Theatrical Design Sound Design

A complete instructional tool which teaches you how to approach designing sound for the stage - from concept development, to equipment choices, to gathering and editing the effects and implementing your ideas for a successful audio plot; Theatrical Sound Design Interactive allows you to proceed at your own pace - while learning interactively.

See what Stage Directions had to say about the release of TSDI! (30k pdf - small)

What is sound?
How we hear

The Ear

Equipment

Microphones
• Dynamic
• Condenser
• Ribbon
• Pickup Patterns
• Frequency Response Charts
• Wireless
• Comparison
• My recommendations
• Handheld
• PZM/PCC
• Choral

Recorders
• Tape
• Reel-to-reel
• MiniDisc
• Digital Recorders
• Digital Audio
• Bit Depth
• Sample Rate
• File Size
• Tracks

Mixers
• Mixer overview
• Interactive mixer simulation

Cables
• Balanced
• Unbalanced
• Connectors
• Best use

Amplifiers

Speakers
• Overview
• Inside look
• 3-way
• Other types
• Enclosures
• Phasing
• Using speakers

Playback Devices
• CDs
• Computers

Effects Processors
• Noise Reduction
• Digital Delay
• Compressors / Limiters
• Aural Exciters
• Noise Gates
• Parametric EQ
• Graphic EQ
Digital Effects Generators

Script Analysis & Production Development
Cue Plot
Creation & Procurement
Implementation

Special Features:

Projects & Additional Resources