Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I INTRODUCTION TO CONCERT SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE TOURING CONCERT
The Touring Party: Who's Who
Local Crew
Local Personnel
Your Career Path
CHAPTER 2
POWER
Metering Three-Phase Power
Laying Power Cables
Chain Motor Power
Sound-Power Distribution System
Loading a Three-Phase Distribution System
Lighting-Power Distribution System
Electrical Safety
CHAPTER 3
RIGGING
Rigging of Points
Chain Motors
PART II SOUND SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 4
SPEAKER SYSTEMS
Types of Speakers
Stacking Speakers
Flying Speakers
Delay Systems
Center Clusters
Distributed Systems
Analyzing Speaker Systems
CHAPTER 5
POWER AMPLIFIERS
Patching Amplifier Racks
Fault Finding
Turn On-Turn Off Procedure
CHAPTER 6
MULTICORE SYSTEM
Signal Distribution
Splitter Systems
CHAPTER 7
DRIVE SYSTEM
Graphic Equalizer
Crossovers
Limiters
Drive Multicore Cables
CHAPTER 8
HOUSE MIXING CONSOLES
Input Channel
Output
Talkback Module
Power Supply
Gain Structure
Console Care
Mixing
CHAPTER 9
EFFECTS UNITS
Digital Delays
Reverberation Units
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Use of Effects
CHAPTER 10
INSERTS
Noise Gates
CHAPTER 11
MONITOR SYSTEMS
Monitor Consoles
Monitor Speakers
In-Ear Monitors
Mix Contents
CHAPTER 12
MICROPHONES AND DIRECT BOXES
Types of Microphones
Direct Boxes
Microphone Placement
CHAPTER 13
SOUND SYSTEM SETUP PROCEDURE
Preparation
Setup
Hanging the Speakers
Show Time
Load Out
Division of Duties
System Check
PART III LIGHTING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 14
TRUSSES AND GRIDS
Rigging Trusses and Grids
Ground Supports
Lifting Grids
CHAPTER 15
LAMPS
Types of Instruments
Hanging Lamps
CHAPTER 16
DIMMERS
How a Dimmer Works
Ramps
Types of Dimmers
Dimmer Patching
CHAPTER 17
CONTROL CABLES
Care of Multicore Cables
CHAPTER 18
CONTROL CONSOLES
Manual Consoles
Computer Consoles
CHAPTER 19
INTERCOM SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 20
SMOKE MACHINES
Foggers
Dry Ice Machines
Pyrotechnics
Cracked Oil
CHAPTER 21
DRAPES
Black Dressing
Cycloramas
Scrims and Gauzes
Screens
Curtain Tracks
Kabuki Drops
CHAPTER 22
FOLLOW SPOTS
Operating Follow Spots
CHAPTER 23
COLOR
CHAPTER 24
LIGHTING PLOTS
Reading a Lighting Plot
Circuit Coding
Putting Together a System
CHAPTER 25
LIGHTING SYSTEM SETUP PROCEDURE
Maintenance
Safety
APPENDIX A
COLOR MEDIA GUIDE
APPENDIX B
CIRCUIT LAWS AND CABLE WIRING
APPENDIX C
PRODUCTION CHECKLISTS
APPENDIX D
SAFETY AWARENESS
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
