SAE Magazine 12-2

+++ Behind the scenes – Excursion to the Wiesbaden State Theatre +++ Frankfurt SAE students visit Hessischer Rundfunk [Hessian Broacasting] +++ Behind the scenes – Excursion to the Wiesbaden State Theatre +++ Behind the sce FrankfurtCampusNews Walter Giebel with students from SAE Institute Frankfurt Behind the scenes – Excursion to the Wiesbaden State Theatre +++ Behind the scenes – Excursion to the Wiesbaden State Theatre +++ Frankfurt SAE students visit Hessischer Rundfunk [Hessian Broacasting] +++ Behind n Working as a sound technician in the theatre must be one of the most varied jobs available. In order to discover what this job demands, final year students at SAE Frankfurt visited the Wies- baden State Theatre. Walter Giebel, sound department employee, personally guided the group around the Great House and Small House stages as well as the sound studio and the technical area. Many radi- cal changes to audio infrastructure have taken place during his long-term career in the theatre: the installation of a digital audio network at the beginning of the noughties and most recently, the conversion of all radio signals due to the much- discussed digital dividend. There was a lot to tell, and the group heard about historical details and the complex construction of the technical network alongside lots of information about the processes and particularities of working in the theatre. Mr Giebel’s convincing manner and critical ob- servations topped off the excursion and provided a good introduction to the challenges and oppor- tunities of working in the theatre. n 153 SAE & SAE ALUMNI NEWS // European NEWS Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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