ProSoundWeb: I work primarily as an A-1 but was recently tasked as an A-2 for the main stage for the 30th anniversary of the “largest beauty show in America,” which took place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. There were lots of colorful characters with personalities to match. My responsibilities included:
• Program and deploy a Clear-Com Freespeak II wireless intercom system integrated with a hard-wired system and Clear-Com hard-wired beltpacks.
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I found this article to be very interesting! I love hearing about people’s processes, especially when it comes to solving problems rather quickly. Having taken music technology in high school, a class where you learn the basic principles of a PA system and how to record studio tracks, I realized that there is so much more to sound design than just the three/four main components. There’s so much more you have to think about, especially with live events. It was really helpful to hear about their prep time too. I think it’s amazing that these problems that they encountered are shared to the public.
Wow, what an interesting and informative read. I learned so much about work flow and what set up looks like for a lot of events. It is also so reassuring to hear that even A1s and A2s at that level screw up and have to solve a lot of problems at the last minute and have to deal with poor communication. I mean I guess I figured that was the case but it was still nice to hear about how chaotic the gig was. I hope in the future if I ever do gigs like that that I would be able to handle such stressful gigs with such ease. Obviously, that comes experience but still I feel like I have so much to learn about set up and the engineering behind all of this and I hope I will learn all of it before I graduate and even then I know I will still have lots to learn when I join the work force.
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