Recent content by gafftaper

Thanks everyone. I just tested out the trial version of the show and it was pretty rough. I'm a little surprised that in 2024 we still have someone trying to sell audio that poor. Parts of it are okay, but certain instruments remind me of video games I played in the late 90's.

Has anyone used Sinfonia or its re-branded versions "OrchExtra" and "InstrumentalEase" lately?We've got some issues going on with our orchestra for our upcoming show. I'm wondering about using this software to fill out the rest of the orchestra. Our music director says he has used it but it...

Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. https://apnews.com/article/rust-alec-baldwin-shooting-armorer-sentencing-627373b6fd8aabe1f25050943777daba

@Matthew Peters bonus points to you from the CB staff. This is exactly how we like people who represent companies to act on CB. You answered the question, solved the OP's problem, provided information that could be used to purchase, and offered in a very low key way to sell them the part...

I'm late to this, but Giggear (the glove people) make a tool leash and a phone leash. https://www.gig-gear.com/products/drop-stop-tool-tether

Our patent law is so stupid. It's a handle. There's no way that patent should have been granted. Nobody deserves a patent for a handle.

Thanks everyone. That's all sort of what I guessed it meant. As always, the most important thing in this industry is where did you last work and who did you impress while you were there.

I just had someone send me a resume with a copy of their AVIXA AV Technologist Certificate. I know AVIXA is Infocom. Can anyone tell me about this certificate and test? How hard is it to pass? I'm guessing this is maybe known in the corporate AV world?Thanks!

I have the Bosch and I'm very happy with it.

Yeah it really needs to move around more. To me it should only be in the same time zone once every four years. Within that rotation it should move north to south as well. St Louis in 2017 and 2023. Baltimore in 2022 and 2027. Not great.

Sorry about being late getting back to this. It was an insane week. Having USITT in your home town is exhausting! My company paid for me to go so I was busy taking classes the whole week. Then I had CB friends in town to catch up with. I was able to get about 25 of my students free Expo...

I attended a session at USITT last week on digital prompt scripts.Their favorite program was: "Goodnotes"They also recommended: "Stage Write" "Noteability" "Cuelist"

There is an automated filter which switches words for tamer versions. The filter is there so that we can keep CB accessible for students to read in schools. Without it many school districts would block us and tech students would not have access.

New products announced opening night:Masterfx Prodigy ProHigh End Systems "Ministar" moving light. $3,200 msrp. https://www.etcconnect.com/ministar/?LangType=1033 Shure "Wave Tool" software. A wide variety of new troubleshooting tools with Dante integration...

Here we go USITT 2024! I'll be posting my thoughts and experiences here. If you are at USITT 2024 too, please feel free to chime in and add your experiences here. You can also ask me questions and I'll see what I can do to get your question answered.