Posted by Rick M on 01/30/08 19:47

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?

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