My report on Royal Albert Hall sound design... With a time lapse

[Mark Payne]

Hi all

 

You might be interested in my sound design notes from Cinderella on Ice at the RAH.

 

http://www.sflgroup.co.uk/portfolio-item.aspx?id=90

 

I also took the opportunity of running a time lapse camera for the whole of the getin and build including rigging, sound, lights and the build of the ice rink. That footage is at the end of the report.

 

Enjoy!

 

Mark

[Matt Pengelly]

A really interesting read Mark - thanks for sharing!

 

When you talk about physically time aligning the downfill to the main hangs, can you expand on that a little more? Were you hanging the Q7s so that they were equidistant from the main hangs when heard from the stalls?

 

The article you link to discussing the M-48 is also very interesting. I'd not seen that addition to the Roland family before, but it looks very cool indeed.

[whiteair]

A very interesting read.

 

Thanks Mark

 

A concurrent post has been automatically merged from this point on.

 

A really interesting read

 

Well that was spooky...

[Mark Payne]

A really interesting read Mark - thanks for sharing!

 

When you talk about physically time aligning the downfill to the main hangs, can you expand on that a little more? Were you hanging the Q7s so that they were equidistant from the main hangs when heard from the stalls?

 

The article you link to discussing the M-48 is also very interesting. I'd not seen that addition to the Roland family before, but it looks very cool indeed.

 

Hi Matt

 

Yes exactly...Positional alignement for the audience that would hear both the small stuff and the main hangs in the transitional areas. I had some choice on where to put these (Q7 and Q10) as the LX Grid was .... er .... sufficient

 

One issue was that the grid was rigged with water sprinklers because it rains (yes I am serious) in one number so its was a squeeze to find a dry spot not already populated by a mover.

 

Mark

[Matt Pengelly]

Yes, it certainly looks to be a well-loaded grid! Definitely got their money's worth in terms of fixtures per foot of hired truss!

[J Pearce]

Very interesting Mark!

 

I like the thought behind perceived audio location. Its something that annoys me at lots of live events, when the sound is 10m above the performance it just feels wrong.

[Mixermend]

The Albert Hall is indeed a fantastic and unique venue - the time lapse is an interesting way to show the complexities of the set up!

 

If you like to watch this type of thing - another good time lapse, again at the Albert Hall is worth a look:

 

Show Of Hands at the Albert Hall