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While our new host has given us close to 100% uptime, they have scheduled maintenance on our server during the following time window:

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 @ 22:00 - 01:00 (10PM - 1AM) EDT

During this time, there shouldn't be more than 30 minutes of downtime.

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Could you talk about your console routing in more detail? What pieces of the SC48 do you feel you are really leveraging to make the show that much better?

The console is actually a Profile. We have 84 inputs and 21 physical (non-internal) outputs. Both of those counts are low for a typical Broadway show. The input count is low because all sound effects playback is handled completely outside of the desk by LCS/Wild Tracks. The output count is low because we are only sending "stems" ...

We've hit a little lull in the load-in at The Orpheum in Memphis so I'll try to add a little detail to Rob Spence's question and Tim Mc's response.

I hesitate to use the term "cookie cutter", because each design will have some show specific items and configurations. That said, most touring Broadway show rigs are pretty generic because they have to work in so many different spaces. Tim pointed out many several factors that help keep the differences in spaces manageable. ...

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I was sitting at home thinking about how I didn't have anything to write about since I'm on vacation. Then I realized that being on vacation is a rarity in our business. This is the first time I've ever had one. That is, left a show that is still in progress and been absent while the show continues on.

All too often in this business "vacation" is the time that we spend frantically trying to find what the next gig is or skimping a saving until the next tour picks up. It's ...