Recent content by brianberg73

This is what I use. http://cast-soft.com/wysiwyg/overview

I wouldn't worry about it. What problems do you think might happen? Maybe a ground loop or popping a breaker?You should actually have audio on a completely different service to lessen any potential ground loops. They way you're hooked up now, you're sharing neutral and ground anyways.

We use EasyWorship 2009 also. We tried EW6 but it was still buggy. Our volunteers aren't very technical and I'd be afraid they'd get lost in ProPresenter. It's more powerful, but also has a steeper learning curve. EW2009 works fine for us and we plan on staying with it until something easier...

One of the best inexpensive consoles for controlling LED's right now is the Jands Stage CL. It's easy to use and it's in the $1200-1300 range. http://jands.com/stage-cl/

Either do the manufacturer's. I don't worry about it. I go the other way and try not to hide it. I use Mac3's or VL's in UV and just blast as much as I can. I have strobing, dimming, chasing, pan/tilt, etc. People remember the effect, not so much the little things we worry about.I'm truly...

A Grand MA2 can use audio inputs as the actual trigger for each or any cue. If fact there are many options. A manual GO, Time, Follow, Sound, BPM (beats per minute), SMPTE and MTC (midi time code) are all options.In live band settings, a drummer will wear a headset with a click track to keep...

Most lighting consoles have an audio input for that exact reason.

I don't think you understand how lighting programming works. It can be sequenced to a specific show and many large production, large budget shows are done that way. Just watch anything by Nine Inch Nails. Many times because of budgetary constraints, the artist doesn't carry an LD (Lighting...

I spec'ed some Wildfires for an installation but that portion of the job was nixed so I never got to play with them. There's lots of data on the site. I believe they're 365nm which puts them out of visible range. http://www.wildfirefx.com/products/lighting/

I didn't see motors, control, and rigging on the list. That would be one important thing not to overlook.

I ran two consoles for years. I ran an Avo Sapphire for the pars and a Hog for the movers. When the Hog would "croak", I'd still have the Avo running, and visa-versa. Now I run wings with an MA2 Light as my main console.

The multicable isn't cut to length. Keep that in mind. It's just a bunch of 100 footers. That can be fixed by cutting and soldering. Leprecon dimmers are solid and will last for years. I used to be a Hog guy myself and still spec Hog4's on designs when they don't want to spend the money for the...

I guess it depends on what kind of and how many dimmers, if there's extras like lekos, audience lights, etc. You can get affordable Sharpie clones by Elation for a decent price. Quality moving lights like what the big boys tour with can be pretty expensive. Vipers or Mac3's can run about 8 or...

I work with many touring acts and I get many 120K plots. Bands like ZZ Top and STYX have ONLY a 120k plot. That's what they want and specify. There are many benefits to both kinds of rigs and I think it would be unwise to abandon 1/2 of a potential market. LED's are getting better, but the cost...

Here's the story...... http://mikerowe.com/2014/10/thanks-to-the-somebodys-from-episode-1/