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- Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:04 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Fire Safety Training Party!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19245
Re: Fire Safety Training Party!
I'm up for danger the 17th! Waaaarrrgggghh!
- Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:23 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: THANK YOU TO FOREST CAFE from She'koyokh
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3990
Re: THANK YOU TO FOREST CAFE from She'koyokh
thanks chris and meg!
- Tue May 25, 2010 8:30 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: meadows fest
- Replies: 33
- Views: 39073
Re: meadows fest
Hey all - I just started a new thread: "Meadows fest - can you help out?"
Please read it )
Please read it )
- Tue May 25, 2010 8:28 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Meadows fest - can you help out?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6813
Re: Meadows fest - can you help out?
There will be a van - don't worry!
Declan and Fernando are up for helping on saturday.
Declan and Fernando are up for helping on saturday.
- Tue May 25, 2010 8:27 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Meadows fest - can you help out?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6813
Meadows fest - can you help out?
Hey all! We need people with muscle power to help carry PA / set up stage / take it all down again / etc. for the Meadows Festival! Are you up for helping? Saturday morning or sunday afternoon. Saturday 5th June 9am-11am: we need musclepower! Bring your friends and help out! Meet at The Forest. 11am...
- Mon May 17, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: meadows fest
- Replies: 33
- Views: 39073
Re: meadows fest
I don't mind stage managing - i'm sure Catalina can help too!
I'll talk to Nix today...
-Julie
I'll talk to Nix today...
-Julie
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:55 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Artist Facilities Working Group Meeting - come!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4645
Artist Facilities Working Group Meeting - come!
Artist Facilities Working Group Meeting Wednesday 7th April, 7-9pm in the Action Room Artist Facilities Working Group meets to welcome newcomers and to maintain and improve: The Forest Music Rehearsal Studio (The Cave) photographic Darkroom Screenprinting Room the Tools Workshop Artists’ Studios (in...
- Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:30 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Sound Team Action Day!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7184
Re: Sound Team Action Day!
Yes, well done all !! Everyone else - come along to the next sound action day - it will be soon, and we'll do more amazing stuff! I have a few things to add to the list.. We fixed: *The speakers in the cafe are now tested, fitted and working! Wall is painted and holes from previous speakers are fill...
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:50 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9254
Re: Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes
Darkroom Project Outline: Project Aims: To maintain and improve the Forest Darkroom and Equipment, Providing opportunities for people to develop skills and gain experience with Photographic Printing, Film Developing and related arts. Responsibilities of the Bottom Liner: - to ensure that the Forest...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:24 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9254
Re: Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes
Nix, can you post the "project descriptions" we discussed in the meeting? Or give them to me and I'll do it.
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:23 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9254
Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes
Artist facilities working group meeting 3 feb 2010 minutes Julie (minutes), Jude, Nix (facilitator), Shirley, Lucilla, Rachel, Sam, Grant, Gandolf, Stephen, Simon P: Proposal AP: Action Point Agenda: Updates (including project descriptions) Bunker-project Hall project Pianos Darkroom update (Lucill...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:01 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: GUIDE - read this before any other posts called "Guide..."
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3861
GUIDE - read this before any other posts called "Guide..."
Hi all! I would like to have some sort of official guide to the Forest sound equipment. Why? It can be used when we train new sound engineers: They should know how to use the equipment safely. Not damaging anything or hurting themselves. It is also good for sharing skills. Help me make the guide, co...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:53 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p3
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4880
Re: Guide p3
I would like someone to add more to this page as I don't really know much about the main controls.
Thx!
Thx!
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:51 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p7
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3880
Guide p7
(Download the attached file to see images) Hearing: Something that is often forgotten in the world of music is the anatomy of humans. Many people suffer from hearing impairments and many people don’t know that they are risking their ears. So in a place like The Forest, it is important to understand ...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:48 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p6
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3846
Guide p6
Microphones: Dynamic vs. Condenser: The most common kind of mics are the condenser and the dynamic microphones. These are two different architectures in construction. To be brief about the difference, dynamic microphones have the same construction as most loudspeakers you find, only that it’s in re...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:45 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p5
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3911
Guide p5
(Download the attached file to see images) Sound and acoustics Keep in mind that sound is waves of air. Sound has a couple of common parameters you have to know. Amplitude : Measured in dB (deci Bell), this is the volume of the sound or how high the sound waves are. dB is a logarithmic scale which m...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:41 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p4
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3777
Guide p4
Example – getting it to work: Now you know the basic controls of the mixer in theory. The best way to learn it is learning by doing, but since this is only an instruction the next best thing is to have an example so that you get the sense of when to do what. In this example it’s only one person sin...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:40 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p3
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4880
Guide p3
(Download the attached file to see images) Main controls: These are the controls on the right hand side of the mixer. There are some basic controls that you need to know here, these are: • The main faders – Furthest to the right (lower corner). They control the volume of the whole mixer! (red) • The...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:35 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p2
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3725
Guide p2
(Download the attached file to see the pictures) Basics: The mixer is used to mix different sounds together. For instance: It is used mostly to mix three microphones in to two speakers in the café. To understand it, you must know the basic layout of it. Our mixer has 12 channels, which means that we...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:31 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Guide p1
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5038
Guide p1
Beginning a gig BEFORE THE GIG: Allow half an hour for set-up and sound check. Turn on circuit breaker labeled “AMPS/PA” on the stage. Whenever you turn the mixer, compressor and equalizer ON or OFF make sure that all channels, effects, FBs and masters on the mixer are muted and down, and that lead...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:26 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Where is the sound equipment that belongs to the hall?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4968
Re: Where is the sound equipment that belongs to the hall?
Found it.. it is still in the hall, just no longer on it's right place...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:23 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Artist Facilities Meeting 13/1 2010
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6529
Artist Facilities Meeting 13/1 2010
Artist Facilities Meeting 13/1 2010 Nix, Gandolf, Julie, Will, Melonie, Grant, Hamish, Stephen KM, Sam P: Proposal AP: Action point Agenda : Updates: Heater Budget Cave Tools and workshop update Balconies Screenprinting Café-equipment Sound Team Hall Heater: is broken. David is working on getting a...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:33 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Where is the sound equipment that belongs to the hall?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4968
Where is the sound equipment that belongs to the hall?
Mixer, mics, leads, amps everything is gone!
Anybody knows where it is?
Last event in the hall was the hogmanay party.
-Julie
Anybody knows where it is?
Last event in the hall was the hogmanay party.
-Julie
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:46 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Artist Facilities WG meeting, postpones to wed 13th Jan 7pm
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3726
Artist Facilities WG meeting, postpones to wed 13th Jan 7pm
• WHEN: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:00pm • WHERE: In the Action Room • WHAT: The Cave (Music Studio), Darkroom & Photography, Forest Publishing, Forest Records, Library, Computers, Equipment, Technology & Broken Things, Screen Printing, managing the six artist studios (located on the Balcony), and...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Artist Facilities Working Group Meeting wed 6th Jan 7pm
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3961
Artist Facilities Working Group Meeting wed 6th Jan 7pm
• WHEN: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:00pm • WHERE: In the Action Room • WHAT: The Cave (Music Studio), Darkroom & Photography, Forest Publishing, Forest Records, Library, Computers, Equipment, Technology & Broken Things, Screen Printing, managing the six artist studios (located on the Balcony), and...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:40 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Weekly Programme @ The Forest 4-10/1 2010
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3537
Weekly Programme @ The Forest 4-10/1 2010
Monday 4th January 5-6.30pm - Book reading By Spanish poet 7-8.30pm - Will Gresson Soundscapes made on pedals and pc Check him out at myspace.com/willgresson 9-11pm - Film Night Wednesday 6th January 7pm - 8pm - Gramophone Hour Music from ’78 from 7-8 9-11pm - Blue Wednesday The Bluesfather present...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:25 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Café Equipment List
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6191
Café Equipment List
Café Equipment List 8 x XLR-XLR 2 x XLR-TRS 4 x 1/4”-1/4” 2 x phono-1/4" adaptor 2 x phono-phono 1 x minijack-phono 2 x DI 3 x Dynamic mics 3 x micstands with clips 1 x drum kit + chair 2 x guitar amps (Crate 15 Watt and ???) 1 x bass amp (Behringer 60 watt) This is the equipment that must be alway...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:42 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: We need ... for The Cave
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6447
We need ... for The Cave
Hi all!
This is what we need to get The Cave going:
1 Speaker stand
3 Kettle plugs
1 Speaker cable
Cymbals
Snare skin
Mic stands
Mics
PA speaker needs fixed
Vent needs put in
We have some of the stuff lying about in The Forest, Nix will take a look at this on saturday.
This is what we need to get The Cave going:
1 Speaker stand
3 Kettle plugs
1 Speaker cable
Cymbals
Snare skin
Mic stands
Mics
PA speaker needs fixed
Vent needs put in
We have some of the stuff lying about in The Forest, Nix will take a look at this on saturday.
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:19 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: other cool foresty organisations
- Replies: 84
- Views: 180915
Re: other cool foresty organisations
Name: Dødsmaskinen
Where: Denmark, Copenhagen
See: http://www.dortheavej-61.dk/english-info.aspx
What: Aoutonomus youth Centre in Copenhagen
Where: Denmark, Copenhagen
See: http://www.dortheavej-61.dk/english-info.aspx
What: Aoutonomus youth Centre in Copenhagen
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: other cool foresty organisations
- Replies: 84
- Views: 180915
Re: other cool foresty organisations
Who: Christiania Where: Copenhagen, Denmark What: An independent part of DK's capital Copenhagen, From Wikipedia: Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania (Danish: Fristaden Christiania) is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares (85 acres) in t...
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:56 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: other cool foresty organisations
- Replies: 84
- Views: 180915
Re: other cool foresty organisations
Who: Gimle
Where: Roskilde, Denmark
What: Volunteer run culture and arts space. café, big venue, small (!) art gallery, night club.
See: http://gimle.dk/
Where: Roskilde, Denmark
What: Volunteer run culture and arts space. café, big venue, small (!) art gallery, night club.
See: http://gimle.dk/
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:17 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Fix and Repair Workshop 13th december
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6754
Fix and Repair Workshop 13th december
Hi Forest Sound Team!
You are invited to a Fix and Repair Workshop Sunday 13th December 2pm in the Forest's Hall.
If you have any tools for fixing sound equipment, please bring along!
Come come!
-Julie EVS
You are invited to a Fix and Repair Workshop Sunday 13th December 2pm in the Forest's Hall.
If you have any tools for fixing sound equipment, please bring along!
Come come!
-Julie EVS
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:05 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Volly WG - 6th Dec
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7982
Volly WG - 6th Dec
Present: Milk, Julie, Neus, Hannah, Jonny-chan, Donald Agenda points: * Previous Volly meet Action Points * Barring people * Forest Volunteer Guide * Volly Party!! Xmas? NYE? * Volunteer mailing list * Previous Volly meet Action Points We went through previous APs, only outstanding issue is regardin...
- Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:18 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Cafe and events meeting 3rd december 2009
- Replies: 28
- Views: 47790
Cafe and events meeting 3rd december 2009
Cafe and events meeting 3rd december 2009 Present is: Julie, Hannah KM, Stephen NM, Milk, Maxime, Hannah EVS P: Proposal AP: Action Point Agenda New menu? Till When are we closed for Christmas? Co op with language school? Photos of barred people in vollie toilet Julie - changed her project. Photo o...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:05 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Artist Facilities Meeting 2/12 2009 minutes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11987
Artist Facilities Meeting 2/12 2009 minutes
Artist Facilities Meeting 2/12 2009 Present: Julie, Dylan, Frank, Hamish, Sam, Lucia, Jimmie, Grant, Stephen KM, Nix, Sascha AP= Action point AGENDA: TechTeam: welcoming Julie as Bottomliner and finding out how best to help her help us have a coherent team. Cave: Action Plan! and Who is the new Cav...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:31 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: The forest needs soundengineers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4020
The forest needs soundengineers
Are you one, or do you know one? Then read this, and tell your friends! We offer you: - A great space to develop your skills in sound engineering - Experience with live music - As a volunteer at The Forest you get discounts on food and non-alcoholic drinks at our café - A free meal when you are doin...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:27 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: 22nd november 2009 Cafe is closed!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3124
22nd november 2009 Cafe is closed!
we have a building day at the forest on the 22nd. There is a band who have booked a slot in the evnets book but they didn't leave any contact details... I need to canel their event.. Can anybody help me?
The bands name is Sahaj Dhara
it is cello, guitar and vocals...
The bands name is Sahaj Dhara
it is cello, guitar and vocals...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:24 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: cancelling the Queer Mutiny café event plz
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3260
Re: cancelling the Queer Mutiny café event plz
I can't find it in the events book, so somebody probably cancelled it!
- Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:43 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Minutes from Café and Events meeting 4th November 2009
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11507
Re: Minutes from and Events meeting 4th November 2009
@mike
thanks! that would be brilliant.
thanks! that would be brilliant.
- Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Minutes from Café and Events meeting 4th November 2009
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11507
Minutes from Café and Events meeting 4th November 2009
Minutes from and Events meeting 4th November 2009 Present: Julie, Ilaria, Hannah (KM), Steven (KM), Tove, Elodie, Kata The agenda: WHEN is the meeting? We need more NightManagers We need more vollies for the night shifts Health and safety Vegetable/bread Review: We need more sound engineers. The fun...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:09 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Minutes from Volunteer Meeting 11 October 2009-10-11
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8468
Minutes from Volunteer Meeting 11 October 2009-10-11
Minutes from Volunteer Meeting 11 October 2009-10-11 Present at the meeting: Agnes, maria, Hannah, tove, katie, milk, natalie, serena, Ilaria AGENDA: • Hand signals: AP: Milk will print out a sheet with the hand signals and put it on the wall in the Action Room • A4E At the last meeting we had a com...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Artists Facilities Meeting - Wednesday 7th october
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26459
Re: Artists Facilities Meeting - Wednesday 7th october
Elodie told me that you also spoke of the workshop I would like to arange the 1st november. It is about introducing KM, NM, admins and EVS to the mixer and the projector. Alex (sound engineer) said he might help out with the mixer part and there were some who was against this. I just want to explain...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:53 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Weekly Programme 5-11 october 2009
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2945
Weekly Programme 5-11 october 2009
Monday 5th October 8.30pm - 10pm - Beyond a visual showcase Six Spanish short documentaries are shown. All made by CinemaAttic, a cultural collective that is programming a Spanish audiovisual showcase. Tuesday 6th October 7pm - 8.30pm - Jen’s and Kim’s songs Acoustic songs Wednesday 7th October 7pm ...
- Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: Minutes
- Topic: Action Working Group Meeting September 13th 2009
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5250
Action Working Group Meeting September 13th 2009
Action Working Group Meeting September 13th 2009 Present: Milk, Julie Ilaria -Action Room Problem: Messy and nasty. Needs cleaning and rearranging. Action point: Milk arranges a cleaning day 27th September 2pm - if you don’t move your stuff before this date it goes to the Freeshop. Milk will arrange...
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:39 pm
- Forum: Make/Sell
- Topic: Shop Info + Shop Meeting (16 July - 7pm)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7711
Shop Info + Shop Meeting (16 July - 7pm)
Hej dear Shop volunteers I'm Hannah, the new EVS. My personal project is the shop, which needs some "evolution" in order to get more attractive and more popular. i would like to keep you updated with my ideas for the shop, our plans and of course i want to hear what you think! first, thanks to anna ...
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:18 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Volunteer Party Saturday 25th July
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23524
Volunteer Party Saturday 25th July
Hello lovely people! What : Thank you for help making The Forest much nicer! So let's finally have a volunteer party for every volunteer at The Forest! When : This will happen Saturday 18th july in the hall from 9pm to 3am Dresscode : Wear a hat! Be creative ;-) Bonus : You can meet the new EVS! Han...