Sound

Bookshop

Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms
Listing of over 1600 jargon terms

Resources

• "Theatre's revolution in sound design" (The Guardian, October 2008)
• Theatre podcasts (The Guardian, January 2011)
• Sound File Formats (including information on MP3)

Sound Design Paperwork (coming soon)

• System Layout
• Radio Mic Plot
• Desk Preset

Designers

• Steven Brown Head of Sound, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
• Step By Step Guide to Sound Design Mic Pool, West Yorkshire Playhouse
• Gareth Fry London-based sound designer
• Harada Sound - Kai Harada, New York
• Gareth Owen - London

General Sound

• Introduction to sound recording - Tonmeister
• Pro Sound web - massive resource for the sound industry
• Connections Listing Useful list of over 100 pinout configurations
• Testing 1212 - Glossary of sound terms

Publications

• Front of House Online - Magazine about live event audio
• Lighting & Sound International - Free Digital Edition
• Live Design
• Live Sound International Magazine
• Mix Magazine

Forums / Jobs

• The Blue Room Technical Forum (UK)
• Stage Jobs Pro

Manufacturers

Accessories Ace Backstage Co - Floor pockets, connection panels etc. AV Cable (USA, ship worldwide) Cable Universe (Taunton, UK) Neutrik - Connectors Le Mark - Equipment labels and tapes Amplifiers ARX Citronic Crest Audio Lab Gruppen QSC Audio (UK) Rane Yamaha Cases / Flightcases Pottertons Cases (UK) Dragon Cases - Custom flight case design and manufacture (Wales, UK) Packhorse Ltd Flight cases - custom made (Peterborough, UK) Road Ready Cases (UK) S.A.M. Custom Flight Cases - Flight cases (Bristol, UK) Sigma Fabrications (Redditch, UK) Communications Canford Audio Pro Audio Supplies Clear-Com Communications Microphones AKG Acoustics Audio Technica Microphones Bartlett Microphones Boundary microphones Crown Audio Rode Sennheiser Microphones Shure Microphones Zaxcom Digital radio mics Mixing Desks Allen and Heath AMS Neve Ashly Audio Cadac Euphonix Fostex Harrison Film & TV post-production Mackie Midas Soundcraft Solid State Logic (SSL) Mixing consoles Yamaha (International) Yamaha Commercial Audio (UK)

Outboard/Processing Alesis Aphex Signal Processing Apogee A-D, D-A conversion ARX (Australia) Behringer Signal processors Beyerdynamic BSS Audio (UK) CueOne Show Control Solutions dbx Noise Reduction Drawmer Dolby Laboratories Everything about noise reduction & surround sound. Klark-Teknik Korg Kurzweil Muse Receptor - Plug-in player Orchid Electronics - Repair / manufacture, based in Exeter, UK Presonus (UK) Richmond Sound Design MIDI Show Control Speakers ARX (Australia) Bose Loudspeakers Community Sound Professional Loudspeakers d&b audiotechnik Electrovoice Harman International JBL (Home and Car Audio) JBL Pro (Loudspeakers) Koss (Headphones) Peavey RCF Loudspeakers (UK) Tannoy Loudspeakers Toa Turbosound

Suppliers / Services

• Ashcroft Services Ltd (Croydon, UK)
• Audio Light Systems Ltd (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
• AV Cable (USA, ship worldwide)
• BTX
• Bonza Sound Services (Surrey, UK) New and used pro-sound equipment
• Britannia Row Productions (London, UK)
• Concert Systems (Manchester, UK)
• Court Acoustics (Bideford, Devon UK)
• Discount Stage - (US, but will ship internationally) Mail order tools & accessories
• DM Audio PA Systems, radio mics, backline & DJ equipment hire. (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
• The Electric Company (Dundee, Scotland, UK)
• Enlightenment (Redditch, UK)
• Expression Events Lighting & Sound Hire (Southampton, UK)
• Funky Junk (UK - ProAudio new and used equipment)
• GearSource Europe (UK - Secondhand equipment)
• Glantre Engineering Ltd (Berkshire, UK)
• Gradav Theatre Services (London, UK)
• HHB Communications Pro Audio Supplies (UK)
• Live Systems - Audio and Lighting (Edinburgh, Scotland)
• LMC Audio Systems (London, UK)
• MM Productions (Colchester, UK)
• Mu-Mu (Malvern, Worcs., UK) Location recording and studio services
• Northern Stage (Oldham, Lancs)
• Orbital Sound Audio equipment hire and sales (London)
• PA Sound Hire Audio equipment hire and sales (Exeter, Devon, UK)
• PMI Hire (Surrey, UK)
• Pro Audio Europe.com (UK - New and used equipment)
• Pro Live Audio Ltd. (Midlands, UK)
• Pro Sound & Light Effects lighting & PA hire (Exeter, Devon, UK)
• Puxley (Exeter, Devon UK)
• Radio Facilities (Radio Mic hire specialists, London UK)
• Richer Sounds (Mail order & retail, UK) Good deals on domestic audio
• Richmond Sound Design Ltd Manufacturer and developer of sound and sound
  control systems and software
• RKDO Sound & Light (Kent, UK)
• Scot Audio (Central Scotland, UK)
• Snow Sound (Berlin, CT, USA)
• Sound and Light Guys Sound reinforcement and lighting services (UK)
• Sound Barrier Systems Lighting and PA hire (UK)
• Sound Exposure (UK) Pro Audio Equipment
• Soundlighting.co.uk Excellent pricing on a limited range of sound, lighting & disco kit (UK Mail Order)
• SSE Audio Group Limited (Redditch, London, Paris, Nantes)
• Stage Electrics (Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Birmingham, London)
• Stage Engage (Exeter, Nottingham)
• Studio Spares (UK Mail Order)
• Thomann - Excellent pricing & cheap shipping within Europe (Germany)
• TMC (Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK)
• Walker Sound (UK) PA hire

Equipment

Radio Mics

• JFMG - Radio Mic licencing in the UK
• Setting up and using Radio Mics (MM Productions)

Hardware - Recording

• Denon
• Edirol / Roland
• Fostex
• Korg
• Sonifex
• Tascam

Hardware - External Storage

• LaCie - External hard drives

Hardware - Sound Interfaces

• Edirol / Roland
• MOTU

Productions - Sound Designs

• Wicked (London)

Sound Effects / Web sounds

• Proud Music Library
• SFX Source Sound Effects - Effects and royalty-free music
• Sound Dogs - Online Sound Effects Library
• Sound Effects Library - Online Sound database. Fully searchable
• Soundeffects.ch - Surround Sound effects and libraries
• Sound Ideas - Production Music and Sound Effects Collection
• Sound Snap - Sound effects & loops collection
• Massive Tracks Royalty-free music
• Royalty Free Music Pro
• Ultimate Sound Archive Monthly membership available

Software - Products

• Music & Sound Recording & Editing
  • Adobe - Adobe Audition Multitrack software (formerly Cool Edit Pro) [Windows]
  • Digidesign Pro Tools [Windows / Mac]
  • Logic Studio - Apple [Mac]
  • Soundtrack Pro - Apple; part of Final Cut Studio suite [Mac]
  • Sibelius Software Industry standard music-scoring software
  • Coda Music Technology Finale and Vivace software.
  • Propellerheads - Reason & Rebirth digital studio
  • Sony Pictures Digital - Sound Forge and Vegas Video Software
    
    
• Show Control
  • CSC Sound Control Software - Popular and powerful sound playback software
  • CSMD Computerised Sound Mixing Desk - Excellent economic replacement for 2 CD or Minidisk players in an amateur or small professional sound effects playback situation. Plays MP3, WMA or Wave files and has great presetting and crossfading capability.
  • QLab - Event-driven media timelines for Mac OS X
  • McKenzie Electronics - Gtype for Windows (controlling Cadac mixing desks)
  • Richmond Sound Design Ltd Manufacturer and developer of sound and sound
    control systems and software
  • SFX software from Stage Research
  • Show Magic
  • Show Cue System Cue playback for theatre
  • Soundplant Sound playback
    
    
• Free Software for Sound Editing
• Audacity [Windows / Mac]
• FlexiMusic - Shareware sound editing
• Goldwave Shareware sound editing

Sound Processing

• Muse Receptor - Plug-in player
• Superfluxus - Mobile Rooms - 3D Audio programming

Music Technology

• Electronic Music Foundation
• Mediaspec
• Digidesign Pro Tools software

Musical Equipment Manufacturers

• Fender Musical instruments
• Gibson
• Roland (US)
• Yamaha

Organisations

• ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians)
• ASA - Acoustical Society of America
• ANSI: American National Standards Institute
• AES: Audio Engineering Society
• BKSTS: British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society
• ESTA: Entertainment Services and Technology Association
• IAAPA: International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (USA)
• ISCE: Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers (UK)
• IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• NAB: National Association of Broadcasters
  UK Professional Lighting & Sound Association

Physics / Biology

• Acoustics Frequently Asked Questions
• Tone Deafness (Canadian report for NPR)
• How we hear (Brainconnection.com)