FOH Position: The Sound Engineer Should Hear What the Audience Hears

The mixing console is placed in the central rear of the audience area, about two-thirds of the way back, rather than against a wall or in a booth, because only from this position can the sound engineer hear what most of the audience hears. The console's position is enclosed by a 1050mm high railing, forming an area of approximately 3x2 meters. The railing is made of black metal tubes, with a workbench and two high stools on the inside. This area inevitably occupies a portion of the standing room, which is a design trade-off. On the console are the mixing board, a laptop, and a small gooseneck lamp, which is one of the only constant light sources in the entire venue. Avoid: FOH placed against a side or back wall, placed in a second-floor booth, railing using solid partitions, work area lighting being too bright.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

混音台設在觀眾區的正中央後方約三分之二深度處,而不是靠牆或設在包廂裡,因為只有在這個位置聽到的才接近大多數觀眾的聽感。台的位置以一道高 1050mm 的圍欄圍出約 3x2 公尺的區域,圍欄是黑色的金屬管,內側有工作檯與兩張高凳。這個區域必然佔掉一部分站席,是設計上的取捨。台面上是混音台、筆電與一盞小的鵝頸燈,是全場唯一的常亮光源之一。避免:FOH 設在側牆或後牆貼齊、設在二樓包廂、圍欄使用實心隔板、工作區照明過亮。