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Audio Visual
The biggest advances in in in theatre technologies over the the last decade has been in in in digital audio and and visual softwares aimed at at performance as as as playback and live interaction In In the the the section on on on sound there there is an an image of of a a a a a a a a a a a laptop sending media to to to to to a a a a a a a a a a a mixing desk desk In In fact there there could also be a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a link to to to to to to to video screens or or or or or projectors or or or or or lighting desk desk too Software can now control all the the aspects of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a theatre or or or or or performance piece from one laptop if you wanted to to to to to You are are limited by processing power and expertise with programming The dominant software software used in in theatre at at at at present is QLab created by Figure53 What started as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a simple sound sound playback software software software has has mushroomed to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a multi dimensional control for sound sound image and and light It is such a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a wide ranging software software it it it it it has has books written about it it it it it Check the the the link on on on page opposite for a a a a a a a a a a deeper look at the the the the possibilities and and uses of of QLab A brief overview QLab is is is a a a a a a a a a a a stacked cueing software - it it starts at at the the the the top of of the the the the list and and works its way down to to the the the the the end in in in that that order How you you you you trigger the the the the the cue cue cue and and and how many you you you you need is is is your deci- sion - when you you you you you hit ‘GO’ the the the the software plays that that that cue cue cue (sound video camera lighting desk etc) and and sets up the the the next next cue cue that that you you want to happen next next - it it it is is is is coloured BLUE Don’t think it it it is is is is is just a a a a a a a a a a a a a a simple list of events (though this was was the the the original reason it it it was was created in in in in first place) It can be more flexible and busking friendly but that is is is is for another lesson I I should also mention Isadora created by Mark Coniglio and and and his company Troikatronix is is more intuitive and and and responsive in in in the moment during playback MAX and and and Madmapper which are very
powerful powerful modular softwares that have potential to achieve great outcomes but require serious learning curves and powerful powerful computing setup