Booth Pictures :)

[techno89]

I know we have the show sharing thread but what about where we work? Share your booth pictures here, I cannot kick off the thread yet but soon I will

[techno89]

ok heres and old one

[zmb]

This is what happens when you get a "value-engineered" booth, a 24 channel off-brand (Electronics Diversified) light board along a with a 18 channel mixer in a space to small to require reinforcement. The stage manager sits on a stool behind the sound and light people to call cues. The window is a reinforced (bars going through it) fire window that is too small. Doing a show next week in a school district PAC, will post a picture then.

[MisterTim]

500 seat high school auditorium. Booth is the 2nd floor balcony. Half-height window for stupid safety regs makes hearing anything interesting.

(Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures, it's all I had at the time)

The lighting side:

Hog 3 PC. The two spots are outside the doors on the wings, along with 2 Martin Mac 2000s.

And the sound side:

[Les]

This is what happens when you get a "value-engineered" booth, a 24 channel off-brand (Electronics Diversified) light board along a with a 18 channel mixer in a space to small to require reinforcement. The stage manager sits on a stool behind the sound and light people to call cues. The window is a reinforced (bars going through it) fire window that is too small. Doing a show next week in a school district PAC, will post a picture then.

Actually,
EDI (Electronics Diversified, Inc) isn't an off-brand, having been around for several decades. EDI is a second-tier manufacturer, along with Leprecon, Zero88, NSI and others. (First tier would be ETC, Strand, etc).

Off brand examples are Chauvet, American DJ, Behringer.

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I just noticed after posting that this is post number 1234 for me.

[JD]

In fact, at one time (1970's) EDI and TTI were the top of the line!

[Footer]

In fact, at one time (1970's) EDI and TTI were the top of the line!

.....and I have both sitting in my basement. EDI packs are still going strong, the old 2.4k Blue TTI 6 packs are in a pile waiting to be hauled up a floor and to the dumpster as soon as our elevator works again.

[Tex]

Sound...



... and lights.



Not pretty, but comfortable.

[avkid]

The old 2.4k Blue TTI 6 packs are in a pile waiting to be hauled up a floor and to the dumpster as soon as our elevator works again.

Are they like these?

If so, I would be glad to take them off your hands, as we can always use more parts.

[Footer]

Are they like these?

If so, I would be glad to take them off your hands, as we can always use more parts.

Yup. I have 6 or 8 of them. If you want them, come get them!

[JD]

Still have a bunch of the really old EDI (2 - 7.6v) The stuff just never dies. Just sitting in the shed. One day, I'll probably replace the pre-opto electronics with a DMX firing board. Problem is, I would still have to lift the stuff and it's the weight of a boat anchor.... Maybe next year.. or so..

[Parker]

This is a wide shot of our lighting booth (also doubles as my office).
The sound booth also used to be in this room... now it is in the back of the house... where it should be.

[JCarroll]

Sound...



... and lights.



Not pretty, but comfortable.

Ahh I miss using our Leigh millenium. I'll have to get some pics of our booth Monday.

[Tex]

The picture is fuzzy; that's an Innovator 48/96. It does look a bit like a Millenium from a distance...

[JD]

Well Tex, so far you get the award for the cleanest, most organized booth I have ever seen! Not even a coffee cup!

[Tex]

Well Tex, so far you get the award for the cleanest, most organized booth I have ever seen! Not even a coffee cup!

There's a first time for everything!

[jmabray]

Sound...



... and lights.



Not pretty, but comfortable.

Where are you located, out of curiosity.....

[Soxred93]

Well Tex, so far you get the award for the cleanest, most organized booth I have ever seen! Not even a coffee cup!

Wait till I get a picture of my booth after Spring Break ends.... then you'll see clean. >:-)

[Tex]

I'm in the Alliance area.

[chris325]

This is a wide shot of our lighting booth (also doubles as my office).
The sound booth also used to be in this room... now it is in the back of the house... where it should be.

I suppose the booth looks a bit more professional in this picture than it does now, assuming the coloring book pictures are still on the wall in place of the Apollo gobo poster...

[techno89]

i think we should sticky this

[renegadeblack]

Sound...



... and lights.



Not pretty, but comfortable.

You have an innovator? I'm sorry.

[Studio]

Here is the older theater at my school.
Studio80's photosets on Flickr
There are a few booth pics in there.

[chris325]

You have an innovator? I'm sorry.

As a fellow sufferer (Innovator 600) I send my deepest condolences. With all the freezing this thing does, it seems like it's hit the next ice age.

[Sayen]

As a fellow sufferer (Innovator 600) I send my deepest condolences. With all the freezing this thing does, it seems like it's hit the next ice age.

I have to admit, I suffered a twitch of Anger at the first mention of that name.

[techno89]

nsi makes me cry a little....

[bishopthomas]

So, not necessarily a "booth" but here are a few FOH setups:

www.nomadicpro.net/photos/foh5.jpg
www.nomadicpro.net/photos/foh2.jpg
www.nomadicpro.net/photos/bobbyv.jpg

[techno89]

nice software controller for the lights i see, pics of the rig?

[masterelectrician2112]

i think we should sticky this

2nded. I'll post some pics of my "booth" (and I use the term very very loosely) when I remember to take my camera to school.

[bishopthomas]

nice software controller for the lights i see, pics of the rig?

A laptop for lights, a tablet for sound. Who said FOH has to take up seats in the house? I updated my post with a picture of the rig. It's nothing too impressive. 35' of DS truss with 12 Par56, 25' of US truss with 12 Par56 and 2 MAC300's.

[bishopthomas]

Here's me in the "booth" for a Jack's Mannequin show in a college gym, and the stage during the show.

www.nomadicpro.net/photos/jacksmannequinfoh.jpg
www.nomadicpro.net/photos/jacksmannequin01.jpg

[bishopthomas]

Here's one that's a little more "boothy"

www.nomadicpro.net/photos/airguitarbooth.jpg
www.nomadicpro.net/photos/airguitar.jpg

[zuixro]

My temporary "Booth" for our musical: "The Full Monty"



After I took this picture, we added 2x DBx 2231 Graphic EQ's, and 7 channels of rented wireless mics. Surprisingly, the 10-20 year old ones we had weren't working well. We also swapped out a bunch of the PGX's because they peak out so easily. The console (Midas Venice 320, a rental) is sitting on a custom built table that we made just for this show. We're gonna try to keep it for future musicals now.

I meant to take more pics, I just never got around to it. The EQ's sat where the mics are in this picture, and my macbook pro (for sound cues via Qlab) sat on top of that. Also absent is a music stand for my script.

It got a lot more complicated after this picture. We were scrounging for mic cable, to we had to throw together some pretty kludgey things.

[Tex]

You have an innovator? I'm sorry.

Could be worse. I could still have the Encore...

[TimmyP1955]

I have to start backwards, as I have no current pics of FOH. Here's the amp & wireless rack (which is a work in progress):

[garyvp]

I built this booth 20 years ago in this 150 seat community theater located in downtown Brooklyn; the theater has been around for 60 years. Old boothers will notice the 1970's patch panels - the switches still come in handy. Our lighting grid is a conduit system (no overloaded neutrals) with 84 ports and we have 24 (NSI) dimmers. All lampare 500w. Typical show has 25-50 sub masters and 150 queues. Our equipment is a technical as is sensible for this type of theatre - can't get too sophisticated with the technicians we have. But we are better equipped than most off-broadway houses. We use the less exotic and less professional equipment (NSI, Sony, NAD) and have a really neat special FX and practicals board. For sound we have CD, MD, and even cassette, run through a nice mixer. No mics on stage - not needed.

[mancerman]

[PeytonJr]

Here is the older theater at my school.
Studio80's photosets on Flickr
There are a few booth pics in there.

NICE carpet!

[MercyTech]

This thread is interesting to me because we are considering a remodel to our booth, and one thing I want to do is tilt the glass windows to remove the reflection of our faces, and give us a better view of the stage. Does anyone have this, or have you found it unnecessary?

[Soxred93]

This thread is interesting to me because we are considering a remodel to our booth, and one thing I want to do is tilt the glass windows to remove the reflection of our faces, and give us a better view of the stage. Does anyone have this, or have you found it unnecessary?

In our booth, we have sliding windows, so the whole thing about reflection is rendered redundant.