http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/system/files/attachments/Tech_Lecture1-29-10.mov

Click on the above link for a QuickTime video of a lecture by Jay Cloidt at Hertz Hall from January, 2010, on "Audio Tech in the Real World".

Describes the basics of audio technology for grad students and composers who are not yet proficient with audio technology, with an emphasis on putting on live concerts in Hertz Hall and elsewhere.

Also contains "How To Put On an Electro-Acoustic Music Concert", which covers logistics, organization, and communication for preparing a concert, as well as tips on preparing audio tech to avoid disaster in concert.

This lecture is to be given every year; this is the first iteration. CNMAT grad students are required to attend in order to be eligible for equipment checkout privileges at CNMAT; but it is also open to faculty (and to others by permission only).

See the basic index below for locating specific topics.

90 minutes

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- 1) AUDIO TECH IN THE REAL WORLD

00:00 intro

02:00 Microphones: types (condenser, dynamic, ribbon, pickups, etc.), patterns (cardioid, hypercardioid, omnidirectional, etc.) and uses (in recording, reinforcement)

20:45 Cables and connectors (balanced vs. unbalanced signals, line vs microphone level, DI boxes, signal splitting, snakes)

31:15 Wiring onstage (gaffing, safety, mic stands, cabling, adapters)

45:00 Mixer and PA basics (Mixer setup and routing, power amps, EQ, bussing, mutes, gain-staging, submasters, pre/post-fader auxiliary sends)

1:04:30 Speakers: (types of speakers, coverage angles, safety, Herz Hall's Meyer UPLs and UPMs, subwoofers)

1:10:40 Questions (including mixing tips for studio & live PA)

- 2) HOW TO PUT ON AN ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC CONCERT

1:18:00 Intro (production management for CNMAT concerts)

1:19:10 Preparing for live performance (tech riders & setup diagrams; using the house sound engineer, working with house staff for setup changes, setting concert order, etc.)

1:27:45 Making your concert run smoothly (pre-testing, gear, rehearsing the disaster, backups, caveats)

1:32:00 Prof. Campion on equipment checkouts, repairs & writing cases, broken gear, and responsibility

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