The tech behind large festival and broadcast playback rigs with live sound engineer Steven Massey
69Hey all! I'm super excited to announce the launch of my new book "Performing Electronic Music Live", which is now available for pre-order from Routledge.
This tutorial video accompanies chapter 10 of the book, which is about performance settings. In this video, live sound engineer Steven Massey breaks down the tech behind large festival and broadcast playback rigs.
** Video content
00:00 Introduction
01:54 Exporting Tracks
02:38 Interruptible Power Supply
05:10 Splitting the Signal to Several Destinations
07:08 Overall Diagram
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** About chapter 10 "The Performance Setting":
Performance settings have a huge impact on the look and sound of a show. While concert halls and controlled acoustic spaces allow for intricate sonic detail and creative spatial mixing, the sound at stadiums and festivals is an unwieldy beast. Complex MIDI controller setups may work well in a small bar, but will likely become visually lost on a huge festival stage. The role of the performer can vastly differ, and range from the spiritual leader in a warehouse rave, to the intellectual philosopher-artist in the concert hall. Therefore, artists should be well-aware of what works and what does not in the spaces they plan to perform in. This chapter presents common live sound technology, including PA systems, monitoring and mixing desks, it discusses the importance of soundchecks and it also lays out the key parameters that are important in live mixing. Next, a wide range of performance settings is discussed, discussing the implications for the artist. The tutorial at the end introduces a typical large-venue playback rig.
** Find out more about the book on the companion website:
https://www.performingelectronicmusic.live
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https://routledge.pub/PerformingElectronicMusicLive
** More about the book:
Performing Electronic Music Live
This comprehensive book lays out the conceptual approaches, tools and techniques for performing electronic music, from DJing, DAWs, MIDI controllers, traditional instruments, live sound design, hardware setups, custom software and hardware to live visuals, venue acoustics and live show promotion. Via the companion website, performingelectronicmusic.live, readers can expand on their knowledge with hands-on video tutorials for each chapter.
Live music is exhilarating – it creates life-changing experiences and powerful emotions. Technology can make us feel empowered, enable us to overcome limiting beliefs and allow us to achieve a high level of creative expression, no matter our background or skillset. The options are virtually endless, ranging from laptop setups to new instruments built from scratch. Through case studies and contrasting tutorials by successful artists, Kirsten Hermes guides us through many different ways in which you can create memorable experiences on stage. This is backed up with historic and scientific facts ranging from psychology to marketing. The book also features interviews with highly accomplished musicians and practitioners, including superstar trance DJ Alex M.O.R.P.H., BBC Audio R&D and live show designer Laura Escudé, who has worked with Kanye West, Missy Elliot and Herby Hancock.
The book is not a dogmatic to-do list, but rather, it explores many contrasting examples of successful approaches, to help you turn overwhelm into inspiration. Whether you are a student, hobby producer or a more advanced performer, this book gives you a comprehensive overview over your options. Students of music production courses, particularly at postgraduate level, but also researchers in the field of creative-focused performance technology will find this to be a useful, all-encompassing resource, with many starting points and resources for a deeper creative exploration.
"Performing Electronic Music Live" is part of the "Audio Engineering Society Presents" series.
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