Consoles
Do I have a preference?
I started my Mixing journey on analog (Mackie 1604-VLZ3 & 3204-VLZ3) consoles. Since attending Full Sail, I have worked on the Allen & Heath SQ6, DiGiCo Quantum 388, Avid S6L, Yamaha CL5 & QL5, and more. I often find myself working as the Monitor Engineer for Live Labs and working on the Avid S6L. I am constantly learning more and more about that console every day.
Pre-Production
Input Patches & Stage Plots
One thing I have found that I enjoy making is Input Patches and Stage Plots. Not only are they important for pre-planning, but the organization and puzzle-like aspects of including what a band needs and what the venue has make them a welcoming challenge.
In my Project and Portfolio 5 class, we completed 3 assignments with such challenges.
Made for a Live Lab, the Basic 4-Piece Input Patch follows no band information, but allows me the opportunity to have some planning if a band is not scheduled.
Basic 4 Piece Stage plot that I work off of if we have no band information for an upcoming Live Lab
Stage Plot 3/3 that Matches the PP5 | Preproduction 3 Input Patch Sheet
Made for a Live Lab, the Basic 4-Piece Input Patch follows no band information, but allows me the opportunity to have some planning if a band is not scheduled.
For the assignment, our first step was building a PA in Soundvision. Aligning the speakers to reach across the venue with less than a -3dB loss.
Once we built the PA, we had to put it in VectorWorks. This is an overtop view of the PA once I imported it from SoundVision
After building the PA in SoundVision, we also needed to make an amplifier file in LANetworkManager for the system. I imported my SV file before, also adding 4 Monitor Amps (12 mixes in total) as the Assignment requested.
For the assignment, our first step was building a PA in Soundvision. Aligning the speakers to reach across the venue with less than a -3dB loss.
SoundVision Design
PP5 Design Project
In this project, we took a Vectorworks venue that we built in PP4 (See Lighting Portfolio) and added a speaker system. Building what we needed dimension-wise in Sound Vision, connecting the AMPs in LANetwork Manager, and pasting it into our Vectorworks project as a whole.
AUDIO
I have interests in all departments of production. One of these departments is Audio.
Between working to build Input Patches and Stage Plots, and mixing Monitors or Front of House, I have enjoyed learning and gaining experience doing it all.