ProSoundWeb: A production of “Fiddler on the Roof” that began at Regents Park Open Air Theatre in London has moved to a new indoor home at the Barbican Theatre, which is outfitted with d&b audiotechnik CCL line arrays under the direction of sound designer Nick Lidster, who won the 2025 Olivier Award for Best Sound Design for the production.
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As a student studying theatre reading about these technological innovations in sound design and technology has made me super excited to study these technologies in college. I'm so excited to go into a world that is ever changing as a student. I also came from a school with relatively poor sound technology systems. So it makes me super excited to work with these new ones as I progress as a sound designer. Also I've never really looked into CCL systems before and they were super interesting to read about. These articles also lead me into a ton of rabbit holes as well about sound technology. Like when reading these I find myself constantly looking up new words or phrases that I haven't heard before. Developments like these are what drives me to continue learning and experiencing theatre. Again I'm super excited to read and learn more from these!
I absolutely love nerding out about topics and going down rabbit holes to learn as much as I can about something! This article has made me want to do that with sound technology. There were so many things in this article that just flew over my head, that sound so interesting. Specifically, I would love to learn more about what CCL line arrays are and what advantages they offer. I am also very interested in rigging, so I found the fact that the Barbican relies on chain hoists to fly a PA to be very interesting. In addition, it seems like from a sound perspective it would be very complicated to switch from an outdoor venue to an indoor one. I am curious what complications, if any, they encountered with the move? To me, it seems like it could actually be easier to mix in an indoor venue. There are also less variables that could interfere with things like mic adhesive.
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