This document is intended as a reference guide for Muséik Operators. It includes sequential links to articles and videos for training purposes and specific performance tips related to this specific product.
Links and videos marked with † are essential.
GETTING STARTED - for first time users
BASIC OPERATION
ADVANCED OPERATION
1. The first movement is a bit tricky to follow using the embedded score in the software. We suggest that you start practicing with Muséik using the second movement. Then, once you get the feel for the program, go back and try the first movement.
2. Multiple movements are bundled into each Show File. At the end of a movement let the film play to just before the start of the next movement, then hit pause and wait for the downbeat.
3. The opening of Movement 3: Ripples Is quite tricky. The water drops need to be timed perfectly with the orchestral water drops. TIP 1) Talk to the conductor before rehearsal and ask for a big, clean beat with no rubato, TIP 2) Focus on the hit points. Don't worry if you are un-syncd between those hit points; just make sure to "stick the landing" when those water drops happen, and TIP 3) set up Muséik with a direct line of sight to the conductor no more than 30 feet from the podium. You will need to watch the conducting pattern with your peripheral vision and that gets hard if you are not set up in the right spot.
4. Movement 6: Invention has a grey Safety in the score. Use it if you need it. A Safety indicates a place where it is OK to pause the video and wait for the live musicians. If the conductor is taking any liberty with the tempo at this spot we recommend that you intentionally push the media ahead of the live performance a bit, then hit pause at the Safety. Then, when the next downbeat comes (which is also a critical sync point), simply hit play and your entrance will be timed perfectly.
5. Movement 7: Nature has another optional Safety.
6. Movement 9: Look at the Stars has a tricky ending. You want the final bright white screen to cut to black exactly when the music cuts. To do this, we suggest the same tips as for the opening of Ripples: ask the conductor for a big, clean beat with a rock-steady tempo straight through to the cutoff.