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Hey guys, Does anyone know of any scholarships for us high school techies entering college? Just wondering, thought I'd give it a try. Stay cool :cool:

Wrap up-- This was an interesting experience. I never expected to get so much local support from a worldwide online forum. So awesome! Even though all the contacts listed in the thread didn't work out, a student at ISU (wo is the head electrician at Fisher Theater) contacted me through...

Update: I contacted A to Z Sound near Des Moines and they wannted WAY too much to rent even one mover. Then I called Chris at CLE. Very nice guy! Unfortunately all of his movers are rented out for next week when i need them. Still no Moving Lights. Any more suggestions welcome! Thanks!

Using an ETC Express 48/96.I've used it before to run moving lights. It's not the greatest for live shows but it works great for theatrical performances!edit: Oh, and thanks for the good luck! It should be a great show.

Hey everyone! I'm the technical director at Ames High School in Ames (central) Iowa. In a couple of weeks we will be putting on Grease the Musical. I'd like to make this show extra special since it is my senior year... so I'd like to get my hands on a couple of moving lights. I'm just...

Turns out fog fluid works just fine. The owner's manual even said use fog or haze fluid. Problem I did have-- diluted it too much. When you do that, it gets too thin. I wouldn't dilute it more than a 1:1 ratio. (water:fog fluid)

I believe it is a heater. Does it being a heater vs. a cracker make a difference?

I've got the Chauvet Ultimate HZ Haze Machine. I might try a diluted solution of my water based fog fluid tomorrow morning. If it doesn't work, I'll just flush it out with water. I'll post results for yall. Any further information is appreciated :)

Hi! I've got a show tomorrow, not enough time to order Haze Machine fluid. It is a water based haze machine made by Chauvet. I have water based fog fluid. Can I use that? Should I dilute it at all? I live in Ames so the closest big city is Des Moines. so far I haven't been able to...

Well, despite the negative feedback on the idea, I got it working! Turns out we had the "Midi In" plugged into the "Midi in" on the board and same with the outs... obviously the out should be going into the in and visa versa. *facepalm* For those of you who are interested, I used GType for...

I agree with you that this is a less efficient method and has too many steps. That FocusPhone is really cool, but it cost $750. Now I wouldn't mind spending that if we really wanted it. But this is more of an unnecessary convince, proof of concept, and just something we think would be cool...

Thanks, I might take a look at some of those books... Here is the application: I want to be able to put Channel X at FULL with my laptop while on the catwalk. (The laptop would be remote desktop controlling the PC next to the light board). Running cues is also something that I want to do...

Hi, I am the "tech crew head" at my local high school, and we have an ETC Express 48/96. Great board by the way, learn this thing and you'll be set. I want to learn how to control the light board with our Windows XP computer that sits right next to it. I have purchased a generic Midi to...

Hi I'm Max. I'm the "tech crew head" at my high school in Ames, Iowa. :)