A Keeper of Keys

Good Afternoon to all of you out in blog land. Today was my second day as an intern as Skylight Music Theatre. It was a busy day. I was given a set of keys today and that made me feel important. I am really excited about my internship. Today Gary and I moved the equipment that we moved last time I was there from the orchestra pit to the back of the house. After we moved the board and placed it on the table in the house, I asked Gary some questions about the board and what it can and cannot do. For instance, I asked him if is was possible to double up on channels. The reason that I asked was because if a person had a 16 channel analog board, could they connect all the channels into the computer for Qlab and run the mics out of the aux (if they were needed). Gary told me that it would not be possible and in the long run it would be best to mix the sound effects to stereo and run them out of 2 channel thus freeing up space on the board. I really enjoyed the technical conversations that Gary and I had today and am looking forward to the upcoming ones.

Until next time..........

Theresa "Resa" E

Introduction

Good evening to those of you that read my blog. This is my first entry on my exciting new adventure as an intern for the sound/av department at Skylight Music Theatre. I received an e-mail at the end of last week from my intern supervisor Gary. He asked me if I would like to help him strike the sound equipment that was used in the past production of "Daddy Long Legs." I started at 10am and worked till 1:05pm. My first task of the day was to strike the cables off of the board. This was quite different to me because at school the board is in the booth and does not move. The board that is used at Skylight is a 64 channel Mackie board. Moving the board was quite an undertaking for two people because it is HEAVY!!!! Gary and I managed to move it into the road case and then moved it to the orchestra pit under the stage. I was challenging at times because i had to lead Gary because he was behind it. We used a hand truck to move it. After getting all of the sound equipment moved into storage under the stage Gary told me that in a few weeks we will have to do the same thing but only in reverse. I actually cannot wait because I am really looking forward to connecting the board and making it work. I enjoy that aspect. I now have a tentative schedule for the show.  I am hoping that this opportunity will teach me how to act in a professional setting and to hone my skills as a sound tech.

Until next time.........

Theresa "Resa" E