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TL;DR: QLab can have more than one GO button. Here is why that’s a good thing. The Story: I realized that, in the course of this blog, I have talked a lot about using hotkeys and triggers in QLab. While I have sometimes explained how to do that, I wanted to put out the definitive …
TL;DR: If you are using iTunes to play your house music, here is how to control it using Qlab. The Story: Ah, iTunes. That old workhorse of a music player that has bloated with responsibility for all kinds of media and syncing. Consumer music listening habits may have moved on from local libraries, but iTunes …
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TL;DR: Qlab is not just a tool for theatre. And it isn’t just for playing back media cues! The Story: I have been the North American sound engineer for Pain of Salvation (https://painofsalvation.com) for a few tours. I could go on at length how awesome that job is. One of of the issues we deal with …
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TL;DR: Clean out your Google Drive of old, orphaned files you didn’t realize you still have – and close up a potential privacy hole. The Story: I am working on a longer, detailed article on how I use Google Drive, and how it has transformed how I work on live productions. In researching what might …
TL;DR: A primer on what you have to pay for – and what you don’t. And how it’s more affordable to use QLab than you might think. The Story: We have all been there. People use iTunes and Keynote (or, gasp, PowerPoint!) for a live production, because they don’t know what’s better out there. (That’s …
Continue reading “QLab licensing, costs, and what it all means”
TL;DR: Talking about templates from one last angle, and ensuring your show files don’t get lost. The Story: After I graduated from college, I started working on a number of websites, big and small. This was before things like WordPress and other CMS platforms were out there, organizing your work for you. Back then, you …
Good morning! Starting next week, we are going to host a series here on Rocktzar.com, all about using Qlab in your show (with a couple of other production tips and topics thrown in along the way). Over the course of the next year or so, there will be weekly posts on how you can better program your …
Technology is complicated. Putting on a show doesn’t have to be. This is where we’ll be sharing our how-to’s, Qlab tips and tricks, and Apple Scripts that make your life so much easier! Can’t wait for you to join us here on the Rocktzar life.
Years ago I did a tour with Sweden’s Pain of Salvation, as their tour manager and sound engineer. It was brutal on all of us, and filled with stories that can be told elsewhere. But they are great guys, and we became good friends as a result. But after that tour, I was burned out …
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I’m in the middle of a two week bi-coastal US tour with Hiatus Kaiyote, as Sound Engineer and Tour Manager. Tonight we play the Independent in San Francisco. They have a massive analog Midas mixing desk, which is just so damn musical sounding, I can’t stand it. Soundcheck was good, so tonight should be yet …
