jeff zahos » Sound Reinforcement http://www.jeffzahos.com music · sound · movement · jzahos@gmail.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Krannert Audio http://www.jeffzahos.com/2010/04/04/krannert-audio/ http://www.jeffzahos.com/2010/04/04/krannert-audio/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:06:13 +0000 Jeff http://www.jeffzahos.com/?p=268 Continue reading →]]> Team Krannert Audio

Krannert's Audio Team for Ellnora '09 - The Guitar Festival

I work and study at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My activities include providing live sound reinforcement, recording and sound design for many of the performances at the center, as part of the audio team.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Recently, the graduate students, Andy (Krumeich, the Krannert Audio Events supervisor) and I have been doing major upgrades to the facilities and equipment.

Current Audio Facilities:
Audio Offices
Great Hall Recording Studio
The Kitchen (storage)
The Vault (maintenance, testing and storage)

Current Audio Facilities being renovated:
Post Production Studio (currently in use)
Graduate Audio Lab (being renovated in to Sound Design Studio)

New Audio Facilities (coming Summer 2010):
Audio Archive
Video/Surround Studio
Festival Theatre Multi-track Studio

Here are some photos of the facilities as they are right now:

This is the Krannert Audio graduate student office. Yes, that\'s Vegas on the wall

KCPA Audio Office

Cable storage in the Audio Office

Great Hall Studio

This is the Great Hall Recording Studio

Great Hall Studio
This is the monitoring position for the Great Hall recording studio. This studio is equipped with 8 Channels of Buzz Audio preamps (True Systems, Yamaha, other pres available for more channels), an Alesis HD24 hard disk recorder and Meyer HD-1 monitors. The Midas console is used for live to 2-track (CD) mixing and monitoring.
Post Production Studio

This is the new Post Production Studio. It is not done, but has been forced into action by the many projects I have going on. Soon to come are: A rack, a small console, a couch and further acoustic treatment. It's actually a pretty good sounding small control room.

Post Production Studio

Visible here are the acoustic treatment panels on the ceiling. This design was developed by Andy and I.

Archive Room

This is the room that is becoming the archive room. A WORK IN PROGRESS!

The Vault

The Vault, the KCPA Audio Department's newly renovated maintenance shop/electronics lab.

The Vault cable storage

The Vault also has storage for less frequently used cable and equipment.

Entering The Kitchen

The view as you enter The Kitchen, the main equipment storage room.

The kitchen

Gear in the Kitchen

Gear in the Kitchen

More gear in the Kitchen

Cable storage in the Kitchen

Cable storage in the Kitchen

]]> http://www.jeffzahos.com/2010/04/04/krannert-audio/feed/ 0 What It Is! featuring Mavis Staples, Booker T. and JJ Grey http://www.jeffzahos.com/2010/03/30/what-it-is-featuring-mavis-staples-booker-t-and-jj-grey/ http://www.jeffzahos.com/2010/03/30/what-it-is-featuring-mavis-staples-booker-t-and-jj-grey/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:34:34 +0000 Jeff http://www.jeffzahos.com/?p=475 Continue reading →]]> On Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Krannert Audio had a great time setting up the system and running the show for R&B/gospel legend Mavis Staples and Hammond B3 master Booker T. It was a ton of fun – one of the best shows I’ve worked on or seen.

Booker T's Band

Booker T's Band

Mic and Organ

Darien Gray's Drums

Darien Gray's Drums

"Super Boom"

Darien's kit again. Notice the "Super Boom" for his vocal mic!

Contemplating monitor placement

Contemplating monitor placement...

Hammond B3 from Analog Outfitters

Beautiful Hammond B3 from Analog Outfitters (http://analogoutfitters.com/)

Andy at the console

Andy mixing at FOH

The view from front of house

The view from the FOH mix position

Aaron mixing monitors at soundcheck

Aaron mixing monitors at soundcheck

Stacks

Nexo array and Bag End 4X18in subs

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