How are lights in concerts and festivals synced so precisely to the music and the artist. My question regards both the mechanical lights and the human operated ones like spotlights.
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The lights are controlled by a human operator who uses a computerized system for certain pre-set effects (such as chases) but who also uses their own instinct, experience, and intimate knowledge of the band’s predetermined setlist to manually trigger those presets and sync the overall ambience and effects with the show. The light show is a planned thing that was developed along with the development of the setlist, the staging, the pyro, the sound, and everything else that happens on, behind, or beneath the stage.
Working a light board is quite similar to playing an instrument with the band.
Source: I did this for years and it was sweet as hell.
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