A small pub or nightclub may have a single monitor speaker on stage so that the lead vocalist can hear their singing and the signal for the monitor may be produced on the same mixing console and audio engineer as the front-of-house mix. Monitor systems have a range of sizes and complexity. This mix typically highlights the vocals and acoustic instruments so they can be heard over the electronic instruments and drums. The monitor system is driven by a mix separate from the front-of-house system. The main or front-of-house (FOH) system amplifies the onstage sounds for the main audience. With the exception of the smallest venues, such as coffeehouses, most mid- to large-sized venues use two sound systems. The sound at popular music and rock music concerts is amplified with power amplifiers through a sound reinforcement system. The monitor system allows musicians to hear themselves and fellow band members clearly. Typically, the speaker would be covered with a metal grille to protect it.Ī stage monitor system is a set of performer-facing loudspeakers called monitor speakers, stage monitors, floor monitors, wedges, or foldbacks on stage during live music performances in which a sound reinforcement system is used to amplify a performance for the audience. “These students are as much a part of my life as the theatre and Toon Prakash.A JBL floor monitor speaker cabinet with a 12" woofer and a "bullet" tweeter.
At IISW&BM, he is the live information kiosk for students who run to Rangan da with myriad problems - the routine of the new semester or deadlines for submission of season fees or project reports. “This year the magazine has received a grant from the Sangeet Natak Academy in Delhi,” he beams. Now the house publishes works on theatre. The book has been selling around 1,000 copies in every Book Fair. Its first publication was Thikana, a directory of theatre artistes across the districts. In 1999, he set up his own publishing house, Toon Prakash, named after his son. The cover of the last edition was drawn by a six-year-old. Besides, the magazine encourages young talent, even children. One of the main reasons behind the magazine’s popularity, he says, is the bold catchline - Amra toaj korina, torko tuli (We do not flatter, we trigger off debates). “My job with IISW&BM more than makes up for my needs.” Though the earnings hardly make up for the production cost, Rangan has no regrets. It also enjoys niche markets in Andaman, Tripura, Delhi and Jharkhand. A product of the teamwork of Duttagupta, his wife Chandrani and friend Soumen Das, the magazine has had a successful run in the districts for a decade. “Rural theatre is more original and innovative than its urban counterpart staged in air-conditioned halls.”Īpart from publishing works of budding playwrights, Asamayer Natya Bhabana showcases theatrical activities throughout rural India.
From 1994, he started publishing Asamayer Natya Bhabana, a magazine on rural theatre.
Call it beginnner’s luck, but it went on to win the Drama Academy Award that year.” In 1992, instead of the regular bulletin, we published a magazine called Bhavna. “It all started with a club souvenir which we used to circulate during the Puja. He was planning on a Masters when his life took a new turn. His love for writing inspired him to do a BA in Bengali in 1990. “I often used to bunk office to perform in the districts,” he recalls with a guilty smile.
So after landing a job as an accountant in IISW&BM in 1983, he started freelancing for newspapers while continuing with theatre, especially on the rural stage. Literature had always been Duttagupta’s first love. For Rangan Duttagupta, senior assistant at the College Street institute, is also a small-scale publisher. You will also find him manning the little magazine stall at the Book Fair. You will find him in the office of the MBA department of IISW&BM.