Recent content by BC Theatre Guy

I have the ion xe with a 40 and a 20 fader wing. Sounds like I can play around with the format of the individual pages? Will both fader wings always be in channel or submaster mode? Could one be Channels and one submasters? That would be awesome.

I work with cues for plays and musicals but typically I busk off of submasters on our etc Element. Because we have out grown it we have purchased an ETC ion xe. Here's the first of a few reasons I'm regretting my decision. Switching between my channels and submasters was very easy and done...

We are a small venue. Our first electric being only 15 feet from the stage surface. We are trying to decide if the Fuze par z60 would work for us. Or do we need to go with the z175. For our little battens the 175 seems gigantic. They are replacing 6" 500 fresnels used mainly in top lighting...

A few years back we purchased an Optoma ultra short throw projector with a throw ratio of .25:1 We mounted this as far away from our cyc as possible (about 9', right against the upstage border) which created an image that filled our cyc side to side and does a fair job on height. This has...

Thanks for the input. Lots to consider. We actually did try the one channel EarTec route and it has been surprisingly effective. I would recommend it to any small venue looking to add one wireless headset to their current wired system (our is clearcom) . It worked well through our whole...

Our theater is considering the Clear-Com dx210 4 user system. Is there an alternative that would cost less but still have the reliability and trust that the Clear-Com system has. We want a something that will work with our existing wired Clear-com system.

I'm looking for the best source for simple 4 flap 7.5" barn doors. $35 a piece is about the best price Ive found so far. Thanks in advance.

Just received shipment of a Chauvet Whisper. Plugged it in and got absolutely no response. its looking like something was damaged in shipping but I cant see any signs that it was treated badly. Any ideas? The fuse and the cord are two things I want to eliminate before we send it back. I cant...

We are purchasing a new cyc and wondering what difference between white and natural would be. (besides price) We color our cyc with typical cyc lights but lately we use projections a lot as we have a new ultra short throw projector. Im guessing we want white muslin.

Oh I guess I did see them and after the trauma of seeing the prices I blocked it out. If you look at the components involved I would say their prices are about three times more then reasonable. What is $1500 should fairly be priced $500. The one that lifts just over 2 lbs is over $1200! That's...

Can anyone share sources they have found? Kinetic lights.com has some nifty looking ones I would love to get my hands on but I get no response from the website and their products don't appear anywhere outside the website which seems designed for large purchases only. As in: We want you to buy at...

We do a large variety of types of shows, many of them without a lot of prep time and technical rehearsal. Color and effects (like those you would see in a nightclub) have become a popular part of our shows. So having physical submasters with an effect ready to go permanently is extremely...

Recently disappointed to discover that ETC element is not compatible with ETC fader wings. I can't imagine there could be another option but thought I would ask. I know about the virtual faders but a fader bank would have helped hugely. We have outgrown our ETC Element 40 which was purchased...

Yes we have hazers. Our proscenium arch is 36' across and capacity is 322 to give you an idea of our size. No rotators or movers. Could post a few links? We are currently replacing our cyc. and have a good ultra short throw projector for it.

Regarding lighting, I frequently hear the request " Make it fun" or "Something disco-ee" or " I want this to be different" I have a few thousand dollars to spend and was wondering what others would choose. The more versatile the fixture the better. We have already experimented with Chauvet...