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  • 1.  Sound board app.

    Posted 11-18-2015 12:24

    I have a question regarding sound....and please keep in mind that I am not tech savvy!  Is there an app that we could use on our ipad that would operate as a sound board?  All we have is a connection to the sound board at our school so that whatever plays over the ipad, plays over the system.  We don't have the capacity at this time to do anything more with our system, so I am looking for an app that would allow use more flexibility...like playing two sounds at once. 

    Suggestions?  Thanks!

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    Georgann Lanich
    Tallulah Falls GA
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  • 2.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-19-2015 06:11

    For a great app for controlling sound FX Live 2 is great, you can play many sounds at once, very easy to use.

    For controlling the levels of there sound board, depends on the model of the board you have. Some of the newer models have apps that let you adjust levels from an app.

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    Greg Alldredge
    Head Director
    Cypress Springs High School
    Cypress TX

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  • 3.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-20-2015 07:47
    Use Qlab. It is the standard in the industry. There are countless tutorials for the "advanced" features. You can layer sounds and adjust volume for each (because sounds are often recorded at different levels and if you're paying them at the same time, you want them to blend! This also allows you to, for example, have a really loud train whistle and a gentle click clack of the train all the while playing the shuffling feet of passengers!). You can also readjust levels, starting points in soundtracks, etc. as you go through rehearsals.  PM me if you need assistance. 

    -Lindsay
    Flushing HS
    Queens, NY


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  • 4.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-19-2015 06:59
    Hello,
    What are you using as the "player"? Is it ITunes? Could you layer your sounds in GarageBand to create a single sound effect and then play it?

    Just a thought.

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  • 5.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-19-2015 07:36

    Have you looked at QLab? It's a Mac program and it's free for the basic program. It was recommended to me by Actors Theatre of Louisville. When I attend a Broadway show I check and see what program they use and all but 1 production has used QLab. If you have a digital light board it can be linked and have a sound and light cue hit at the same time. Advanced levels of the program incorporate video. I just put a new student on sound and she picked it up in one day. 

    QLab

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    QLab
    QLab makes it simple to create rich multimedia designs for live performances and installations. From Broadway to the West End, in churches, museums, store fronts, concert halls, and theaters around the world, people use QLab to bring their audio and video to life.
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    John Perry
    Drama Instructor
    Atherton High School
    Louisville KY

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  • 6.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-20-2015 00:09

    I have had very good success in using QLab on many events -- both small and large .... 

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    Matt C.

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  • 7.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-20-2015 07:51
    I'll second the recommendation to look at QLab.  It's easy to learn and use, reduces user errors, and best of all it's free.  We purchased the advanced version last year to also control video.  Great tool for a Mac.
    Rick Osann
    Bonny Eagle HS
    Standish, ME

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  • 8.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-21-2015 09:50

    Just to piggyback on some of the suggestions... The figure 53 guys who created QLab are extremely helpful. I haven't tried on an iPad, and I prefer a physical button rather than a touch screen, so we use a MacBook pro. It might be worth the fundraising, begging of admin, if you use it for all shows in the auditorium.

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    Ed Como
    Chaparral Theatre
    Scottsdale, AZ

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  • 9.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-19-2015 09:07

    I have always found it to be a bad decision to run sound from something like an iPad.  I have witnessed several incidents when the iPad either went down during a show or (like with many computers) it decided to do its own thing at a crucial time.  It is much safer, I think, to control sound in the old tried and true ways. 

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    John Ballantyne
    Owner
    J&B Production Arts Services
    Youngstown OH

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  • 10.  RE: Sound board app.

    Posted 11-19-2015 09:41
    Edited by Jim Hoare 11-19-2015 15:53

    A few years ago I came across the GO BUTTON app for iPad and iPhone, which gave us the ability to easily run multiple sound effects, audio cues and underscore throughout the show. It was more expensive than most apps, but because of its functionality, it was a worthwhile purchase. Multiple cues could be played simultaneously, and cross-fades could be set between cues that ran back to back. GO BUTTON was also very useful to organize and run all of the audio for our Dance Concert. The "Hits" feature was great for Improv Shows.  Here is their website, Go Button

              

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    Go Button puts a professional sound cue playback system right in your pocket. Play music & sound effects for your next live show without being tethered to a computer. Anywhere you take your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Now wherever you go, you can have consistent & foolproof sound cue playback, show after show.
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    Here is a tutorial I found on YouTube, Go Button 2.0 - Introduction

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    http://figure53.com/gobutton This introduction video shows you how to create a simple Go Button show and how to work with hits, the sound effect buttons in the iPad version. Go Button is the mobile sound cue player app designed for live shows.
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    Jim Hoare
    Vice President, Education and Community Initiatives
    TRW
    New York NY

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