Recent content by jazzman1960

I have read through these posts with a combination of delight and angst. I am the band teacher (and MS football coach and one section of technology) who is trying to convince the school board to do an upgrade for the first time in almost 35 years. The comments about learning new technology...

Thanks all! A wonderful amount of information here for me to process and put in place.

Try calling Johnson Systems. They recommended the CD-2000 system for our combination house lights and stage lights. Shaun was very nice and helpful!

Oops, 35 years. AMX192 control right now. Follow spots are on catwalk, for now. 8 scoops pointed toward backdrop.

I realized as soon as I hit post reply, that I had asked too broad of a question.Our stage is approximately 45ft wide by 30ft deep. We have 3 light bars overhead. All lights are conventional, no LED. The original configuration when built 3 years ago had 8 scoops (which are also still...

Our 500 seat school auditorium needs to have the lights rearranged into a more stable and usable configuration. On the front 2 rows over the stage, we have 8 large Fresnel, and 10 smaller Fresnel fixtures. Would it be better to put equal numbers of each on each row (Small, Large, Small...

Thanks for everyone's input!!Made a call to Johnson Systems. Very nice and helpful. Have a solution for retrofit and house lights. Highly recommended!

Our house lights have a controller with no visible name, 5 faders (one a master) and and on/off button, that is tied 4 or our CD80 dimmers. I can hear the fans come on when the lights are turned on.I have an email into Johnson Systems, along with a call to DFD, we'll see what they say.Our...

Through this discussion, I have become more interested in the Nomad idea. My current thoughts are the Nomad educational package (I assume we qualify) with the dongle and Gadget 2, a Johnson Systems CD-3000, a desktop computer with a large touchscreen, maybe a DFD Pre10-A-POPO for the house...

I will look into that possibility. Thanks!

Also, could something like a Behringer X-Touch Compact work as faders with the Nomad system?

Being a newb at this, what are the features of the ColorSource that makes it unsuited for conventional dimmers? We don't run complex productions and whatever we have has to be VERY user friendly. My admin is a little skiddish about the Element price tag. In addition, we have a Yamaha LS-9...

Thanks for letting me join this group! I work at a small HS with an app. 500 seat auditorium. The lighting system is about 35 years old and in need of improvement. I am not a lighting specialist, just a music teacher helping out.We have a Strand AMX192 system with an assortment of...