Recent content by 1kfresnel

My scenic designer will do models depending on the director. I do most of my work in CADD, which I find provides good-enough "3D" to communicate with. I agree I can achieve a lot more in a timeframe in CADD than model building, but it is a valuable tool.The one school I work at now has a 3D...

Glad to hear your grand is doing better!Back when I was a senior in high school, we had just purchased a new grand curtain. A nice forest green to replace the previous "puke" (why do people ever order gold curtains -- they don't age well!). Unfortunately, the installer didn't take into...

While my main console is a DM2000 (with ProTools integration), I had the opportunity to demo an LS9-32 in our space. Fantastic board for the price point, and certainly worth consideration.

I hear ya. I'll try and remember to take a shot tomorrow!

David - thanks for sharing your story. I had to cringe at seeing the milk crate full of counterweight. Oy.

As someone who is currently using a similar effect, I can't stress enough the need to consult a professional. I would not utilize any off-the-shelf-hardware, Genie or otherwise, without the proper engineering review.Even though my effect only requires ~5 feet of travel, there are significant...

The DMX universes (1 and 2) are 5 pin XLR style outputs. You may use something like the a C-point adapter to adapt to an RJ45 connection at each end (do not plug into an ethernet network...direct runs only!)There is an RJ45 jack on the Express console, but it is for ETC's networking to other...

Also a slow time here before the musical season ramps up. I spent the better part of the night on the Genie pulling 2500 feet of Cat 6 cable from backstage to the booth.

I'm not sure of your actual application, but you can control the rate of an effects submaster by pressing (in stage mode) [Sub] #, then [S7] More Soft Keys, until you see [S5] Rate as an option. You can then either enter a value or use the trackpad live. Pressing [ENTER] saves the value, FYI.

False ceilings are great depending on how much mechanical "junk" is up there. Never lay cables directly on a false ceiling. Always use J-hooks, bridal rings, or some other fastening device (zip-ties to the ceiling grid supports if your in a bind). Also keep in mind many false ceilings...

I hear ya! With the staffing changes and growing size of our music department, it has become unbearable. They have an entire "instrument storage" wing added on just a couple years ago, so why is my stage littered with a baby grand piano, cellos, etc.? It's not so much the new stuff, but the...

This is similar to what we do. We use walkies between the booth, SL, and SR. I, as TD/responsible adult, also carry one in case a situation arises. The mic runners and a sound board op utilize a different frequency for their communication. We use a dying telex system between the light op...

Thanks Keltie. I assume it's mostly marketing otherwise...My observations from the video is that it bonded / was colorfast almost instantly. A physical means it not always greater than a chemical means :)derek -- sounds like an experiment for the kiddos!

Haha, quite. I also never heard that narrator before. Correct me if I'm wrong but Lee is one of the companies that doesn't "seal in" the color layer, right? I know the conditions surrounding gel life, gel replacement, etc are all debatable and each LD has their preferences. I'm just...

I am currently working on a proposal to upgrade our monitoring system, but currently we have two audio feeds into the music suite area adjacent to the stage -- a split from the main house feed, and two overhead mics. I'm not sure what kind the mics are, but they are of very superb quality...