MAPP Mirror Software: Mirror Loudspeakers Across a Specified Line in an Existing MAPP XML

In June I wrote a piece of software that will take all of the loudspeakers in a MAPP XML file and mirror them across a line. The most common use for this is in venues with a significant surround system that is symmetrical about the center line of the venue, though it has also come in handy for stadia with two axes of symmetry. To use, just open the MAPP Mirror application, select the original XML, and go through the options.

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The Sound Design for Spring Awakening at Carnegie Mellon

In February 2013, I was the sound designer for Carnegie Mellon’s production of Spring Awakening. It was the most holistic process of any show I’ve worked on, and the new German Tanztheater approach resulted in an exciting and moving finished product. The sound design presented some unique challenges in some new ways for me, so I’ll describe some of them here.

So many lightbulbs!
The cast of Spring Awakening during “I Believe.” Photo by Louis Stein.

 

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