I'm the monitor engineer for the main stage at the Auckland Folk Festival this weekend. 6 main acts over 2 days who return on Sunday night, plus another 25-odd acts in between. Here are a few pics of my office this weekend.
I'm mixing on an Allen and Heath GL2800-40ch desk. 6 mixes. I have 2 wedges, one for my PFL/AFL buss, and one as a dedicated vocal only mix so I can easily hear requests for level changes etc. Theatrelight Cuemaster 72 desk with 24 channels of dimming, 8x 26degree profiles for the stage wash with PAR64s for the roof wash (colour for the evening concert)
I have a laptop which remotes into another laptop at FOH, to print to a laser printer and a receipt printer.
I have a laptop which remotes into another laptop at FOH, to print to a laser printer and a receipt printer.
I send channel assignments and notes to the FOH engineer via the receipt printer, it's proved to be a really convenient way because I can do it in the middle of an act without disturbing the audience via the talkback/shout mic. Unfortunately since Windows 7 doesn't like either of my printers, I have to have them both on my Windows XP netbook and remote in by VNC, but it works OK like this.
The fridge rack follows us to every gig.
Lighting Tech hard at work
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