Masque Sound occasionally provides for a show or event that requires us to build a sound design and act as the “production engineer”, making cable decisions etc. We also occasionally design, build, prep and install systems for “one-off” events or shows. In these situations, I have used FileMaker Pro database solutions, Microsoft Excel or the gaff tape/Sharpie method of labeling. These methods were never quite good enough for my liking and I set out to build a free simple solution for this task.
Using the Django web framework and current HTML5 technologies, I was able to build a system that functions as a fast and elegant solution to sound system documentation and labeling. While it doesn’t currently include equipment management, or fancy features, it prints directly to Avery 5167 and 5160 address labels right from the web browser (Google Chrome) without having to save to PDF and print from another program, or in browser reader.
Next time you need to build a show, don’t use gaff tape and Sharpie, use designdb.online!
Currently in the Beta phase with a limited number of user accounts available, I am working on issues daily. Sign up at designdb.online.