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    Alesis Midiverb 4 not powering up correctly

    How old are they? They covered under warranty? Have you removed all connections except power from it and tried it? Have you taken the power out, waited for 10 sec and tried it again? From the reference manual: To re-initialize the MidiVerb 4, hold down both [PROG] and [D] while turning on...
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    Need new sound board or a Amp ideas?

    However, I would say that you are better off with an A&H MixWizard. They should be cheaper, are probably better suited to what you need and are built better than the ZED desks
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    What do you do in between shows?

    Catch up on sleep and try not to fail my degree. Contemplate the good and bad bit of the previous show and try to learn from them. (n.b. Am studying CompSci and Electronics, not Technical Theatre)
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    St. Patty's Day CB Giveaway! Winners announced!

    I am over eighteen and in the UK (18 is the legal age), do i count please :p? Yay for CB giveaway!
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    Control/Dimming Sending DMX down a single wire (not a single cable)

    Perhaps the OP just wants to tease us, and will never give us a reply :p
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    Theatrical use CD Player

    I know that with one model of CD player (i think a denon model) I have used with pitch bend controls they are disabled by defualt, and are turned on by pressing a button on the front. A light also comes on on the front I when pitch bend is on.
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    Control/Dimming Over Volting, Just a theory

    The two reasons I can think of are as follows. Firstly, the lamps are not fully seated in their bases. This may cause arching which could cause damage simmilar to what you describe. Secondly, and unlikly, if due to a lose wire/fitting somewhere the potential difference accross the lamp increased...
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    Microphones Microphone Testing

    The Jaberwocky goes down well. If just line checking check 1, 2 is fine though.
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    free cueing software (sound)

    CSC Show Control has a free version that will probably meet your requirements. I think it would be fair to say that it takes a little bit of getting used to, but is very powerful, especially with the license versions. Is used for quite a few large shows in the UK. There is a feature limited...
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    Strand MX Schematics?

    Can you provide any pictures of the board?
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    Checking voltage of batteries

    Just a few corrections 1. Potential difference/Resistance=Current 2. Amps is a unit of current not power. Power is measured in Watts (Joule/second)
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    Fixing A Stage Curtain

    Can i ask which school you are at? Is it Leighton Park? If the caretakers won't fix it then the issue must be raised with the person in charge with buildings etc or in charge of the welfare of students on site. Getting a professional, qualified rigger in is essential, and with a bit of sweet...
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    Checking voltage of batteries

    The voltage of the battery can still be high, especially if it has been sitting around for a while, but it has very little charge stored in it. Therefore when you go to use it, you actually get very little out of it. A voltmeter cannot identify the charge that the battery actually contains...
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    Installs running new wire

    If you are installing a cable and have the money, why not install more than one, I am sure there may be a use at some point for an extra set of conductors i.e. ROH calls from stage management. Save you having to poke round false ceilings etc more than once.
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    What to do when waiting for a show to start

    Plot the show :)
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