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Posted by Bob Ford on 01/30/08 20:37
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:47:19 -0500, Rick M <rick0.merrill@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Jim wrote:
>> If the sound guy you speak of is ONLY monitoring sound going on DVD or
>> other media, then having him in a booth is actually preferable. So he can
>> only hear what is going into or out of his machines.
>>
>> But if this is a FOH engineer controlling the sound for the congregation,
>> then he really needs to be in the middle of the audience somewhere so he can
>> judge accordingly.
>>
>>
>> "Jim" <jimmy AT hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:47a0ba8c$0$1092$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>> "Rick M" <rick0.merrill@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6JSdnTCUiYs3JT3anZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>> We're looking to relocate our sound board in a church
>>>> from the back corner of the balcony to either the
>>>> middle of a wrap-around balcony or in a 'sound booth'
>>>> in the back.
>>>>
>>>> On argument is that the operator must be in the open
>>>> to judge the sound.
>>>>
>>>> The other argument is that all
>>>> audio and video and projection and recording folk
>>>> ought to be in there own secluded, secure,
>>>> non-distracting from the rest of the people location.
>>>>
>>>> I say that moving operators, screens, and fans are
>>>> a big distraction, plus they will use the space for
>>>> 18 or so people-in-pews.
>>>>
>>>> What's your view? What facts are needed?
>>> If he REALLY cares about the sound.. The engineer needs to hear it.
>>> If he wants to guess and just hope it is allright, then stick him in a
>>> booth somewhere, but sounds like a bad idea to me.
>>>
>>> What's more important to the church? Having proper sound quality? Or space
>>> for 10-18 people?
>>>
>Definitions of FOH on the Web:
> * Front of House: anything which happens on the audience side of
>the curtain is said to happen "front of house". ...
> www.schoolshows.demon.co.uk/resources/technical/gloss2.htm
>
>Thanks for all your opinions on the sound control location.
>
>What about projectionist and camera operator?
I think I answered this in my earlier post??
There is a separate enclosed booth where camera controls, (we have 3
cameras that are remote controlled). video and recording equipment and
duplication stations are located.
This seems to work very well for us.
Our projectionist is located in the OPEN audio control booth.
Bob Ford
Images In Motion
www.imagesinmotion.com
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