diff --git a/doc/howto.mm b/doc/howto.mm
--- a/doc/howto.mm
+++ b/doc/howto.mm
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 <node COLOR="#cc6600" CREATED="1308035427896" ID="ID_417435636" MODIFIED="1308035437068" TEXT="mkdir {curves,subs,subterms}"/>
 <node CREATED="1308113577178" ID="ID_565870104" MODIFIED="1308113586124" TEXT="bin/wavecurve -a"/>
 <node CREATED="1308113587154" ID="ID_150041665" MODIFIED="1308113601383" TEXT="make music curves out of the audio data"/>
+<node CREATED="1308206614048" ID="ID_860948261" MODIFIED="1308287731683" TEXT="copy the standard sub/* files from previous year: &quot;house&quot;, etc."/>
 </node>
 <node CREATED="1308025628562" ID="ID_1787467578" MODIFIED="1308025638872" POSITION="right" TEXT="gather hardware">
 <node CREATED="1308033172463" ID="ID_1348172093" MODIFIED="1308033179265" TEXT="DMX output">
@@ -58,8 +59,23 @@
 <node CREATED="1308034055896" ID="ID_1324716526" MODIFIED="1308034059404" TEXT="gaff tape"/>
 <node CREATED="1308034535960" ID="ID_410669289" MODIFIED="1308034540418" TEXT="wrench"/>
 </node>
+<node CREATED="1308208373163" ID="ID_1488125046" MODIFIED="1308208377300" POSITION="right" TEXT="shoot reheasal video">
+<node CREATED="1308208378075" ID="ID_970538044" MODIFIED="1308208388063" TEXT="this may help making some curve timings ahead of time"/>
+<node CREATED="1308208388919" ID="ID_74037575" MODIFIED="1308208414255" TEXT="take laptop, dv camera, speakers, show and music files to a rehearsal"/>
+<node CREATED="1308208429303" ID="ID_2240985" MODIFIED="1308208439254" TEXT="run ascoltami2 and vidref"/>
+<node CREATED="1308208414964" ID="ID_1740089489" MODIFIED="1308208428038" TEXT="play songs from the laptop on the speakers"/>
+<node CREATED="1308208440472" ID="ID_1609795605" MODIFIED="1308208459952" TEXT="vidref will grab videos of the rehearsals and track them to the time later when you&apos;re playing with curves"/>
+</node>
 <node CREATED="1308025603854" ID="ID_449710320" MODIFIED="1308036283072" POSITION="right" TEXT="booth setup">
-<node CREATED="1308036283660" ID="ID_924034138" MODIFIED="1308036286766" TEXT="DMX"/>
+<node CREATED="1308036283660" ID="ID_924034138" MODIFIED="1308036286766" TEXT="DMX">
+<node CREATED="1308287849356" ID="ID_901423587" MODIFIED="1308290207760" TEXT="build dmx code (once):">
+<node COLOR="#cc6600" CREATED="1308287855986" ID="ID_343595957" MODIFIED="1308287874743" TEXT="cd dmx_usb_module; make"/>
+<node COLOR="#cc6600" CREATED="1308287863015" ID="ID_1979572812" MODIFIED="1308287874232" TEXT="cd dmx_usb_module; python setup.py build_ext -i"/>
+</node>
+<node CREATED="1308287886529" ID="ID_819029139" MODIFIED="1308290215872" TEXT="load kernel module (as needed upon reboots):">
+<node COLOR="#cc6600" CREATED="1308287817975" ID="ID_624949596" MODIFIED="1308290217833" TEXT="insmod dmx_usb_module/dmx_usb.ko"/>
+</node>
+</node>
 <node CREATED="1308036287320" ID="ID_1833057964" MODIFIED="1308036289968" TEXT="audio"/>
 <node CREATED="1308036290491" ID="ID_1499492868" MODIFIED="1308036294725" TEXT="microphones"/>
 <node CREATED="1308036295284" ID="ID_1376495150" MODIFIED="1308036310302" TEXT="headsets"/>