Recent content by drumbum

Good luck . . i personally dont knw of anything fro mac. I know a ton for the PC though

Wireless mics don't just loop and clip on their own. Speaker placement, atcor blocking, gain, level . . . you name it, there are so many varibles to consider. First off, are you guys using VHF or UHF? How big is your space? Where are your performers wearing their mics? and their packs? How many...

A friend of mine has a guy who works for him who wrote the SPOTLIGHT portion of VW, and if he can't get it for free . . . i don't think anyone can. Besides most companies will tell you if a new version is coming out, that it might be in your best interest to wait.

Nothing worked, i think it just may be a bug in copy that i messd up somewhere . . . o well. I just bought VW12 at LDI (very sweet), so i should be getting that soon. For those of you anyway who havn't checked it out, it now does support the haze effect with beams.

Where are you buying your harnesses? I use a Petzl full body rescue harness, didnt cost me more than 70 or 80 bucks. It's a trusted named in the industry as far as rigging goes.

I was trained n the MAXXYZ about a year and a half ago, and loved it. I've been waiting a whle for this to come out, and when I saw t at LDI this year, it rocked. Just wish it wasnt beta . . .

Is it remotley possible that you have the reflector set up as a beam projector? Though not likley, you could be bunred by this . . . no pun intended.

Asbestos on leads, that i've come across anyway, has a very flat look and feel to it, usually a braid. When you touch it, it feels super dry, the best way i can think about it is it's kind of like really, really old and dry cotton. Anyone else have any onput on this?

Oh, you'd be surprised. The student center at NIU, most of their 360q and 3.5q is all asbestos leads . . .and one of the local theatre companies has stuff thats asbestos . . . the past few times i've designed for them, i refused to use the equipment. Speaking of, im designing a show for them in...

Thanks Ship . . . .thats what i was trying to get out last night . . . just really really tired. . . . 8) Anycase, what i ment when you could swap parts out i was talking about the base cap and sometimes the lenses based on what instruments you have. THe shuttres are always a good thing...

Ahh . . .much to learn grasshopper. All i said was that if you need parts they were easier to obtain . . i said go with 6x9s as a general instrument. the 3.5's really wont work for you for what youre trying to do. 6x16s will be too small of a beam angle if your only looking at 12 . . ...

Each effect is meant for something different. Yes, hazers can mess with a vocalists throat, but it all depends on the hazer, the juice used . . . DF-50's are standards in concerts, though i have seem a lot of LeMatre g300s and h300's, though the radience has started to make is way in as well . ...

This is so true. Anycase . . . one of hte best things that i have learned fr concert lighting is not to use what you learn from theatrical lighting. Angles are still always great, but variation in color isnt always what you want, just a general wash with specials on vocalist, soloist . . ...

He's looking to shape the beam, and explained why hes looking at 3.5's. Frankly, i think you'd be better off with 6x9 . . . if wanting to go with 360q series. first off, its a more common instrument, and if neded parts can be swaped out with 4.5's, 6x12's, 6x16's (bases, caps, shutters...

I own the PDA already . . . im looking for more things like an LD calc and all for my PDA