While theaters of old used solely practical noises and an orchestra to create sound effects, most modern productions are run using some mix of the two. A musical will have the score played by a live orchestra with most other noises added by somebody queuing or hot-keying the sound on a computer.

This usually works pretty seamlessly. However, if you haven’t prepared correctly, you can end up in a situation like this:

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So powerful ❤️ Our sound designer has never used hot keys since

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