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Inside the Surround Sound for ‘The Outsiders’

Cody Spencer, who won the 2024 Tony Award for Sound Design of a Musical for ‘The Outsiders,’ shared with Bryan Reesman the nuances of the L-Acoustics L-ISA system used for the production as well as speaker placement tweaks and the challenge of tracking actor movements without trackers (because they had a tendency to be ripping their shirts off and fighting in the mud).

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Where’s My (Regular) Console?

We’ve all been there. Show up to mix a festival date and that console you were promised is a no-show, replaced by something you haven’t used — or maybe never heard of. With his “On the Digital Edge” column in the August issue of FRONT of HOUSE magazine, Steve La Cerra shares survival tips to get you through the set.

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Maintaining a Crew

Even for paying gigs, “it’s hard to get good help,” and in a typical church setting, dealing with unpaid volunteers and novice techs is no picnic. Eventually, they can be trained, but keeping them motivated is an ongoing issue. In FRONT of HOUSE’s August 2024 issue, John McJunkin offers advice and inspiration.

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