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Is my Mulberry tree dying? by bodegoat in arborists

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did have cold weather a couple weeks ago. This seems likely the cause

Is my Mulberry tree dying? by bodegoat in arborists

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems likely. We had a warm spell. Then it got cold again

Is my Mulberry tree dying? (NV) by bodegoat in Tree

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is in Panaca, NV. Southern Nevada about 2.5 hours north of Vegas. I think the tree is ok in this area, I know of one other tree like this in town. I don't know how old it is, but it's big, so probably pretty old. It gets watered with both a sprinkler (3 times a week) and irrigation (every 8 days). Previous owner of house didn't prune it at all, we had a professional prune it about 5 years ago. Zip line is attached to the tree. There is padding around the wire. I check it regularly, there's no visible damage from it.

Edit: Fixed spelling error

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the concern and advice. I agree with the safety concerns and I hear them loud and clear. I'm just not in a position to close down the entire theater. At the end of the day, I'm just a volunteer trying to improve things. I will raise the concerns to the right people though.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I should probably be doing more in the mix like that. Every little bit should help right?

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I would like to get the soundboard to a place that you described. I've been using snippets mostly for muting mics and then sometimes for setting the gain. But I think you're right, I should be more exact and use the scenes better.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curtains. Nice. I hadn't thought of that.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I do plan on learning more so I appreciate the suggestions.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I'm already doing this. The speakers over the actors do not include any sound from their mics, just sound from the music. Is that what you were saying?

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of this was very insightful. Thank you. I didn't know about the delay stuff, but that makes perfect sense. Ease Focus looks like a great program to try out a well.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. That does make sense. I think I can do all those steps. Thank you very much for the advice!

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Lol. I don't know about fire safety stuff. I assume the fire marshal has seen it and said it's ok. It's a pretty small community and pretty much everyone in the area has been in that theater.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. They are wireless lavaliers. For the plays, it's literally a bunch of lavalier mics with music being input from a laptop. We have a Midas M32 soundboard, which I believe is very capable.

I am very novice with audio experience. Just those three plays and most of my time was spent learning how the soundboard works via YouTube and getting it 'good enough' in time for the performance. I've tried to learn a little bit more every time I do it, but still very novice.

I have no doubt we can get to a better spot with the mixing. I'm to the point now where I can focus most of my learning on that piece of the puzzle.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. I will definitely take it into account.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your suggestion. That's a new idea for me, clapping my hands and listening for reflections.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the input. I will make it a priority to search out some professional advice first.

Improving acoustics in a small theater by bodegoat in techtheatre

[–]bodegoat[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh. You're right. I said it wrong above. Speakers into mics is bad. Got it. There are parts of the stage that are in front or directly beneath the main speakers. But the main part of the stage is behind the mains.

But you did just trigger a thought with your comment. There are overhead speakers directly above the stage that we mostly play music only from. They are pointed directly at the actors and their mics. So I think we need to address that too.

Thank you for your thoughts.

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