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Sound design is something I hadn't really thought about until I came here. When I was running sound for shows in high school I just mixed the microphones without doing any actual sound design for the shows. It definitely does make a difference and I hadn't really realized it until specifically this semester when I watched adult things and heard the Ambiance in the background. it's something that really can elevate a production from a high school play to an actual professional performance. Even when watching YouTube videos or things like that, I would always notice every once in a while but there was a difference in the production quality of when there was background noise versus when it was just silence. I was always sure that there were sound effects in the background but I never really paid attention to music or any of the soundtrack stuff like that.
L-ISA sounds amazing. I found myself struggling to follow how it works, which just goes to show how advanced it is (or how tired I am). I know firsthand how weird it is to be able to sense a delay between what you see on stage and hear. This article made me realize how primitive, in a way, sound systems today are. Compared to some other technological advancements in other fields (like, for example, an ETC EOS Apex, or modern movers), it feels somehow like sound is lagging behind – sure, there are digital consoles and such, but at the end of the day, are we really moving forward in anything downstream (processing and speakers)? It’s as if this is the missing piece of the puzzle for sound, like this is the next step in the evolution of the sound department. I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of stuff that needed to be taken into consideration for that Adele concert. There’s not a doubt in my mind that this will catch on, and I’m really excited to see where this will go.
This is a problem I had never really thought about from a fixing point of view, and it’s interesting to see the innovation that has sprung from it. One of the things that really stuck out to me about the rig was the focus on getting the sound and balance of the area around the listener correct. The way they described the precision used in balancing the audio was really interesting - making it seems like the backup singers are set back behind Adele’s voice to highlight hers in space is a key example. The system itself, the L-ISA is incredibly sophisticated, even from the impression of reading this basic overview it seems like a huge undertaking. The stills of the show are also beautiful, completing the artistic picture, as well as incredibly complex which I’m sure only adds to the environment. The end of the article resonated with me - people will not necessarily be calling out a sound system for how great it was, but if it enhances and helps guide their experience, it was an incredible asset to the show.
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