177

4 жыл бұрын

@@maxmarkfield X32tc looks interesting, but I've just gotten used to using the X32-Edit software. Most shows I do are 24 radio mics, so I created a default scene and then program from there. With the version 3 & 4 software, there's a custom user layer that you can create with only the channels you want to see for programming. That way I can see all radio mics and their DCAa assignment, muting and aux / bus sends at a glance. Make changes, save scene. Save scene to next scene number, make changes, save scene and repeat. During the busy school season, we'd have 5 different shows in 5 weeks. I could leave the desk at the theatre and program the next show from home. Being able to have an offline process that is easy to use and doesn't need a console connected to it was the way to go for me. None of the shows I've done have ever had more than 80 desk cues in them, so the 100 scene limit has never been a problem for me. Careful programming of the safes on the X32 is the key ;)

@baylinkdashyt

2 жыл бұрын

@@conradhendricks177 I assume, specifically, that you safe the channel fader, so nothing gets away from you.

@conradhendricks177

2 жыл бұрын

@@baylinkdashyt all faders are set to safe. Everything is mixed manually on the 8 DCA faders.

Two questions. One, is the orchestra just recording playback or is it a live band? Two, i don't see any scribble strips so how do you know who is on what DCA since they will move around from scene to scene? I'm doing community theater audio mixing and my first musical didn't go very well, didn't know about line-by-line mixing. Seems challenging but looks like what all the pros do. I'm just not sure how you manage it all.

@conradhendricks177

3 жыл бұрын

HI. Thanks for the questions. The orchestra is live. They are mixed on a second console to the right that you can't see from this angle. I know that some people use scribble strips for their DCA assignments, but I never have. I just use numbers and mark up my script with the DCA number matching the line I am mixing. If you are interested, I actually teach a Theatre Sound Mixing Masterclass, which takes students through the whole process of taking a radio mic plot, marking up all the DCA assignments and cues on a script, using that to pre-program a sound desk (I use X32 EDIT to program an X32 from home) then transfer that onto the actual console. This is part one of the course, and takes about 3 days. My in-person students then spend 3 days with me learning line-by-line mixing on my desk with a multitrack from a pre-recorded show. That way they can learn all the techniques they need before they hit the theatre. I'm based in Melbourne, Australia and that's where I do the in-person training, but I have a modified version of my course that I can teach online. If you'd like to know more, send me an email. Best wishes with your theatre endeavours. Cheers. experiencebeing @gmail.

@baylinkdashyt

2 жыл бұрын

You can't see the scribbles cause they're under his black rectangle, but they're there. I think (it's been about 4 years since I touched an x32) that you have to hand label the DCAs in each scene, even if there's only one thing behind them, so I can see why he might not -- it is, to some expect, about the odds you think you'll get hit by a bus during the run.