Recent content by Glenn Parke

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    Wireless Countryman e6 Earset Connection Tips?

    At my theater, we use Countryman E6 mics exclusively. This year, we've had 188 cables go bad near the ear and 36 bad at the trans end. But, we're at 413 shows which are 2 1/2 hrs long and with 72 mics. That also includes 6 weeks of rehearsals and transfer from last year. Some of those problems...
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    Beware of Lurex

    Our wonderful costumes designers at our theater decided to use a new Lurex fabric for our Jewish Religous Leaders in our new show. They look great, but:Quote from Wiki:"Lurex is the registered brand name of The Lurex Company, Ltd. for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The yarn is...
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    Dmx splitting

    Its definitely worth getting an optical splitter. One advantage is that it isolates different branches from voltage spikes. Here's one example, mind you is was 25 years ago. I was in Fl working in a conference center in charge of all the A/V. We were using an old ETC Expression console, that...
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