A little man in the booth is making your life hell. How do you make it through the run of a show with a slacker running your sound board? Read on to learn more.
If you're an actor: You can only have a real say if the sound throws you off. Having a three-second timing figured out for a sound effect that suddenly takes twenty seconds is going to knock everyone for a loop. There is a hierarchy of control, however; so wait for the director to say something before you mention it directly to the sound designer in a fit of rage.
Step2
If you're a director: Are you sure you communicated all of your needs properly? Sound design isn't a very well-defined field, and there's always a chance that there was a miscommunication. Give him notes and allow the designer a chance to fix his sounds before you comment again. If they're still awful, then you can go off like a top on fire.
Step3
If you're an artistic director: You have full and total control over everything, yes? So why did you choose a sound designer who can't find pre-recorded sound cues, can't edit and mix sound, and has a bad attitude? Get rid of him, or finish out the show and never hire him again. Sound designers have to be talented, specific people who can get a good job done in the fastest amount of time possible; and if he can't do that, he's done for.
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