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Sound Engineering - Dead Man�’s Cell Phone

The design aesthetic of the show provided light ambience to this dark comedy - a continuous underscore to the action on

stage. The engineering challenge of this play was to create aural depth that extended from behind the audience to the stage,

and from under the audience all the way to the 30�’ grid. Using speakers mounted behind the audience seating, in the vom

under the seating, and from multiple points in front this depth was achieved. Sound was able to move 360° around the

audience and fully fill the performance space.

Midi SysEx from QLab was used to remotely start and stop a wireless cell phone, built to run off of an arduino processor that

allowed us to fully control this prop. Midi SysEx was also used to control wireless curtains and wireless neon dimming that

was built in to the scenic units.

Equipment Used:

�• Yamaha LS9-32

�• Mac Pro running QLab w/Midi Show Control + Midi SysEx �• Mobile I/O Metric Halo 2882 Expanded

�• (3) JBL SRX 715 Loudspeaker �• (1) Sennheiser EWG300 G3

�• (2) JBL SRX 725 Loudspeaker �• (2) JBL SRX 712 Loudspeaker

�• (6) QSC AD-S82 Loudspeaker �• (2) JBL SRX 718 Subwoofer

�• (2) JBL SRX 718 Subwoofer �• (8) QSC PLX3102 Amplifier

Mac Pro

*DSP done in MIO Control Software

QSC PLX1804(1) Full(2) Full

QSC PLX1804(1) Full w/HPF(2) Full w/HPF

Yamaha LS9-32

(9) Ms. G(10) Jean(11) Gordon(12) SPARE

Mix Bus(1)(2)(3)(4)

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JBLSRX715

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Roland Edirol UM-3MIDI Processing Unit

MIDI OUT(1)(2)(3)(4)

ETC Ion Light Board

QLab

Dead Man's Cell PhoneDirected by David Johnson

Sound Design/Engineer: Matthew BellSound Assistant: Dylan Amick

Audio Signal Flow

(1) Gallery L(2) Gallery R(3) Center(4) US L

Metric Halo 2882*

DAW IN1234

ADAT Out(1/1)(2/1)(3/1)(4/1)

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QSC PLX1804(1) Full w/HPF(2) Full w/HPF

QSC PLX1804(1) Full w/HPF(2) Full w/HPF

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(1/1) Flex15(2/1) Flex15(3) GEQ(4) GEQ(5) GEQ

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Rack (Cont'd)

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Variable Mix Assignment

Wireless Curtain

Wireless Neon

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Alesis DEQ 3515

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QSC AD-S82User Assignable Keys1) Scene Back 2) Scene Progress3) Tap Reverb 4) Tap Reverb

5) Talkback Latch 6) Talkback Unlatch

7) Blank 8) Blank9) Blank 10) Blank

11) Save Scene 12) Recall Scene

Virginia Tech Department of Theatre Arts & Cinema Presents:

SCALE : 1 / 4 " = 1 '- 0 "

DIRECTOR: D. JohnsonSETS: R. WARDSound: Matthew BellAsst. Sound: Dylan James Amick REVISED: 02/18/11

Dead Man's Cell Phone

CENTERLINE

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Speaker Plot

DWG: MB(703.728.9353)

In Vom, Under Seating In Vom, Under Seating

On Ultimate Stand @ 4'

On floor of Vom

Key:

JBL SRX712m

JBL SRX715

JBL SRX725

QSC AD-S82

JBL SRX 718s

Purple = Grid Hung

Blue = Ceiling Hung

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* SRX715's are at 2' Trim*SRX725's are at 6' Trim*Subs are pointed towards center vom

Sound Engineering - Dark Play or Stories for Boys

The goal in engineering Dark Play or Stories for Boys was to translate the dark electronic aesthetic of the design into a reality. We wanted 360° coverage of the audience, and the ability to shake the room with the fully immersive electronic atmosphere of the show. The 8 loudspeaker configuration allowed us to keep quieter moments very subtle, intimate, and immersive, while the louder moments were able to fully fill the room. Midi show control was used to coordinate wireless microphones and lighting effects throughout the show.

Equipment Used:

�• Yamaha LS9-32

�• Mac Pro running QLab w/Midi Show Control �• Mobile I/O Metric Halo 2882 Expanded

�• (8) JBL SRX 715 Loudspeaker �• (4) Sennheiser EWG300 G3

�• (2) JBL SRX 718 Subwoofer �• (6) QSC PLX3102 Amplifier

�• (2) JBL SRX 712m Monitors

ADAT Out 1Mix 7: Monitors

Omni OutputsOmni 1: Stereo LOmni 2: Mono C

Omni 3: Stereo ROmni 4: Rear LOmni 5: Rear R

Omni 6: Stage HLOmni 7: Stage HR

Omni 8: Subs

Amp # / InputAmp 1/ 1

Amp 1/ 2Amp 2/ 1Amp 2/ 2

Amp 3/ 2

Amp 3/ 1

Amp 4/ 1Amp 4/ 2

Amp 5/ 1

Mobile I/O 2882 Inputs Mobile I/O 2882 OutputsADAT 1

ADAT 1Firewire 1Firewire 2Firewire 3Firewire 4Firewire 5Firewire 6Firewire 7Firewire 8

ADAT 2ADAT 3ADAT 4ADAT 5ADAT 6ADAT 7ADAT 8

LS9-16 Inputs/ Channel #Analog 1/ 1Analog 2/ 2Analog 3/ 3Analog 4/ 4ADAT 1/ 17ADAT 2/ 18ADAT 3/ 19ADAT 4/ 20ADAT 5/ 21ADAT 6/ 22ADAT 7/ 23ADAT 8/ 24

QLab Outputs

Firewire 1: Stereo LFirewire 2: Mono CFirewire 3: Stereo RFirewire 4: Rear LFirewire 5: Rear RFirewire 6: Stage HLFirewire 7: Stage HR

Firewire 8: SubsAnalog 1

Sennheiser Wireless OutputsMic 1: Actor 1Mic 2: Actor 2Mic 3: Actor 3Mic 4: Actor 4

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Mixs 15-16 are Rack Insertson the mix

Mix 15 is Rack 3Mix 16 is Rack 4

Dark PlayOr Stories for Boys

Sound Design: Tony Aiello Matthew Bell

Director: Alanna MaloneStage Manager: Alyssia Markfort

Stage Monitors

MH Straight to Amp (Line Output)

Patch OutputSpeaker Location: TypeLS 2- 1LS 2- 2LS 8- 1LS 6- 1LS 7- 1LS 3- 1LS 3- 2LS 5- 1LS 5- 2

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Rack/ EQRack 1/ GEQRack 2/ GEQRack 3/ GEQ

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TITLE

Dark Play, or Stories for Boys - Speaker Plot

DRAWING NO. DRAWN BY

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#2 of 2 Matthew Bell

2/18/2010 Designer Tony Aiello

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