Open discussions on current topics for beginners and practitioners.
Live dialogues are waiting for you with respected specialists in the show industry. The conference will be useful for sound directors, engineers, technical directors, and anyone who is interested in professional sound.
September 20
Ekaterina Vachugova
Microphone operator, sound engineer
Microphone systems in theatrical productions
Working with microphones in theatrical productions is a technically complex task that requires a variety of knowledge and skills. Features of microphones of different systems and brands, the principles of radio frequency management, work with highly specialized software, the location of microphones and transmitters on the body of the artist, communication between the technical departments, cleaning and storage of microphones - these and many other aspects of the theatrical microphone operator will be disclosed in this topic.
Nikolay Lukyanov
Diana Arbenina's (Nochnye Snaipery) sound designer
Working with sound on tour with a rock band
- Preparation (technical; musical; artistic; playback)
- Defining one's role and assigning responsibilities
- Installation/Dismantling (consistency; speed; equipment selection; microphones; monitoring; radio systems; consoles; processing)
- Concert (sound check; show; PA)
- Product (mix from console; multi-track; ambience)
Ruslan Dmitriev
Sound engineer of the band Basta
SOUNDCHECK PARTY Bystromix: mixing Basta's track
Demonstration of how a real pro can mix a track under time constraints.
Alexander Astakhov
Concert and studio sound engineer
Webinar summaries. What reverb is silent and what the microphone is silent about
- Working with reverb,
- Equipment selection,
- Professional Development,
- Sound in inners and much more.
Vladimir Gubatov
Niletto concert sound engineer. Founder of Sound Designer Parties
Soundcheck: how to do it quietly and quickly
SOUNDCHECK PARTY Fast Mix Competition
- Five Daredevils,
- Ten minutes of time,
- A zeroed in remote,
- Your talent, skills and experience in mixing a track quickly,
- Unbiased voting by the audience for the best contestant.
September 21
Vladimir Zverev
System Engineer
A Systems Engineer's Checklist: Criteria for Evaluating System Design Correctness and Breaking Down Common Errors
You'll learn about the basic principles of system design, software use, setup, and methods for onsite system validation. These basic principles will be of interest to both touring engineers and designers of fixed sound reinforcement systems.
Sergey Levshin
Tour sound system developer, concert sound engineer, engineer Leisya Pesnya, Zemlyane, Aria, Silence Pro
Selection of loudspeaker parameters
for different applications
- Peculiarities of sound reproduction at different venues,
- Requirements for different acoustic systems,
- Sources of distortion generation,
- Limit operating modes of drivers and loudspeakers,
- Acoustic measurement techniques.
Alexander Astakhov
Concert and studio sound designer
Sound Concepts of Mix Construction
- Using Dante, madi, and Aes protocols in combination with analog instruments,
- Mix's conceptuality and session organization in Dlive,
- The structure of the mix,
- How to create your signature style in sound
Artur Vladikovich
Sound engineer of the band 25/17, Ice 9, Skriptonit, KVATRO
Sufficient number of subwoofers at the concert
- Subwoofer configurations,
- Why so many subwoofers?
- Approach to choosing a PA system,
- System design at the concert of Skriptonit in Adrenalin Stadium.