Thursday, January 30, 2025

Kean University

If I want to sound pretentious (and, let's face it, I always do) I would say I have accepted an adjunct position at Kean University's theater department. 

I'm also designing two shows for them. One is a musical called Alice by Heart. The other is a straight play called They Promised Her the Moon. I'm also teaching theatrical sound design. 

Pit documentation.

There are seven musicians on this show. But we have to use a Behringer X32 Compact as a monitor mixer. The mixers can be controlled by the musicians' iPhones (presumably, I haven't tested it yet.) I, of course, don't have enough inputs and outputs so I need to use the Yamaha CL3 to premix some things and I need to use the Behringer to be essentially an active split for some feeds. 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

A Weasel a Day Makes the Automixer Go Manet

 Audiothing makes a plug-in to emulate that Dolby A trick

The image displays a small white weasel, known as a stoat or ermine in its winter coat, peeking from behind a snow-covered rock. The animal's head and upper body are visible, with its round eyes and small ears contrasting against its pure white fur. The stoat’s nose is dark, enhancing its distinct features. Surrounding the stoat are large rocks partially blanketed with snow. In the background, indistinct blurred patches hint at more snow and vegetation, adding depth to the scene. Sparse stalks of dry grass protrude through the snow, providing a subtle touch of color.  Alt-text:  A white stoat in its winter coat peeks over a snow-covered rock.
Ermine? Or er-YOURS?

WTAutomixer is a good little automixer. 

Mainstage for Macs. It's reasonably priced. You can run VSTi's with it, or also you could (say) run your whole mix through VST's or AU's or what-have-you. I'm kinda thinking about putting Smoothe on the vocal submix. 

Cardinal is a virtual modular synth plugin. 

Watching ICE.



Thursday, January 16, 2025