Design, system construction and on-site control of stage theater sound

The stage sound settings of the small theater drama include sound design, sound system construction and sound control. Stage sound design requires the sound engineer to create sound blueprints for the drama after creating a sound blueprint for the entire drama after familiarizing with the script, and to produce a set of specific sound plans. The construction of the sound system is to provide equipment support according to the needs of the sound plan. The sound control is to follow the sound design concept during the performance, use the sound design plan on site, and cooperate with other creative elements of the play to achieve the artistic effect of the play. These three parts are closely related, and their orderly coordination can make the stage sound of the drama play the best level.

Features of small theater drama:

The so-called small theater drama is generally a small-scale performance, the audience capacity is less than 200 people, and the actors are at least one or two people. The performance space is small, so there is no need to build a very complicated sound reinforcement system, and the actors do not need to wear sound reinforcement microphones. All the audience can hear the lines clearly with the most natural sound. The theme of the story is also "small", not focusing on the macro theme like the drama in the grand theater, but focusing on people's livelihood and focusing on recent hot topics in society. Many small theater dramas describe the ordinary lives and stories of small people.

Sound design of small theater:

The sound design of the drama is mainly for the design of sound and music. The sound of the drama is mostly used in appearance, such as weather phenomena such as wind, rain, thunder, electricity, or some sounds in life. Entry bells, telephones, etc. These sound points appear in accordance with the actor's performance rhythm, and the music of the drama is mostly ideological, mainly used to render the storyline and express the inner emotions of the character. For example, the easy and funny plots should use cheerful and lively music as the main theme. When the story is about the love of life and death, you may wish to use passionate music. When the protagonist is a young girl, you can use the piano, violin and other instruments to play music. When the protagonist of the story is a passionate boy, you can use the music played by the deep cello. And because the plot is generally closer to life, you should choose some easy-to-understand audio and music to speed up the experience process and enhance the audience's experience memory.

In the early stage of sound design, the sound designer will go to watch the rehearsal, probably understand the rhythm of the actor's performance in a certain place, choose the appropriate sound point and music. When the sound point and music are determined, the actor will adjust his performance rhythm according to the situation. Here the rhythm of the stage sound and the rhythm of the performance are in a mutually coordinated relationship.

Small theater sound system construction:

Due to the small performance venue, the audio system of the small theater is relatively simple. Some audio equipment such as speakers are fixedly installed. During the performance, generally only need to use modern multimedia methods to store the audio music in the computer and use it as a backup on the CD player. Or the CD player is connected to the mixer, and the signal from the mixer enters the crossover, and then sent to the power amplifier, and finally to the speakers in the venue. During the performance, the computer is responsible for playing all audio music, the mixer controls and adjusts the volume. According to the existing audio equipment, the performance team adjusts the specific sound plan of the drama to the acoustic environment of the performance venue before the performance, such as whether to increase the fullness of low frequencies, the sense of layering and space, mainly in the tuning Perform equalization and other related processing on the stage and add some sound effect processors to get the best sound effect.

Small theater audio control:

The audio control of the small theater is an important part of the whole performance. It determines whether the design of the entire stage sound can achieve the best effect. The sound engineer should choose a player that is most convenient for him to operate, and be familiar with all the features of the player, and then arrange the music sounds according to the performance order, and set an appropriate fade time for the player to make the two sound points transition. It is gentle, soft and natural, and won't attract the attention of the audience. In addition, pay attention to the volume control on site. In the stage stage sound system, the volume is controlled by three levels: one is the volume from the computer, the other is the volume controlled by the mixer, and the third is the volume controlled by the power amplifier. Generally, the volume of the computer playback and the volume controlled by the power amplifier are fixed, and the volume of the mixer is adjusted in the actual performance. The volume output of the player and the volume output of the total sound card should also be balanced inside the computer. Appropriate volume requires the sound engineer to go to the auditorium to experience before the performance, and then adjust. It must not be too loud to cause overloading of the sound, discomfort to the audience, or too small to add to the atmosphere and affect the performance of the drama. Finally, we must pay attention to the coordination of the sound point and the actor 's performance. Do n't obscure the actor 's language on the live volume control, especially when the actor 's lines are rendered in the music, the actor 's lines are the main body, and the music is only the background. Lines. The starting point of the sound should be in harmony with the actors, not fast or slow, especially some short but very important action sounds such as doorbells, gunshots, etc. When controlling, the sound engineer needs to concentrate on the performance rhythm of the actor Actors perform the action to play the sound.