Sound Crew Training Topics
Why & Summarization
of Responsibilities
- Why Work on the
CMPC Sound Crew?
- So What Have I Signed
Up to Really Do?
- What Does the Sound
Person Actually Do for a Service
High Level System Basics
Four Main Things to Work— Mics/Connections, Mixer, CD Player,
CD Recorder
1. Mics/Connection
- Mic Basics
+ Single Close Vocals
+ Far Vocals & Instruments
- Electronic Instrument Connections
2. Mixer
- Mixer Board Basics
- Controlling Mics—On/Off & Volume
- Where are the Mics for each of the
Mixer Channels
3. CD
Player
4. CD
Recorder
- Example Bulletin/Track Assignment
Supporting Up-Front Musicians and
Singers via the Roll Around Rack
- Purpose of Roll Around Rack
- Connecting Electronic Instruments back to the Mixer
- Providing the sound mix back to the Musicians
* Via Samson Amplifier & Kustom Speaker
* Via Headphones
+ Wired: Behrninger Headphone
Distribution Amplifier & headphones
+ Wireless: Williams
Wireless headphones
CMPC Sound System System Information
- Functional Layout
- Physical Layout
- Individual Component Documentation
1. Mics/Connections
* Wired Mics:
- Electro Voice CH230X (Hanging Choir Mics)
- Shure SM57
- Audio Technica Unipoint
- Audio Technica MB1000
* Wireless Mics:
- Yellow, Blue, Blue-White Handheld Mics (All Shure SM58 based)
- Samson Handheld
- All Shure and Samson Lavalieres (Shure WL-185 based)
* Connections:
- Behringer DI400
2. Mixer (Mackie 1604 VLZ
Pro)
3. CD Player (Numark CDN-12)
4. CD Recorder (TASCAM CDR-4U)
5. Signal Processors
- Behringer DEQ2496 EQ/RTA/Dynamics Processor
- Behringer 1600 AUTOCOMP Expander/Compressor
6. Amplifiers
- QSC 1450 RX (main system amp)
- Samson (roll around rack amp)
- Behringer Headphone Amp (roll around rack amp)