The festival seating space easily accommodates upwards of 300 with ample stretching room. Stage pickup was largely limited to Crown surface microphones. According to Kellenberger, the first performance was very well received, and was unmarred by technical glitches despite heavy rains in days previous which put a strain on set-up time. Everybody could hear clearly around the field and we had no problems with feedback at all. Kellenberger and his crew also supplied sound systems for the WTF's community outreach program, the Greylock Theater Project .
Self powered systems are a great help in getting a consistent sound across different venues.
And that makes it easier for sound designers to focus on the quality of music and effects when recording them in the studio, as opposed to trying to iron out technical problems. Some of their creations are quite bizarre, and often very demanding, in terms of the kind of sound effects they imagine. Step Into the Future As Williamstown's first season of self-powered sound wound down into the final weeks, all indications pointed to a full return of the technology in the seasons to come. Aside from improved sound clarity and faster set-up, the sound designers were pleased by the way cabinets of various sizes could be combined to produce a uniform, consistent sound. It's not like previous seasons when we would have to EQ cabinets drastically to try to make them sound similar.