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DEPARTMENTS

9 INPUT
Finding solutions & staying focused despite supply chain issues
10 SIGNALS
The latest from across the Canadian pro audio industry
18 PROFILE
Janet “ PJ ” Pascual & Dave Pullmer
20 PRODUCT TESTS
Focal ’ s Twin6 ST6 studio monitors , the RME Fireface UCX II interface & Focusrite Clarett + 8pre USB audio interface
44 PRODUCTS
The latest tools & technologies for audio professionals
53 ADVERTISERS ’ INDEX
56 SOUND ADVICE
Get a consistently great FOH mix for every show
58 ITINERARY
Your industry events calendar
60 CLASSIFIEDS
62 PROJECT FILE
Dua Lipa ’ s Future Nostalgia Tour , Spain ’ s La Casamurada studio & more

Contents

October 2022 , Vol . XXXIII No . 5

FEATURES

26 Stratford ’ s Tom Patterson

Theatre
“ This theatre is a work of art , not a conventional building ”
By Alan Hardiman
The Stratford Festival ’ s new 600-seat Tom Patterson Theatre opened on May 10 , 2022 , two years late due to the pandemic , but well worth the wait . Replacing the original Tom Patterson Theatre that had been housed on the same site in a converted centuryold curling arena with few amenities , the new theatre is a glorious embodiment of its namesake ’ s vision and legacy . The thrust stage is stretched to almost 50 by 20 ft ., making it the largest such stage in the country , if not the world , ideal for staging the grand battle scenes in Shakespeare ’ s more violent histories .

30 1-on-1 with Mickey

Curbishley
A Wide-Ranging Conversation with Solotech US / UK ’ s President of Live Productions
By Michael Raine
Mickey Curbishley , who ’ s been Solotech ’ s president of live production in the U . S . and U . K . since 2018 , dishes on his life in the touring industry , growing up surrounded by rock stars , his early years as a tech , and rise in the live productions industry . He also opens up about the industry ’ s supply chain and labour issues , the challenges of making tours more environmentally friendly , tech trends , and more .

34 Mastering Demystified

A trio of mastering engineers on their gear & craft
By Manus Hopkins
Three accomplished mastering engineers — Reuben Ghose , Mariana Hutten , and Michael Romanowski — explain what mastering is and how it works , opening up about their workflows , preferences , gear , and a couple other pressing issues that affect their corner of the recording industry .

38 La Fabuleuse Histoire

d ’ un Royaume
A Unique Historical Production Gets a WFS Immersive Audio Upgrade
By Michael Raine with Hugo Larin
There is really no other theatrical production like La Fabuleuse Histoire d ’ un Royaume ( The Fabulous Story of a Kingdom ), which takes places each year in a 2,300-seat venue in Saguenay , QC . This historical production tells the creation and evolution of the Saguenay Lac-St-Jean region in Quebec , beginning with the arrival of Jacques Cartier . It ’ s a mammoth production with more than 150 volunteer actors that goes all-out to wow the audience . As such , for its 2022 edition , they have upgraded once again with a new immersive audio system .
COVER PHOTO : TOM PATTERSON THEATRE BY DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY