Inspiration

      For PSU's production of Kiss of the Spider Woman, the A2s needed a way to monitor the wireless mics during the show. However, with the PM1D system, this was no easy task. The show involved 12 Shure ULX-D and 16 Sennheiser mics. Using an X32 core with a DANTE card, we were able to route the ULX-D into the monitor console through the network. However, for the Sennheiser mics we had to take a direct out from the PM1D into a S-16 cage.  We also wanted to have the ability for the A2s to monitor when away from "RF land." So we installed a IEM fed from a mix bus on the X32. The problem now was how to remotely and easily route the desired microphone into the IEM or the headphone solo port on the console. 

Solution

       Using the Touch OSC interface, I created two surfaces that spoke to the X32 through OSC. One surface routed the desired mic into the IEM and the other into the solo bus. On the first surface, a list of toggle buttons with the actors names were created that told the X32 to send the desired channel through Mix 9 which then fed the IEM. There was also a master volume that controlled the level of Mix 9. The second surface also contained a list of toggle buttons that simply soloed the desired mic. These surfaces proved very easy to use and effective for the A2s (who were actors doing their crew assignments for this particular show).